ON AWAPUNI TRACKS

Wanganui Chronicle, 4 October 1946, Page 2

ON AWAPUNI TRACKS

CANDIDATES FOR OTAKI (Special) Palmerston N.. Oct. 3. Rain overnight made the tracks l. quagmire for final training for Otaki and Hastings-engaged horses at Awapur.i this morning. Trainers had the use of the course proper, with the pegs out 50ft., and, although time, were very slow, candidates who attracted attention were Tremello, Voltaic, Financial, Matamene, Lady Oratory and Hakim. Langue d’Or (Boreham) and the novice Horouta (Sellars) took 59 3-ssec. for half a mile. Bay Robe I (Aitken), a fancied candidate for the 1 hurdles at Otaki, went freely over seven furlongs, the last five occupying 1.14 4-5. After covering a lot of extra I g) ( vmd, the two-year-old Petre Mar ; (Collins) was being held back to a J Ba.andshar gelding at the conclusion of three furlongs run in 43 l-ssec. The four er is undoubtedly speedy and is entitled to favouritism in the juvenioi event at Hastings. Centennial Pride (Saunders) was slopping at the end of five furlongs in 1.44, the last four in 57 l-ssec. Tahli (Sellars) required 1.19 2-5 for live furlongs. Financial (Saunders) jumped away i from the mile post, but did not have | much pace on early, being speeded up | only over the last live furlongs to | record 1.16. He finished strongly' over the last three in 44sec., and , appears to be improving with every ; gallop.

ECSTAUY GOES WELL

Ecstacy (Buchanan) was doing better than Red Foil (Rout) at the finish of six furlongs in 1.31 2-5, the last three taking 473-ssec. Over the same ground Incision (Aitken) recorded

• •••99900009000W099W 1.32 2-5, the last three in 46 l-ssec. Sir Bradbury (Harris) was not troubled to cover five furlongs in 1.15 3-5. Specialist (Garth) and Old Red (Clutterbuck) were associated over half a mile in 58 4-ssec. Gay (Andrews) could have bettered his 45sec. for three furlongs. Honours of the morning went to Tremello (Bowness) who ran five furlongs in 1.13 3-5 and he did it well within himself. Hakim (Arney) was travelling very easily alongside Cramond Bay (Broughton) throughout a mile in 2.7 3-5, the last five furlongs occupying 1.19. The former revelled in the going, but Cramond Bay was inclined to work sluggishly. Cinture (Garth) did not handle the going while running the last three furlongs of her work in 45 2-ssec. Matawene (Jenkins) finished strongly to beat Havildar (Clutterbuck) at the conclusion of seven furlongs in 1.43 1-5. It will not be for lack of condition if the former fails to race prominently at Otaki.

Rickie (Clutterbuck) finished a dozen lengths clear of Prince Alchemic (Garth) over five furlongs in

1.15 4-5. Tribute (Bovvness) had th( measure of Mesalliance (Broughton at the end of seven furlongs, the las six taking 1.29 2-5, and the three 45 l-ssec. The novices Lady Oratory (Wad dell), (Glebefield (Saunders) un< Matara (Sellars) finished in dost order over half a mile in 59secs., th' ila I three in 44sec. Lady Oratory hat 1 iho worst of the weights and appearet | to be doing the best. i Lady Burford (Arney) and Lad; j Barrington (ClutLeibuck) linishc I well clear ol Afton Water (Jenkins I at the end of half a mile in 59 2-ssec the last three ocupying -14 3-ssec. Under a good bold, Voltaic (Brough ton) pleased by the manner in whici he strode over three furlongs in 44se( lie will have the benefit of an appren lice allowance at Hastings on Satur day. and should again give a good ac count of himself. Jasper (Saunders) was stoppin, badly at the end of six furlongs, th last live taking 1.20. Welcome Gues (Arney) sprinted three furlongs ii •15sec. Others who worked without bein required to make time were Grec. Dancer. Broielield, Kindergarten, Im perial, Mary Jo. Dualin and Prine Wanaka. The last-named should b included in the list of acceptors fo .the Pahiko Hack Handicap al Otaki