WHIPHAND SHOWS PROMISE

Southland Times, Issue 24163, 27 June 1940, Page 10

WHIPHAND SHOWS PROMISE

Turaki Schools Over Country PLEASANT GUY WILL DO BETTER Entries for the principal events at the Grand National meeting close tomorrow. In Demand Ringtrue will be in demand at the Timaru Trotting Club’s meeting on Saturday. A Clash A clash between Padishah and Clarion Call in the Wellington Steeplechase will arouse great interest. Gay Boa’s Rider? There is a possibility that A. E. Elhs will ride Gay Boa in the Wellington Steeplechase. It was reported earlier that Ellis would ride Bally Brit but this was without foundation. Has Trained On

Santoft has evidently trained on as he has been nominated for the Wellington meeting. He was to have raced at Riverton at Easter, but went sore a day or two before the meeting, but the trouble was not considered serious.

Schooling At Riccarton A feature of the schooling at Riccarton on Tuesday morning was a display over eight fences by Turak l , who completed his task in brilliant style. Bally Brit also gave an impressive display, out jumping Flashlight, who accompanied him over the last five ol eight fences. Pleasant Guy Pleasant Guy is a novice pacer with plenty of speed, but like several of Adioo Guy’s stock when first raced, he is inclined to be erratic. He is a five-year-old gelding from Pleasant Drive, who is well known as the dam of Dalnahine, Dalmeny, Jolly Wave, Pleasant Wave and others. Pleasant Drive was got by the Ribbonwood horse King Cole from Queen’s Drive, the dam of Black Admiral, Promenade, Bay Admiral, Master Roy, and so on. This has been a great winning family and Pleasant Guy may prove a worthy member of it. Returned Home Gold Bank returned to Gore after winning the All-Aged Stakes at the Ashburton meeting, but he is to be kept in work with a view to his competing at the Metropolitan Club’s August meeting. It is expected that he will then be handed over to J. Fraser to train. Hunting Recruits Both Chirp and Pride o’ Central have been qualifying with the Eastern District Hunt and they are reported to have shaped well. Pride o’ Central has always shown that he is an outstanding young jumper but his waywardness resulted in his being placed on the schooling list. A period in the hunting field may, however, he expected to improve him. On the score of breeding he has much in his favour as he was got by Rosenor from the Martian mare Pride o’ Martian, from Pride o’ Clutha, by Kelburn. Chirp is rather an interesting addition to the hunting ranks as she has proved a good winner on the flat during the current season. She has demonstrated that she can both sprint and stay under big weights and is just the type to make a name for herself in this department.

Whiphand Whiphand cost Dr M. G. Louisson 210gns as a yearling at Trentham last year, and on last Saturday’s effort he is likely to break his maiden status soon. The merit of his showing was enhanced by the fact that he galloped a round of the track after his preliminary before he was pulled up, otherwise he may have given the winner, The Vulture, more trouble. Surcoat’s Win

Surcoat rewarded his backers with a winning dividend at Ashburton, but the Winton gelding did not race up to expectations based on his southern performances, comments The Timaru Herald. He had lost a lot of ground i:. the first half mile, and it is not certain that he would have been near the money if the mix-up at the stand double had not occurred. Still Surcoat is still a green and comparatively inexperienced jumper, and he is a young horse susceptible to plenty of improvement.

Promising On both the sire’s and dam’s side Hardy Oak, who finished third in the Lyndhurst Handicap at Ashburton on Saturday, has a good inheritance of speed, for Nelson Derby won among other races the Great Northern Derby and the Auckland Cup, while Queen’s Own was one of the best pacers in a day when there were many good horses in commission. Hardy Oak is a promising young pacer and will attract attention if produced in the Achilles Handicap at Washdyke on Saturday. Weights

When they last met, in the Clifford Plate, the placings were Beau Vite 8.2, Beaulivre 8.2, and Deaupartir 9.0; threequarters of a length and three lengths. In the Caulfield Cup the weights are Beaulivre and Beau Vite 9.0, and Beaupartir 8.13. In the Wellington Cup Old Bill 8.0 beat Beau Vite 8.7 by a neck, with Gladynev 7.11 two lengths away. In the Caulfield Cup the weights are Beau Vite 9.0, Old Bill 8.13, and Gladynev 6.7. In the Melbourne Cup the weights are Beau Vite 9.1, Old Bill 8.12 and Gladynev 8.4.

The Wrong Horse The Derby continues to elude Gordon Richards. A few days before the race it was cabled to Australasian papers that he was to ride Pont L’Eveque, who won. On the eve of the event a late cable announced that Richards was going to ride Tant Mieux, a stable mate of Pont L’Eveque, and the latter would be ridden by Wragge, who had been engaged for Tant Mieux. Apparently Richards had a final choice of stable mounts, and, like many another jockey, picked the wrong one. Free-For-All Races

A remit to be presented at the annual Trotting Conference by the Forbury Park Trotting Club reads as follows: “That it be a recommendation to the stipendiary stewards committee to so alter the present handicapping system as to provide for free-for-all races without penalties being imposed on winners of such races.” The remit has a lot to recommend it, and is in-

troduced in the interests of class racing. Often clubs do not feel justified in providing big stakes to attract the best horses for this class of race, and owners will not produce their champions for minor stakes and the prospect of a penalty. Under the proposed new rule it will make it possible for each club to include a Free-for-All in its programme,

An Improving Pacer Warfield gave an outstanding performance to win the Winchester Handicap at Ashburton last Saturday, for conceding 48yds to some smart pacers, he recorded 3min 18sec for a mile and a-half. While Warfield has disappointed his supporters more than once, there' is no question as to his ability, and it seems he only requires racing experience to become as solid as his brother, Marsceres. Last Saturday, after a smart beginning, he was soon in a handy position, and before the home run was commenced he was handily placed behind Mortlake, Burt Scott, Arietta, and Single Star. In this order the field entered the straight, but Warfield gradually picked up ground and won comfortably, while William Potts, with a late run, got up to beat Mortlake narrowly for second, with Arietta only half a length away fourth. This was Warfield’s third win during the season.

The Humphreys Stable Lack of suitable classes has prevented Willowbank from making an appearance under R. J. Humphreys, whose stable she joined early in the New Year. After dead-heating with Iron Duke for first in the Gore Trotting Cup, she won the Winter Cup in 4min 23 2-ssec, several seconds faster than the previous best recorded in a two-mile race in Southland. To win she was compelled to travel over a good deal of extra ground. Although a lightlymade mare, she has shown great speed and stamina. Since her arrival at Templeton, Humphreys has jogged her about, and she has put on more condition. She is in good order - to undergo the necessary preparation for the new season’s racing. Blair Athol is in splendid order after his spell, and is being prepared for important contests at the summer meetings. Since joining Humphreys’s stable he has won five races, has been three times second, and four times third. His achievement in winning the Louisson Handicap at Addington in November - irfrecord time for a mile and a-half was one of the highlights of the season. On that occasion he recorded 3min 11 3-ssec, a world’s race record for that distance.