RACING NOTES

Grey River Argus, 17 April 1948, Page 6

RACING NOTES

(By

“Galtee More”)

Many a Slip Champagne, a’ nicely turned filly by Neptune from the imported mare Celebrity had her first run at Awapuni and W’as a quiet tip. She showed speed to trail Royal Shar to the home turn, where she ran off the track, but when straightened up gain she made up ground to finish fifth, and it appeared that she had only to make that turn to be hard to beat. Celebrity was got by Nothing Venture, her dam being Cinna, in turn the dam of Beau Fere, Balloch, Gav Shield, and Mr Standfast. Champagne will make amends very soon, but the price will be a short one. Initial Win of Joyful Lady

Joyful Lady, who created a big surprise in the Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes, foil two-year-olds, at Awapui last Saturday, is a brown filly by Lo Zingaro from Blissful Lady. She had failed to do better than three fourths in moderate company in eight previous starts, and on the first day of the meeting was unplaced under 7.0 in the Cloverlea Nursery Handicap. Trained at Hastings by C. Stowe, Joyful Ladv is owned by Mrs M. N. Bayliss. She was purchased as a yearling for 319 guineas. Mr Goosman purchased her half-brother, by Ruthless, in January, for 1200 gns. the colt being in F. Smith’s stable at Takanini.

Blissful Lady is a sister to Bashful Lady, winner of the Canterbury Jockey Club’s Winter Cup in 1942 and 1943. She is by Paper Money from Lady Blissful, by Elysian from the imported mare Lady Wayward 11. Lady Blissful won ten races herself, and is related to former good Performers in Emperador, The Joker, Lord Nuffield. Capricious, Pride, Royal Artist, Jaloux and Lady Montana.

Carthage as Hurdler Carthage, surprise winner of the first division of the Kaimai Hack Hurdles at Tauranga last Saturday, is a six-year-old chestnut gelding belonging to a family that has produced some good winners. He was bred by Mrs J. N. and Mr T. C. Lowry, and is by Theio from Sudan, by Beau Pere from Sahara, by Grandcourt from Desert Gold, winner of £28,133 in stakes. Carthage was raced by his breeders until he was a four-year-old, winning one race as a two-year-old and another as a three-year-old. In the meantime he has passed through several hands and before last Saturday had won four races. He is now owned and trained by Mr G. J. Walker, of Te Awamutu, for whom he has won two races, having also scored in the Summer Hack Handicap, seven furlongs, at New Plymouth in December. Carthage jumped quickly and cleanly in the Kaimai Hack Hurdles and that played no small part in his success. Consistent Indian Song has had an exasnerating run of minor successes, and her consistencj' should soon have its reward. She ran two good races at Awapuni and on each occasion she was beaten into second place by narrow margins. In five starts this season she has five seconds to her credit.

Well Supported For a horse making his first appearance with the colours up, Result was confidently supported for the ■hurdles, and The Bigot four-year-old won rather impressively. Result made a bad jump early and was fairly well back in the field along the back, but he improved his position with pace and good jumping in the last half-mile and was right up with the leaders in the run across the top. His winning margin was a _ length, but he had more than that in hand al the post.

Promisinn Young Pacer Culture, one of the most promising three-year-old pacers of last season, and who was successful in the last two of his four starts, has shown a return to form recently. After being unplaced four times for his ownertrainer, D. Fraser. Culture was placed under the care of the young Ashhurst trainer, TI. Griflin. and at his first appearance the four-year-old won the Stewards’ Handicap at Hutt Park in February.

Culture’s next outing was in the Hawera Trotting Cup last month, when after going 4.25 3-5 off 4.40 he just failed to-bold off the outsider. Palava. Culture, who is by U-Scott from the good trotting mare, Mac’s Jimmy, by Maxegin from a King Cole mare, was third in the Ferry Handicap at Hutt Park last Saturday, and has also been nominated lor the principal events at the Manawatu Trotting Club’s meeting today, and April 24. Griffin is a grandson of the late E. Griffin, who some years ago was a leading ' trainer of gallopers and trotters in Reefton.

Sustained Run Backed right down to little better than even money in a field of nine in the J. M. Johnston Memorial Handicap, seven furlongs, on the first day at Awapuni, Fleetwood had to register a game performance to get up to beat the unlucky Cressida in the last stride. Petre Mar set a warm pace and was well cleai' before reaching the straight, Cressida heading the next bunch and the favourite some lengths behind. Cressida reached the front when Petre Mar compounded below the distance, and appeared to have the race in safe keeping, but Fleetwood maintained a long run to 1 join the issue right on the post.j Fleetwood won at Tauherenikau, and was one of the form horses earlier at Trentham. On his showing at Awapuni the son of Foxbridge might win a good middle-distance event later on.

In ’Open Ranks Square Dink, a double winner in hack' company at Fielding with wel-ter-weights, made the. grade in open company at Awapuni, leaving no doubt whatever of his galloping ability. In the Adderstone Handicap he assumed command in the first furlong. drawing out to a two and three lengths lead, and he held on to score easily by a couple of the best. On returning to scale he did not appear to be the least bit distressed though he ran the nine furlongs in .1.52 2-o on a course that is not considered a fast one. His dam, Bonny Glow, won big Handicaps at Trentham and in Taranaki, and in Square Dink she has left a really first-class horse.