LEIGH BARTON BRILLIANT

Chronicle (Levin), 2 August 1946, Page 6

LEIGH BARTON BRILLIANT

TRIALS AT RICCARTON CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 1. The most attraetive workers among the Winter Cup candidates galloped at Riccarton this morning were Leign Barton, Bonny Flight, Sing Sing, Ganges and Tutere. Leigh Barton did easily tlie fastest six furlongs of the morning 011 the course proper, running the distance iu 1.17 3-5 after running the lirst two m 22 2-5sec. Sing Sing and Ganges iinished 011 tenns well elear of Lady Chips after rcovering live furlongs in 1.4 3-5, the first in 13sec. Sumra had a .head to spare from Bitter Sweet at tlie iinish of six furlongs iu 1.20 3-5, the opening two taxing 27 3-5sec. Bridge Acre was under a good hotu while running four furlongs in 54sec, while Tin Hat and Wild Note sliaded Majestic Fox over tlie same ground in 52 4-5sec. Salary strode out freely over six furlongs in 1.19 4-5, after doing the lirst. two in 26 4-5see. Hart Royal was steadied to allow Grand Melee to draw up and Granu Melee beat him by a hcad to eomplete four furlongs iu 51 l-3see, a neat elfori. Imperiul worked over seven furlongs in 1.33, the opening three taking 3S 4-5sec. Double Cross aud Deliciency kept together throughout live furlongs iu 1. / 1-5, the first in 15 l-5sec. Golden Souvenir, Bruce and Galli- ' maulry went over the same ground in 1.8 3-5, the iirst furlong in 13 4-5sec. Bonny Plight Sprints Soneri was associated with Hunting Mac in a run over seven furlongs in 1.34 4-5, the lirst three taking 39 2-osee. Soneri did her work easily alongside tlie , hurdler. Western Front and Burberry tooK 1.7 4-5 for live furlongs after running the lirst in 13 4-5sec. Verdant ran six furlongs from a staadHn 1.20 4-5, but the lirst furlong took, 15 2-5see. and the lirst two 23 4-osec. RoyaLJiifoe .a*ikij "KoPonulK'^complotodDi four furlongs together in 52 l-5see. Lord Elgin was too good for Rahine ! over live furlongs in 1.8, the lirst in 12 4-5sec. Broiefield hadi ;hlis jiead' in front ot Winning Ticket !df the end of seven Furlongs in 1.36 2-5, the pair doing the lirst three in 41sec. Denim was of littlo uso to Air Port over the linal stages oF six furlongs in 1.21 4-5, the opening two in 26sec. Tiger Tan and Lowry Bay had a slight advantagc from High Ideal after taking. 1.6 for ffve furlongs, the lirst in 12 4-osec. Bonny Flight strode home from tlie four furlongs in 50 4-5see. Tifox beat Cramond Bay by a heau to record 1.21 1-5 for six furlongs, the first two taking 27 3-5sec. Money bird did well to record .1.4 for live furlongs, the lirst in 13sec, while Regal Lily and Queen's General took 1.6 4-5 for a similar task, their lirst in 12 3-5sec. Karachi Pleases Tutere gave Typhoon a start and beat him by four lcngths after spnut--ing seven furlongs in 1.32 3-5, the lirst three in 38 3-5see. The Grand and Revivre were on terius lialf a length in front of Finalist after running four furlongs in 51 2-5see. Bramble Song and Honest Sal tooK 1.49 2-5 for a mile, the last half in 5-1 2-5see. Karachi beat Tribal Night by a neeiv over six furlongs in 1.20 1-5, Ihe opening two taking 26 l-o, after doing tlie first furlong in 13 4-5, and eompleted live nieelv in 1.5 4-5see. Sedgemere and Eudora wero together after doing six furlongs in 1.21 1-5, the first two in 26 l-5sco. Air Ace took 54see for four furlongs, Miss Medloy beating Mestiza over tlie same ground in 51 3-5sec. Red Glare was given u run over 10 oi the trial steeplechase fences, jumping in his usual elean free stvle. Test Pilot was sen't over eiglit hurdles, doing his work when the paee was increased in the second round. Cuisinier did better than Beneve in a run over four hurdles, Beneve hositati-ng twice and getting imclose to the fourth.