PADISHAH’S WIN.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 46, 22 January 1938, Page 7

PADISHAH’S WIN.

HALF-BROTHER TO CUDDLE. AN EXTRAORDINARY CAREER. Padishah’s success in the Wellington Gup marked the first noteworthy success of a rather extraordinary career. For five seasons this handsome half-brother to Cuddle has been held in high esteem, but it was not until Tuesday, when his sixth season of racing was well advancod, that he really fulfilled expectalions. Padishah, bred in 1931, was a big, heav-ily-topped foal and, although by Chief Ruler, did not appear ever likely to make a two-year-old winner. As a yearling lie was broken in by Mr Duncan Hyslop, of Hastings, and while in that stable developed a serious internal complain!. Ilis lifo was despaired of and one morning Mr J. A. Ilennah offered him to Mr A. Grey for one shilling, but Grey, visualising the expense and trouble of carting and burying the youngster beyond the borough, declined the offer. Padishah has since suffered at intervals from this inward complaint, and several times he lias had to be eased in his training, and probably it has caused him at times to run disappointingly. Ho has contested 37 races for six wins and £1835 in Etakes aiid trophies. As a two-year-old lie was raced twice, and three times as a three-year-old, without result. As a four-ycar-old ho was taken to Sydney, without success, and brought back to Hastings. He won Ins first race, a highweight handicap, at the Hawke’s Bay summer meeting. After this lie was . given a long course of schooling, and became most proficient. He may develop in time into a first-class jumper. As an early five-year-old Padishah was taken to the New Zealand Cup meeting, where he won the Middleton Handicap and Otaio Plate. Later he rs«ed once or twice over hurdles, but was not in a place. In the spring of 1936 Mr Ilennah again took Padishah to Australia, racing him at Randwick and Flemingtoii, again without success. On his resumption of work in New Zealand Padishah showed a decided improvement iii his track work, und he won a double, tho Hawke’s Bay and Coronation Gups, at Hastings last autumn. He was brought back to prepare for the New Zealand Cup, hut after gaining a minor place at Hastings, he ran poorly at Masterton last October. Ilis owner immediately cancelled his Trentham and Riccarton engagements and decided to turn him out until the late summer or early autumn, and get him ready for the 1938 jumping season RETURN TO TRAINING. The Cup winner’s box was takon by the 'three-year-old Constant Sun filly Kahlika, a half-sister to Gold Bag, but she contracted a very bad cold. Hence Padishah, after a three weeks' spell, was again brought into commission, and later went to Woodville, where he ran a good enough race tc. persuade his owner to undertake a trip to Auckland, where lie ran eighth in the Cup, fourth in the A.R.C. Handicap, and third in the Grandstand Handicap. While Padishah, accompanied by Brunhild and Kathbella, was en route to Trentham last Sunday, the motor vehicle broke down between Hastings and Wellington. Inquiries elicited the information that on Sunday night a fruit train was going to Wellington, and it was on this train that Padishah travelled to win tho 1933 Wellington Cup. Mr Hennah, the owner and trainer of Padishah, has been in Hawke’s Bay since a youth, mid from early manhood has been connected with the turf. _ When in his twenties he acquired Captain Jingle, and with him won many races, including the Welllington Steeplechase and Grand National. Ho has also raced other horses and lias bred on a small scale, breeding one of the Dominion’s best mares, Cuddle.