RACING NEWS & VIEWS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 89, 21 June 1946, Page 3

RACING NEWS & VIEWS

The Winter Cup After his unsuccessful trip, to Ellerslie for the Cornwall Handicap, Arco was allotted a short spell on returning to Palmerston. He is now being prepared for the Winter Cup contest. On Easy List After winning two jumping events last month the : veteran Moderate has suffered leg trouble, and may not be at his best for near-to-hand steeplechase events. “The Rip”' It is understood that the Wellington colt by Robin Goodfellow—Deploli is to race in the name of “The Rip.” He is a well-grown juvenile and already is being highly assessed. Frequent Placings * The well ki*own Hawke’s Bay owner-trainer, J. Fletcher, is not having the best of luck just now. The most forward members of his team, Kilmanagh and St. Nat have Recently run six seconds and three thirds without winning a race. Returned to Eilerslie Trainer H. Eva,. who recently left Eilerslie to join in withi J-.; Mitchell the well known owneM-trainer, of Waimate, has returned north and expects to have some class horses in work shortly. 1 . For the Grand National ; £j The Great Northern Steeplechase winner, Our Nation, is being kept in steady work, and will be a. candidate for Grand National honours in August. The Riccarton flat course will suit her. Two of her most solid opponents will be Master Meruit and Arabian Night, last year’s winner of the Grand National and this month’s Southland Steeples winner respectively. To Race in Australia . It is understood that Mr A. J. Court’s fine .colt Majesty will be sent to Australia for his three year old racing. New Zealand sportsmen visiting Melbourne and Sydney in the spring may have the pleasure of witnessing Barwon and Majestyrace with Australia’s best three year olds.