WINSOME LU IN FORM.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 224, 20 September 1940, Page 10

WINSOME LU IN FORM.

PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHT. HAWERA HORSES MOVE ALONG Hawera's hand for Marton to-morrow comprises Winsome Lu, Silver Gift, Sea Link, Viracioue,- Glen Binnan and the two-year-olds High Tone and Retort. Winsome Lu has been working particularly well, and easy track conditions will favour her chances. On a heavy course on lueeday she galloped seven furlongs on Uhe extreme outeide in 1.39%, finishing in front of Silver Gift, who joined her at the five furlongs. Sea Link ie in nice order, and after her forward running at New must be considered well placed in the open six furlongs at 7.4* ' H. N. Wiggins is mentioned as pilot for Winsome Lu and Silver Gift, and W. Mudford is to ride Sea Link and the maiden Glen Birman. Retort and High Tone can be expected to ehow improvement on their Palmerston efforts, and. of the pair, High Tone will be preferred. i Friesland and Tavoy are in excellent shape to be sent along seriously, and will be ready as soon as required. The big Iliad three-year-old Golden Ring is coming to hand rapidly, and epriintitigas faec as anything on the tracks at present. During the week Stencil galloped half a mile in good time and promises to be in nice order for the coming Stratford and Waverley meetings next month. : R. Brough sprinted Air Flight and Chief Lord this week, the pair going very satisfactorily in the heavy conditions to record 40 3-5s for three furlongs. Since racing at Awapuni Royal Star 11. has been relegated to road work. He looks iwell, and will bp sent along for the Stratford and Waverle.y fixtures. Student Prince is being kept going, and is in good shape with a view to racing next montSi, while Surveyor-General is still doing easy work round the roads. * The Rulanut—Gardant gelding Filbert is now under H. Mills' care, and is getting through regular routine work. Filbert should be prominent in distance hack races thia ■eaeoo.