RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25803, 26 March 1945, Page 7

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel

Dividend was taken through to Riverton at the end of last week.

Mr G. Reed got the fields away from a good line at the Waimate meeting. The element of luck did not appear to be absent from two of the wins scored at Waimaie.

The first Grand National Steeplechase was run over country at Willowbridge in 1875.

In some quarters it was held that Immediate was unlucky to miss a win in the Thompson Handicap. At the Waimate meeting the owner, however, stated that his horse was beaten on his merits. Fairy Bard again gave trouble at the post for the Studholme High-weight Handicap, but the field was finally despatched in a good line. Rout was seven or eight lengths clear about three furlongs from home in the High-weight Handicap at Waimate, but Fairy Bard gradually overhauled him and went on to win from Lost Art. Grand Forest wrecked his chance of a win in the Waimate Cup by boring to the outside of the course when racing from the far turn up to the entrance to the straight. Lord Roland, the winner of the Trial Plate at Waimate, is a three-year-old gelding by Defaulter from Privet, an Australian mare by Rizzio, a son of Cicero. R. J. Cochrane first came into notice as a trainer when he won a double with Aravane at Waimate in 1940. He won the Waimate Cup in 1941 with Aravane. and this year with Good Cast. He also had a win with Divorced. Good Cast, the winner of the Waimate Cup, is a four-year-old gelding by Winning Hit from Horarata, by Tea Tray— Scrip, by Paper Money—Zia, by- Rokeby— Stepka, by St. Leger—Stepfeldt, a sister to St'epniak. The two-year-old Brown Derby, who has been put out of serious training but given a good deal of road work since being sent back to his owner, was taken to the Riccartcn course recently by Mr McKenzie. and was given some three-quarter-pate work. He did not show his usual inclination to bore off the track, and (says the Press) it Is Intended to continue this treatment for a few weeks in the hope that hi? unfortunate trouble will be overcome.

Had Alrlght's usual jockey, G. Ivil, been available, the Inflation three-year-olci probably would have won the Railway Handicap instead of being beaten by half a head. Alright possesses a queer gait and unusual mannerisms, but he goes well for Ivil, who rides him in his work at Wanganui and understands him. Messervy was strange to him, and (says “ St. Simon ") before he was ?.ble to get the horse’s strength he had lest a good deal of ground, which cost him the race. Alright, who is one of the lies’ performed of the season's three-year-olds, may do his Easter racing at Auckland.