THE RACING WORLD

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 29, 29 October 1942, Page 7

THE RACING WORLD

WOODVILLE TO RACE AT WAIPUKURAU

Possibles For The Stewards’

(By

The Watcher.)

The Thein colt King .Herod has a lot of pace, aud he ran a good race in the Wellington Guineas, making all the running and going under only to Boulder Dam. King lierod will be one of the best prospects tor the C.J.C. Stewards’ Handicap.

Winter"*Cup Whiner. Another .Stewards candidate who is maintaining I'orm is Bashful Lady, who had no difficulty in disposing of al weak field at Gore at the weekend. Bashful Lady will not be thrown Into the big sprint £0 far as weight Is concerned, but she is so brilliant that she will be one of the Lest fancied. In Good Form.

All Night continues to give convincing evidence that lie is going on the right way, and he had au easy win in the Rangiont Cup at Motukarara on Monday. All Night failed at Dunedin, but' the going was unfavourable. lie likes it fairly tirm. *

Bad at Barrier. The two Auckland horses at Trentham. lloute iMareh and Neenah, are not too well behaved at the barrier, especially Route March, who, after giving most trouble at the start of the Pearce Handicap, got away well. Route March has an abundance of pace, but he uses himself up freely and does not stay too well.

Ran About u Lot. The Trentham trained two-year-old Sirneri showed a lot. of pace out in front with Soney pu Monday but, under pressure in the straight, he ran about a lot aud finished up near the outside rails. But for this he had a chatice of getting into the money. Woodville at Waipukurau. The Woodville District Jockey Club has finally decided to hold its meeting scheduled for Saturday, December 5, on the Waipukurau racecourse, the use ot which has been generously granted by the Waipukurau Jockey Club. The Woodville stewards wanted to race at Hastings. thus affording racing without travelling to the large number of horses In work there and at Greenmeadows, aud also for the benefit, of the racing public of Napier and Hastings, which will be without a meeting for over lour months. However, as the Racing Conference has a decision that country clubs will not be allowed to race on metropolitan courses, the conference executive had to veto the application. The New Zealand Cop. Discussions on the New Zealand Cup will centre round the problem as to whether ten stone will be sufficient to stop Kindergarten. His presence has meant that all the others have got into the race with less than they would normally have, so it cannot be said that they have their chances prejudiced by too much weight. Looking through the list, one is struck with instances like 8.3 on Yogi, a luxurious weight compared with what he usilill’ly has, and there are others in. proportion. Gladynev has a pound more than he cartied Into second place last year, and Wardress (third) has a pound less.. Lambourn, fourth, last year carrying 7.10}, has the same weight this time. I asked the well-known trainer, J. T. Jamieson, what he thought of Kindergarten’s prospects, and he tsaid: “He might get beaten. Ten stone is a lot ot’ weight over tw<» miles.” First acceptances are due at a p.m. on Friday, when entries 'willtaken for the Stewards, Canterbury Cup, Metropolitan and Members.

Want Firm Goin?. . , ~ The Auckland maiden Bright box was .well backed in the Trial Stakes, though his connexions were dubious about him In the going. Their fears were well founded, as though he got out well he soon began to drift iback. Bagby has had bad luck with the weather so far as Ins team is concerned, as Nizam and Phaleron arc both capable of ivinning races on firm going, yet they luivo not struck such a track this aeasou.

Racing Mishaps. . Three riders at the Waikato Hunt Llub s meeting at Cambridge were admitted to the Waikato Hospital suffering from . injuries received when their mounts tell on Monday. They were: R. W. Flexrnan, aged 30, of Mangatawhero, who received a fracture of the right leg; Jam® Mclnally. aged 25, of Balmoral, who received spinal injuries; and Victor Alfred Anderson, aged 17, of Newton, who fractured his right tinkle. Two other jockeys who fell were treated for bruises on the course.

Australia Lacks Remounts. ... At the present time Australia is being combed for horses suitable for Army use, but the supply is not equal to the demand, writes “Chiron” in the “Australasian. If racing is dlseourageij there' will be no incentive to breeders to go on producing, and horses will become scarcer than ever, which must adversely affect army efficiency. The war is just as close to England as it is to Australia, but the British Government appreciates the value of the thoroughbred horse and the peed for racing. The sport goes on in spite of all Hitler can do.

Improving. f , Daljarrock is improving and should soon be a winner.

The Champ. , , , The Champ should not be discarded be* cause he failed to do better than a couple of thirds at Wellington, Track conditions were against him bn both days, and he will be harder on firm going. Qn the other hand, both Home Rule and Straight Left have run disappointingly in their latest efforts.

Not Good Enough. „ t . e The Te Rapa trainer F. I utclien fancied his chances of getting into the money at Wellington' with Foxsen, Acreman and Vaalsmoss,’ but they did not come up to expectations.

Alienate. z ~, Alienate ran two good races at. M ellington. Wiggins was In a little bit of a hurry with him the first 'lay, and on the second Was forced over a lot of ground, specially going out of the straight.

Excused. Taking a lino through Stairway, who won, Lenardo should have had a good chance in the hack distance event on Monday. specially with Broughton In tho saddle, but lie failed to run prominently. It transpires that his saddle slipped back early iu the running.

For tlie Oaks. Three-year-old filiies of ciass are not numerous, and Aletliea is racing with as good prospects as anv for a race like the New Zealand Oaks. She missed some work during the week prior to Wellington and did not run on in her race the first day, but she was I ravelling solidly at the right end on Monday.

Failed. On Guineas form Voltaire, who finished fourth in front of Kink, should have given the latter a better race on Monday, but he failed to get into the' money. Answers to Correspondents. "Bill and Ken,’’ Wellington: £3/2/0. “Russian Fury,” Palmerston North: 11) £2/16/- and £2/17/-. (2) £(>/12/-; £2 4'-. ‘•C.S.,” Brooklyn: (1) £l/14/-. (2) £1 5/0. (3) £2/(1/-. (4) £l/14/6. (5) £l/5/0. “Jerry,” Shanuuon; (1) £U/3/-; &2/1./6. (2) £3/15/0. 3) £l2/17/0; £3/9/0. (4) £3/8/-; £l/12/0. ••Wager,” Wairaapa: (1) £2/18/-; £1 15/0. (2) £l/15/-; £l/5/0. “John,” Ngaio: (1) £l. (2). £2/4/b. (3) £2/3/0; £l/8/0. (4) £2/5/-; £l/7/-. (5) £l/11/-; £l/1/-. (0) £2/4/-.

WINNING RIDES

Richards Nears Archer’s Total

(By Telegraph. — Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Received October 28, 7 p.m.) LONDON, October 27. Thousands of pounds in bets are involved in a controversy as to whether jockey Gordon Richards will this season beat Fred Archer's total of winning rides, say.-; the "Daily Mail.” Archer's aggregate was at. first believed to be 2740 winners, but Ruff’s Guide gave the total as 2748, and now after further research gives. Archer 271!). Richards so far in 1942 lias ridden 03 winners, bringing ills total to 2739. Thus witli three-more racing fixtures within the next nine days involving 18 possible mounts, Richards needs to ride eight, 10 or 11 winners, and a pretty dispute is likely if lie succeeds in eight. One bookmaker lots £lO,OOO involved, ins bet being on I lie figure 271.8.