RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26199, 9 July 1946, Page 7

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel July 13 .. .. Taranaki J.C. July 13 .. .. Waimate D.H.C July 13 .. .. Ohinemuri J.C. July 20 .. .. South Canterbury H.C. July 20 .. .. Manawatu H.CJuly 20, 27 .. Avondale J.C. July 27 .. .. Christchurch H.C. July 27 .. .. Rangitikei H.C.

Jottings

An offer of 2500gns, made by Mr A. Macdonald as agent for a northern client, has been refused for Alamode. Mysterious Melody was got by Baffles—Kentucky Song, by Hunting Song—Heather Spray, by Heather Mixture— Pauleen, by St. Paul. Grand Forest was beaten at Timaru, and again failed to arouse any enthusiasm about his ability to stay. There was not much pace on in the Elloughton Handicap over the first half-mile, and this should have helped his chance. Honest Sal

Honest. Sal, who won by staying on at the right end of a race, was got by Salmagundi—Honest Maid, by Paladin —Honesty, by Martian —Success, by The Off! er—Content, by DreadnoughtLullaby, by Apremont—Hammock. Appeasement

Appeasement, the winner of the Pareora Steeplechase, repeatedly refused to jump when raced at the Ashburton meeting, where the frosty surface contributed to the poor display of the field. Appeasement should improve with experience, as he is only a four-year-old. He was got by Lang Bian - Pacify, by Limond—Makepeace, by Martia—The Hague, by StepniakPeace. by The Officer—Content, by Dreadnought—Lullaby, by Apremont Appeasement inherits plenty of stamina and strains that help to make horses successful over jumps. Red Glare Red Glare, the winner of the Metropolitan Steeplechase at Manawatu, paved his way to success by a win over hurdles, followed by a win over fences at Wanganui. Rea Glare can claim an attractive pedigree suggestive of more success. He was got by Rocket from Martianis, by Dia^quenod—Martianette, by Martian—Equitas. by Advance— Muriwai, by Torpedo. Rocket was got by Day Comet—Top Score, by Autumnus—Winning Way, by Cannie Chiel—Lady Wayward, by Bill o’ Portland —Elusive, by Trenton 1

A Fallacy

In England courses vary considerably in formation and grades. Epsom is totally different from Newmarket and Ascot, and Newbury is about the only modern course constructed during the last quarter of a century or more. One course has been aptly described as “twice round a frying pan with a finish up the handle.”' It is the difference between formations that created " the horses for courses ” theory which is often misapplied to tracks in New Zealand and Australia where they are mostly dead level with a variation for right or left running ARer and before Honest Sal won the Elloughton Handicap the horses for courses theory received mention. Honest Sal has started 18 times this season, and her only win was in the Timaru Cup. run in April, when she won with 7.1 from Al-Sirat 8.3, with Boolamskee 7.0 three lengths away, in 2min 21 2-ssec. Last season Honest Sal won at Rrcarton with 7.10 in 2min 6 3-ssec, and the Elloughton Handicap with 7.1 i in 2min 28 2-ssec on a slow track. On this season’s form Honest Sal was meeting Boolamskee on lib better terms than when she beat h:m by three lengths in the Timaru Cup It was, in fact, the handicap, and not the. “horses for courses,” theory that enabled Honest Sal to repeat her Timaru Cup form. Sing Sing would have been much harder to beat if she had been more judiciously handled. She came from well back at the far turn and raced up to follow Boolamskee into the straight. The rush Sing Sing made left her without a finish At the Dunedin winter meeting Sing Sing met Grand Forest and beat him when giving 61b She was meeting him on 31b better- terms at Timaru. In the D.J.C Birthday Handicap. Sing Sing finished close up to Boolamskee and Hunting Charm when giving the former 141 b and the latter 131 b, and was regarded as the pick of the handicap.