IN TROUBLE Prickles Meets It All Ways

NZ Truth, Issue 1200, 29 November 1928, Page 11

IN TROUBLE Prickles Meets It All Ways

(From ''N.Z. 1 Truth's" Christchurch Rep.) ': • While she may never reach really good class, Prickles is having a hard battle to justify her existence m the Chokebore stable..' WHEN she won the C.J.C. Champagne " last season, she gave promise of reaching good class this year, and was favored for the Oaks, a race m which, she was very unlucky m the running. She hopped off the \ season by meeting with interference, m ' the Mosgiel Handicap at Wingatui, which ' necessitated her scratching for the Guineas. Then followed her defeat m the Oaks. ' .: . Bi.it when she had prospects of opening her account for the season at Washdyke, she again met trouble going out of the straight just after the start. , :: . . First Sight came back on Battle Colours, which, m turn, ; passed it-on tq Sir ' George Clifford's' filly. She came with' a late run, but was unequal to the task, and filled third berth, two 'and a-half lengths behind the winner. • . .[■'".'. ' ■■' , On the second . d.ay she was again m all the trouble going, and horsemanship had a lot to do wit^ her defeat. . She will be allowed to forego her Auckland engagements and Will probably b.e taken to Wihgatui. ; Decently ridden, she should show up to some advantage, for she is m good racing trim and only needs an atom of luck\to run prominently m a decent class field.. . .