NATIONAL HURDLES HORSE

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 257, 29 July 1942, Page 7

NATIONAL HURDLES HORSE

Prospects Of Pekoe (By The Watcbeb. > Twelve months ago Pekoe looked a good prospect for the Grand National hurdle race, but after winning the Jumpers’ Flat race on the opening day he went sore. In the National he jumped badly, In £act he hit practically every fence on the ney, and finished a very poor third belunu The Dozer and Tidewaiter. lie wus tlitn trained by W. H. • Dwyer. This(’winter he has been racing from the stable or i F, Neale His recent form has bee well E up to his best Vles P ?n Uta for a fine effort under difficulties in tne Winter Hurdles race at Wellington, when an Iron broke at the fence a mile and a quarter from home, Jenkins having to_ride him for the remainder of the Journej with out stirrups. His third placing" u "f" these circumstances was of more than ordinary merit, and he must be Placed among the possibilities at Riccarton nex month. He will be meeting Evans Head on" 91b. better terms.

Though a proper stayer, Happy kndiii* may not be without prospects in a mite race like the Winter Cup, bpeclallj 0,1 ] track like Riccarton. Very little is nearu of the New Zealand and Wellington Cup winner, as he is trained on a truck "Inch receives no publicity, but at his last start he was a good third, finishing on "'er six furlongs behind Black Robe and _Wbuckle at Hastings In May. At Ills start just previous to that. Happy Ending won running away at the end of nine furlongs at Marton, and he is too good to overlook in Mlnter Cup prospects.

In the Double. r Three horses, Foxlana, Master Lackham, and Turaki, still hold their places in the Grand National double. Broughton on Th© Champ. W. J. Broughton, who has been previously associated with The Champ, will ride the Defoe gelding in the Brabazon Handicap on Saturday, and also in tie Winter Cup. Broughton has been on the winner of two Winter Cups, Catalogue in 1937, and Lady Tinkle two years ago, and his mounts are always well fancied by the public.

Best Form at Riccarton. Limbohin’s performance . in the Steeplechase on the opening day at Wellington was poor, and he did not fulfil nW engagement in the .July Steeplechase on the setcond day, 'but according to reports irom Hastings, he has been schooling very well there since his return.. Limbohiu is a Grand National Steeplechase candidate, and it may be worth remembering that he is a better horse at Riccarton than in his own island. Two years ago he ran very poorly at Trentham yet went on to the Natlonameeting, where he won -the Trial Hurdles on the opening day from Aussie Ra, and won the National Hurdles from the horse on the second day after a great battling finish by half a head. Limbohm is a great stayer, and he must be just about the last of .the Limonds now racing. He is engaged in the steeplechase at Hastings on Saturday, which should provide a line, on his National prospects.

Son-in-Lat? Blood. Among tiie mares to be mated thia year with the leading stallion. Foxbridge. lu Taurangi, by Beau Here. Foxbridge is a grandson of Son-In-Law, whereas Beau Fere is a son. It is close breeding. The Chief Ruler mare Rose Kay, the dam <>i Sir Beau, is also to visit Foxbridge thi* year. Hieing yearlings at the Trolawny Stud being prepared for the sales at the present time include colts by from the Chief Ruler mare Rippling Waters, the Gainscourt mare Shirred Ribbon, and the imported mare Grey Eagle. All are attractive, but two fillies that are well above the average are a black out of Ann Acre, the dam of Green Gables, and a brown out of Ammon Ra’s half-sister, Astarth, by Chief Ruler.

He Is Not In. A "Dominion reader rang yesterday to inquire the breeding of Anlni, who Is by Commandant from Headache, and when given the Information lie offered the advlee that "Anlni would win the Grand National. Unfortunately for my friend, Anlni is not engaged, as he dropped out at first acceptances last Friday, so he will have to have another guess. Cup Topweight. In view of the fact that Itakauul Is still in the Winter Cup a lot of Interest will be taken in his display at the Hawke's Bay Hunt meeting on Saturday, where he is engaged In the Tlkoklno Handicap, of six furlongs and 200 yards, In which he will be carrying lib. more than bls Winter Cup weight. A Long Interval. The win of the former New Zealander, Yours Truly, at the Ascot, meeting in Sydney on Saturday was Ills first success since early in the season when he won the v ictoria Park Handicap, 011 August 13 last year. Half-Brother to Beau Fere. Good judges have been impressed by Bulloch, who has now been at Mr. James Fletcher’s Alton Lodge stud In the Waikato for the best part of a year, and Is to have his first stud season this spring. Bulloch is by the great English stayer, phliterate (son of Tracery), while his dam Is the famous mare. Clnua. (lain of Gay Shield, Beau Pere. Mr. Standfast, etc. Obliterate is having a good season In England. and like himself, his stock arc winning over all distances. He is already the sire of the Ascot. Gold Cup winner. Quashed. a race that mare won after she had annexed the Oaks. Bulloch Is to be retrioted to 20 mares a His hrst mates this year will include a-number of highly-bred English mures by Fairway, Caerleon and Dlomedes. while proven mares include My Own (dam of Yours Truly). Dutch Money (dam of Not Out), and Legality (Banibury. Whirling. Singara. etc.). Acceptances for the Hawke's HjjV "V 1 Club's meeting at Hastings on baturdaj will close tonight nt 8 o’clock.

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