Form at New Plymouth

Chronicle (Levin), 28 August 1946, Page 6

Form at New Plymouth

AGA KAY HIGHLY BRED It is ti thousand pities that Aga Kay, winuer of Ihe Egmoiit- Wanganui llunt Cup yteeplocha.se at New Plyraouth on Saturday, i.s not a thoroughly sound horse. Tlie big Bulandshar golding has great ability in jumphig and is full of eouragc. Th rough his duui Left he inherits stamina well above the ordinary, and if he could stand up to a searching preparation he would be ilrst class in the liold of cross-country racing. Aga "Kay has won two huut cups, ■both at New Plyraouth, and botli when the ground was very so£t and very heavy. When he won last week-end his fencing was not flawless, and if juraping alone had been the deciding factor Master Fnuu-is would have won, but he batlled on and out-stuyed Alaster Eraucis in ihe last furlong. Aga Kay descends froin llebrew Muid, u lio founded a great winning family in this country. Left is oue oi the Alartian — Lovelorn family of successful gallopers and is the dara of Peter Jackson, Gaine Carrington arai Wotau, as well as Aga Kay. Aga Kay was bred by the Messrs. Kraith, vvho won u JMelbourne Cup with Wutan. J lunpiug honours in ihe steeplecha.se went to Master Prancis, who rau liis best race yet. He was in the light all the way and was beateu only a length in a good contest. yurpeen rau a great race till he was three furiongs froin hojne and by then his long absence froin racing — this was only his se*ond contest in two years — tohi ils lale and he gave ground. Othorwise he rau a great race, juniping well and showiug pieiity oi' speed betvveen ihe fences.

A surprise of the race was Ihe puor sliowing of Lady Preniier, the second favourile, whose form as runner-up to l'age's Kaid at Riccarton nnule hei chaitce look cxcellent. Lady Promior was unaide to haralle the very bad grouiuJ arai l'or iuore than .a luile was at the tail of the Jield. When being asked to luake up sonie of the leeuav she i'ell. The niaiden steeplechasers did not inciude raucli proniising raaterial. The race was, to a great e.vtent, oue between. the top-weights, .Mamaku arai Royal Wcholar, and toward tlie eud the more experieuced -Mamuku asserted himself. The Waikato geldiug Poniade was uulucky, his rider being unseated uheu Legal Keign l'ell early in the contest. Old Joe, the favonrite, had every chance arai was not good enough. The Ladies' Hracelet winuer, Eaira i.iro, made a big intpro venient on his -Marton running. This timi: he nrastered the heavy going arai liuished just well enough to uiu in oue of the elosesl fiiiishes of the day. lle was well plaeed inust of the way arai got Ihe last run oti .■ Cuptain Jesse arai beut hi.in by a nOse.- It was a great set to in ' the straight and' both horses Wero very tired. Captain Jesse '.s a good tvpo fpr this class of race arai should be wor-th consideriug on the second day, evu'ra- with his ine-vitable increase in weight. Cld Mack was jiiadc a "lot oi' use of, but rar.i we.ll. to be fourlli. Balintore was a moderate third and \'aruna, who was unplaced, should ' boueiit by .the race in view of his seeorai-'day engagenient as a jumper. 7 ; •' Impressive Performances The Corouach golding Aecepled did weJi to win the niaiden. lle was oue of the last to leave the barrier and liad to mahe a fast run on the. outer rouraling Ihe top beral. lle got to the f'roiil as the Jield entered the straight arai, lespite his big effort, lield on for a narrow \ ictory. The perforraance was good enough to raark hira as a prospect in haek races this spring. Otlier novices who run good races wero Yonette, Queen's Kniglit arai Te Wepu. Gaujah 's win in tlie haek seven was impressive and he should du better yet. There was very eonlident baeking for OstciiUit ious in tlie raee in wliieh Gaujah beat hi m a neek. but no exeuse ean be oil'oreil for hira. Another who luul every chanco wus General Lytup, a elose third aftor being near tiie i'rout througliout. But for boring out in tlie last furlong Bree/.eulong would probably have won tiie prineipui uiiddie-di.sbuice flat event, as Dunbar only got his iiead in

. fioiit in the final stfide. ' Tlunliar 'eiuiie' i iroiii well back' to Aviir. Sir Lenn was . righ.t up,-tliinl iit the. finish," arai was a vshade uulucky. Peter Or'egor i'nifed to s( ay. Whackie 's win in Ihe open six was very popular. The old fellow carried his 10.1 uolilv in tlie heavy ground and he was 'great )y assisted to victory by \Y. ,1. Broughton 's abJe horsetmnisliip. li'obin 's Howard was in the picture l'or iive furlongs arai then reeeded rapidly. The raee should beuelit liini. Killeviiioon liuished very w*ell and just fai'led to get up. Dymondy plugged aloug st rongly f ro in the back and was doing bi'st at tlie eral. Black Beret also was right there in a blanket iinish . arai should go well next- tirae out. The two at the head of the handieap. Titahi and Katone, doniiuated the iinish of tlie haek six. Titahi won well, but wilhout a great deal in haral, and Rateue had had enough in the last hundred vards. Po.xlaiul made n great sliowing for the greater parl. of tlie joiirney, but had to give way in tlie lust bit, arai the di.sappointing horse was (reneral Pay, who was beateu inio i'ourth place.