ON TRENTHAM TRACKS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 88, Issue 59, 10 March 1944, Page 6

ON TRENTHAM TRACKS

GALLOP BY GLENFALLOCH (Special.) Wellington, March 9. Considerable interest was centred at Trentham this morning in the appearance of Glenfalloch, the Autumn Handicap favourite having lost some skin on the way down from Hastings yesterday through getting his front legs over his feed-box. He looked little the worse for the episode, and although a little slow to find his feet in a gallop with Foxhaven and Foreign (Coin, he was finishing on at the close. Turning into the straight Glenfalloch was two lengths back, but under pressure he responded to get up to Fox[taven, who had drawn clear of Foreign Coin, before the post was reached. It was a reassuring effort, the seven furlongs was run in 1.28, the first three in 39 2-ssec.

The Trentham representative Caithness, who has come into favour for the Autumn Handicap registered quite a sound effort over a mile in 1.42 3-5 after jumping away from some distance beyond the peg. She picked up Red Fury in the region of the seven furlongs, but the Tiderace mare drew clear in the run home to finish very generously.

Foxleap, who was a winner at Riccarton on Saturday, has grown into a fine stamp of a mare. Without a mate to assist, she ran a mile in 1.41 3-5. the first half in 51£sec., a very sound effort. Her fellow-southerner, Palfrey, who comes in on considerably better terms than when the pair met at Riccarton, was restricted to solid pace work. Taranaki Juveniles.

With one exception, all the fast work at Trentham this morning was undertaken on the plough, -which was in splendid order. The Taranaki juveniles, Aiderman and Broiedame, were associated in a half-mile trial, running the distance in 49sec. The former appeared to be doing it particularly well at the post. Topweight in the Thompson Handicap, Corday greatly impressed by the manner in which he beat Moutoa Bond over five furlongs in 1.2. It was very evident that he could have improved on the time substantially.

Winner of the North Island Challenge Stakes in the past three years, Kindergarten will not be a runner on Saturday, a slight shoulder rick having decided his trainer, P. Spratt, not to ask anything of him meantime. The mishap is unfortunate, for the champion’s leg trouble had cleaned up nicely.

Among the visiting contingent restricted to pace work were Battledress. Rink Jonathan Jo, Sunblaze, and Tideless, all of whom look particularly well. There is some doubt what will be the mission of Sunblaze, though it. will probably be the Autumn Handicap, in which case A. G. Waddell will ride him. Sir Bradbury, one of the Railway fancies, was giveia run down the straight and travelled very smoothly. He is undoubtedly brilliant. Under a firm hold throughout, Killeymoon broke 1.20 when traversing six furlongs. His trainer is still undecided which race the Leighon gelding will contest. A good shower would be welcome# by him but. there appears to be little prospect of that materialising, and the course proper, despite its good sole of grass, promises to be firm on Saturday.

The Champ, who has been operated on since he last sported silk, was partnered by Tara King over five furlongs. The former showed all his former brilliance and. although Tara King was shaken un to b n with him at the post, The Champ was travelling within himself after running the distance in 1.2 4-5 and the last halfmile in 49sec. Tara King, however, is improving with everv "allop. Black Simon and Well Armed kept together in a six-furlonv task, but iust short of the post Black Simon, who was a winner at Awanuni at Christmas, noked his head in front It was an improved showing on the p? r t nf Well Armed. Bridge Acre who will contest the North Island Challenge Stakes, went

very smoothly over half a mile in 48 l-ssec. Some difficulty is being experienced in securing a suitable rider for her at the weight. Two winners at Riccarton, Good Cast and Record Voyage, both from the stable of H. and A. Cutts, were partners in a useful trial over five furlongs. Keeping together throughout, they completed their task in 1.4, the last half-mile in s(| 4-ssec. Three local two-year-olds, Hormuz (the high-priced youngster of last year’s sales) Barrage, and Hine Rei, were associated in a half-mile scamper. Hine Rei, on the inner, had a slight advantage half-way home, but Hormuz poked his head in front of Barrage just short of the post to complete his task in 49sec. SCRATCHINGS.

Despite the uncertainty attending the movements of some of the candidates from afield, there have been few recent scratchings for the Wellington meeting on Saturday. The list to date is: Aurora Australis, Inscrutable, Macedoine, Merry May. Novocaine, Neenah, Carnforth, Fortune’s Smile (last-named trio at 3.15 p.m. yesterday), and Big Top (9 a.m. to-day).

Brackets at Trentham on Saturday are: Plunket Handicap, Black Simon and Well Armed; Aqua and Theio Light. Tinakori Handicap, The Grand, Toa-iti. and Grand Central; Hard Frost and Farcical; Orient River and Patte Fe; Prince Wheriko and Red Fury; Sally Lux and Transcript.