A RANK OUTSIDER

Evening Post, Issue 37, 12 August 1936, Page 13

A RANK OUTSIDER

HAVERING IN HURDLES

The Trial Hurdles saw that onetime good flat performer Havering, rank outsider of the field and at over a score straight out, illustrate the rule that a horse who has shown class can be dropped quickly in the weights only at considerable risk. -At the recent Wellington Meeting he had 10.4, but his weight yesterday was only 9.1, while Salt Spray had lib more than he had in winning that event at Trentham.

Those who had witnessed Havering's efforts as a hurdler at Trentham might reasonably have considered that the chestnut was a back-number. But at the South Canterbury Hunt Meeting subsequently he finished second, and yesterday he disclosed that racing; has been successful in bringing him-back to form. Jumping well, he was first out, settled down after the second fence in. behind The Smuggler and Redolent, then took charge again between the last two fences and came on to win easily by three lengths from the bracketed pair, Salt Spray and Santoft. Two years ago Havering showed some promise when tried at the role in the north He was later acquired by fiv tHon- R?• Webb arid this was his first success in the South Island. He is bv\ TeV#n- yTwOl£,and is trained y o ,V J ~ EUls at Washdyke. Salt Spray and Santoft were both finishing on, with Santoft going very well at the close and failing only by a neck m cutting his companion out t-ffn^M mon? y- Both were uncertain at the earlier fences, particularly Santoft. who was making his debut in tn -n* '«! bu- "?' S was P«»bably. due to The Smuggler, who was causing obstacle. 01 in Xr°nt at almost ™"y

h Jrt frnm fL glei'f W£lS fl Shting *°l- his ftf £ Nomine, start, and his rider had to hold him in. such hard restraint that he was getting under nearly every fence and jumping right up in the air His pulling finally had him beaten two iences from home and he was only a moderate fifth at the post. Redolent was the fourth horse and might have done better had The Smuggler not hfm n S°t V ou£L esome Just in tarot $ r,,m/ i ln Charles and Battleground S;nl°° kS TTVery t light) were disapwrv ? SV Haeretonu came round ™Jh- ast a PP!" c"=hing the last fence, ff a^( ?cd^ wifhim to swerve pit and throw his rider; if he had de-