FORM AT WOODVILLE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 90, Issue 122, 29 May 1946, Page 6

FORM AT WOODVILLE

POINTERS FOR WANGANUI MEETING

Prince Dolomite looked very tit when he went out to contest the Mangarawa Hack Steeples at Woodville on Saturday but he capsized early in the race so he gave no line on how he would compare with jumpers round these parts. He has arrived in Wanganui to fulfil his engagements at the winter meeting next week-end. He is topweight in the Hack and Hunters’ Steeplechase on Saturday with 10.13, and is also in the Grandstand Steeplechase with 10.4, The Dolomite gelding is trained by E. Rosewarne at Riccarton. Glad Fox’s fourth in the hack hurdles race at Woodville on Saturday was a fair perfoimance and he will probably next be seen in action at Ellerslie, where he is an acceptor in the Penrose Hurdles. Glad Fox handled the heavy going satisfactorily last week-end and jumped well enough to justify the trip north. The company he will meet at Ellerslie looks stronger than that which he encountered at Woodville, but he is open to improvement and might do better shortly.

The Monarch’s performance in winning the hurdles at Woodville was the best the old fellow has given for a while. He put a lot of dash into his finish and on that effort will not lack support next time up in similar class. Rakanui was not at all impressive in his race at Woodville and the fine old Hunting Song gelding must soon come to the end of his tether as a flat racer. Whether his owner has any idea of putting him to hurdling is not known. ( RINK DISAPPOINTING Just before entering the straight in the open mile and a-quarter at Woodville Rink appealed to be going well, but he did not last long and made an indifferent showing in the run home. It was thought the course of schooling ever hurdles he has undergone lately would have made him more solid, hut he did not give any positive indication

of it on Saturday. The last race he won was at Wanganui and he may have his next start here. Ramicourt was running on quite well at the end of his race at Woodville, but he was never in any danger of winning and some of those he went past in the straight were very tired. However, the Greenmeadows gelding can be expected to improve with a little racing. Indian Sport was flat out. all the way to the straight in the open seven and •did not have a great, deal of fight left for the run home. He might do better in a longer race where there is less need for bustle. Listen In would have been harder to beat at Woodville had her rider remained next the fence instead of pulling out to go round the leader. That cost a fair amount of ground. Listen In finished fourth and should have been in the money WINNER FROM RICCARTON All Quality, winner of one of the maiden races at Woodville, hails from the South Island and is trained at Riccarton by E. W. A. Rosewarne, who also brought the jumper Prince Dolomite to the meeting. All Quality had some place form in the other island

and was one of Ihe favourites. She did well to win as she lost ground on the home turn. She is a three-year-old filly by Leighon from Iceni, by Last Dart from Boadicea, a daughter of Peronilla, with who Mr. W. Nidd won many races.

Trig Point had every chance to win the hack seven at Woodville. He was nicely placed and going well just before turning for home, but he did not finish up the last two furlongs as solidly as expected and was only fourth at the judge’s lino.

Racing might improve Blackwater. He was jumped out smartly on Saturday and was prominent in the run to the straight, but was being kent up to his work in an endeavour to hold his nosit ion and in the run home he dropoed right out. CONVINCING SUCCESS

There was no more convincing win at Woodville than that of Royal Duce in the hack seven. The Hastings gelding was racing behind the leading line at the distance and when he shot through to the front he put the issue beyond doubt in a few strides. lie is

a very handy sort of winter hack. Blanket was far from impressive in his race on Saturday. He finished fifth and was thoroughly well beaten. One who should know says that Incline gave his owner, Mr. E. H. Robinson, his first, success on the turf when he won the Victoria Handicap al Woodville. Mr. Robinson has been racing for a dozen years. .Incline paid the biggest dividend of the day.