IRISH NOTE IMPRESSES

Chronicle (Levin), 8 March 1946, Page 6

IRISH NOTE IMPRESSES

trials at trentham. ■WELLINGTON, Mareli 7. A light ilrizzle feil at Trentham thm morniiig throughout the linal traiinng operation for the Wellington nieeting, but the recent rain has had uo matenat effect 011 the track and good times wero registered. Gay Stroller and Master Dash wero associated over iive furlougs in 1.5 with the Iatter showing to better advantage.

There was nothiug between Omit a n » iGaitluiess in a half-mile sprint wlneli took 49 4-.">sec. Blue Bonuv covered u siniilar distauce in 48 3-5sec. Blue Snnon was a shade in front of Prince Fox over live furlongs run in 1.7 aiul Blanket was four lengths lu front of Yassilikos over'scven niu in 1 .:!2. Blanket worked very freely. Palfrey aiways held tlie advantage of Bitter Sweet, being tinied to run the last seven furlougs in 1.31 1-5. Blue Moou was half a iength in froul" of Superium, with Lady Dclight benig easecl up, at the completion of live furlongs in 1.5, Jonathan Jo and Night Foe following in 1.4 2-5. A Smart Sprint. . L'atterick.Bridge was elosiiig on Cuba after running the last seven furlongs of a mile in 1.33. Deprive and Poutatau revcalod speed in running half a mile in 48 4-5sec, with Tribute taking a second longer to bef.it Yariant Night. Zulu Boy sprint ed liome from the three furiong peg in 39 3-5sec. Big To]) aiways held an advantage over Expanse and was half a dozen l'Ciigths dear at the post after travers in'g a mile in 1.45. Ivincrop was of no use to Lord Elgin over six furlongs, run in 1.18 2-5, tlu first two taking 25 4-5sec. There was nothing between Spiora and Peculate over six furlongs run in 1.20, the former vvorking well. Cowper infused a lot of dash into a seven-furJong taslc which occupied -1.3 • 3-5, the last half mile taking 51 3-5see. and Foxhaven, picked up by Svvmgalong at the five-furlong peg, registere,. 1.34.

Exeter was not after time, and ran an easy three furlougs in 42see. Matador was timed to covei a inile in 1.40 2-5, the last half in 52 2-5sec. He is a very iit horse. Theio Light and Balclierrie were on terms clear oi" Court Judge iu a six-fur-long sprint which took 1.20, the rasi half-mile in 52sec. Al-Sirat was too good for Leighon's Glory over tialf a mile run in 53sec'., and Opulent and Karachi registered 1.4 2-5 over a furiong further. Irish Note's Mile. Grill and Patmos covered live fui longs in 1.7 2-5, with Big Money and Foxcatcher following in'1.4 2-5. The last half-mile took 50 l-5sec. Flying Robin appeared to have the measure of Yalta over half a mile run in 52sec. and Benbecula came home- in 50 2-5sec. Irish Note was doing- it easilv in neg'otiating a mile in 1.43 4-5, tlie last half in 51 4-osec. Hc is likely to bo a,

staunch favourite for the Thoinpson Handicap. Barrage and Montosorrie were wetJ clear of Gynerio over a mile run in 1.5-2-5, the last haif in 54 2-5sec. Yarrow and Western Front clocked 1.7 for live furlongs, and Da Vinci and Cairnforth came home from the seveufurlong peg in 1.30. Malanui and Donegal Bay-.. were two lengths in front of Martiai Note at the. completion of half a mile run in 49 2-5-sec.