WONDER BOY HAS BEEN GALLOPING WELL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26958, 18 December 1948, Page 5

WONDER BOY HAS BEEN GALLOPING WELL

Wonder Boy, who has been galloping well at Ellerslie and will no doubt have a following for the Auckland Cup, a race for which he was balloted out, but was subsequently reinstated when there were withdrawals. He is a four-year-old gelding by Rhodes Scholar from La Premiere, by Iliad from Merit, a mare tracing back to Rosicruclan. He has been started 10 times for a win and six minor placlngs. His win was scored in the Flying Handicap, of one mile, at the Auckland meeting in October. He carried 7.11, and the place-getters were Iwo Jima 8.12 and Prince Chat 8.1. At the Grand National meeting he was fourth in the Winter Cup to Julius Caesar, Distinction and Royal Tan, and on the second day he improved on that by running second to Distinction in the August Handicap, of one mile. He finished very solidly from fifth into the straight to get within half a length of the winner. Wonder Boy Is trained at Ellerslie by G. Jenkins.

Jottings Acceptances for the Wyndham meeting close on Thursday.

Gold Medallion is engaged in no fewer than four races at the Westland meeting to-day. Morning Watch has been placed in seven of her eleven starts this season. She is engaged at Hokitika to-day. Handicaps for the first day of the Dunedin Jockey Club’s meeting will be published on Monday, and acceptances are due on Tuesday. Mr J. A. Poulsen, who was recently appointed a stipendiary steward, will commence his duties in the Auckland district to-day.

Trained at Wingatul Sailor Boy, who ran second to Bridgehead at the Geraldine meeting at his first start of the season, was recently sent to Wingatul to be trained by R. Heasley. He made his first start from Heasley’s stable last Saturday. He is a six-year-old gelding by Siegfried from Stone Frigate, by Nightmarch from the Stonyhurst-bred Sailor’s Love, and is another that can be expected to do well as a jumper. He has been nominated for the hurdle events at Dunedin and Invercargill. Sailor Boy is owned in Wellington.

Paper Money Filly One of A. E. Didham's active team is Highthorne, a brown three-year-old filly by Paper Slipper from Bridge Coat, by Pink from Denise, by Cistercian from Symmetra, by Ayr Laddie. She is engaged at Tapanui to-day, but may need a race or two. Brilliant Youngster

At the Manawatu meeting to-day Super Snipe will be having her first race since she won the Wellesley Stakes at Trentham in attractive style. She should prove too brilliant for the opposition at Awapuni to-day. The Ruthless filly is engaged in the Great Northern Foal Stakes. At Awapuni Torrent, one of the favourites for the Grandstand Handicap at the Manawatu meeting, is a four-year-old mare by Tiderace from Lady Derby. At the Feilding meeting last month she was second to Miss Bairnsfather in the Manchester Handicap, of a mile and a-quarter, and at the Woodville meeting on December 4 she ran third to Beau Or and Emerge in the Gothard Handicap, of a mile and a-quarter. In her present form Torrent should pay her way during the holidays. Lord Manna Improving

Lord Manna, whose name was recently removed from the schooling list, has since won two races on the flat at Woodville and Otakl, and, judged by the easy manner in which he won on both occasions, he is going to develop useful staying form. The high-weight field he defeated at Otaki was not a good one, but he had the race in safe keeping a long way from home. He has had three wins and three minor placlngs in seven starts this season for £635 in stakes. Lord Manna started racing as a four-year-old last season, and he was unplaced in six starts. He is bred to English parents, his sire being Robin Guodfellow and his daih Lady Manna, who was by the Derby winner. Manna, a son of Phalaris, the sire of Salmagundi.