FROM TRACK AND STABLE

Taranaki Daily News, 5 September 1932, Page 3

FROM TRACK AND STABLE

GAINE CARRINGTON FAILS MANAWHENUA SHAPES AS STAYER . x - HA AKON BACK IN WORK AGAIN. (By “Hurry On.”) . The failure of Gaine Carrington in Sydney on Saturday would not be encouraging for those who have alreadysupported the handsome chestnut to- win the A.J.C. Derby. As he was reported to have been backward the outing would do him a great deal of good, and he will in all probability make a much better showing next week. The hunter Haakon, who has been on the easy list since winning the Pakuranga Hunt Cup a fortnight ago, will resume regular work at Ellerslie this week under the direction of J. C.. Lambess. Haakon has benefited by his letup, and the foot which gave him trouble when he raced last has healed, thoroughly. The Valkyrian gelding is to be prepared for the Cambridge Hunt 'Cup, which will be decided at Cambridge next month. - ' Primax, a seven-year-old gelding by Lord Quex from Shinto Shrine, was destroyed recently as a result of injuries received while being transported from Gisborne to Hastings. He was held on lease by Miss G. Grpves and was in future to have been trained at Hastings. He was only a moderate track performer, his last success having been at th* Hawke’s Bay Hunt meeting in July. Shortly after his arrival in Sydney the Hawera trainer J. 'Fryer went to Melbourne to see Copey race in the Australian Steeplechase. He stated that Copey cut himself very badly. He stripped the skin and flesh off one of his legs, and it fell down so far that he was galloping on it. Only for that mishap Fryer was of opinion that Copey would have won. He is to have a months spell before being sent back to New Zealand. Although New South Wales and Victoria several years ago adopted October 1 as the date for their first two-year-old races, South Australia remained independent, with the result that it stages a race for juvenile's early in August. The Fulham Park. Plate, the first race of the season, was run at the Adelaide Racing Club’s meeting on August 20, and “Mr. S. A. Rawdon,” Melbourne, furnished the winner, Sternula, a colt by Drake, who was bred by him. The three-year-old Rebel Song is pot doing a great deal of fast work at present, but he looks in good health. He is not likely to be at his ibest for early ■ spring meetings, and he may not be ready to race until the eve of the Riccarton November carnival. Good judges expect this coll to turn out well above the average. . „ According to a Wanganui report, Headladv is not reproducing the speed in her galloping that she showed in her early races last season, and she will need to improve to have a chance at Marton. In a recent trial she had AU Supreme as a companion over half a mile in-515., but although she caught up the two lengths’ start he gained- at the jump-off she was unable to dispose of him, as she should have done if near her old form. In this country Manawhenua has always been regarded as-a sprinter, but. his victory in the September Handicap at Canterbury, Sydney, on Saturday, over a journey of . one mile -and three furlongs, shows the son of Acre in a new light, especially as Strength, who was the winner of last year’s Metropolitan Handicap, -filled the role of runner-up. Manawhenua was ridden by J. Fryer’s apprentice, G. Duncan, and now that this promising young rider has won an important event his services are sure to be in demand at meetings. ■ Motere is in regular\work at Avondale under W. Stone’s .supervision and looks in tip-top order to begin the new season, says a northern writer.. This "elding is carrying a lot of solid condition and it is doubtful if he has ever looked more robust than he does at present. Although he has failed to win since ho scored in the Auckland Cup two seasons ago, Motere cannot be condemned on that account, for he has not been extensively raced since then. He is & proved stayer, and, judged bn his present condition, -is likely to show improved form during the next few months. Hunting Melody, in S. G, Lindsay’s stable at Avondale, writes the Star, is a well-bred two-year-old by Hunting Song from Semplice, by Polydamon frdm:Melodise, by Finland. This colt shows a lot of quality and should eventually develop into a fine-looking juvenile., He'-ls-built on very compact lines and is a particu- - larly good-boned colt, who on appearance should turn out above the average. So far Hunting Melody has only been allotted light tasks, but his trainer does not intend to overtax him during the early part of the season. . . . _ Hold a Strong Hand. With Little Doubt and Refresher, New ’ Plymouth stables appear to hold-a fairly strong hand in the two principal events at Marton on Saturday. Though he failed in the Members’ mile at th* - Taranaki Hunt Club’s meeting, Little Doubt was running on strongly at. the finish, and that race should have don* him a lot of good. Nevertheless he want* a sloppy rather than a heavy track before he will show his best. On th* score of condition he should have an advantage over most of his opponents, as he has been in active work and . racing since last May. -Refresher made a good start in his new ownership at New Plymouth and the comfortable manner in which’he accounted for the open sprint that day pointed to his getting on to the winning list again befor* long. He is to have his chance on Saturday. Will be Topweight. There is no room for doubt thaJt Mightmarch' will be the topweight for the New Zzaland Cup, but great interest centres round the burdefi that Mr. J. E. Henrys will give him. For a number of years the Canterbury Jockey Club had a fixed maximum of 9.6. Nightmarch won under that weight two year’s ago, and it is probable that his success prompted the committee to delete th* old condition, thus giving the handicapper greater latitude in his adjustment*. Nightmarch has 9.10 in the Melbourne Cup this year, sharing the top position with Veilmond. The Australian mini- - mum is 6.7, compared with 7.0 in New Zealand. It is safe to assume, therefor*, that with a free hand Mr. Henrys will give Nightmarch a substantial impost at Kiccarton.