CLASSIC CANDIDATES

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 700, 27 June 1929, Page 12

CLASSIC CANDIDATES

ARISTOCRATIC YOUNGSTERS IN HODGE’S STABLE Private trainer to the Auckland sportsman, Mr. T. Impey, is S. Hodge, who is domiciled at Takanini with half a dozen or so horses. The complement of his team at present is Nassock, Envoy, Imperial Prince, Professor and Serang, and with a couple more to add to the string shortly, Hodge should have quite a successful run in the next few months. After an absence of several months, due to receiving severe injuries to the near forearm, Nassock is again a regular member. Pie has been up only a few weeks, but bears evidence of baying got through plenty of work. Nassock has shown promise, and it w;is particularly unfortunate that he should have met with a mishap at the time he did for he might have developed into quite a good hack. Well Bred Eulogistic reference was made to the Psychology—March colt when he joined up with S. Hodge’s team in the winter of last year, but very little was heard of him. for he made only one appearance on the turf, and that was an unplaced performance. During the interim. Professor, as he is named, has been added to the list, and naturally has lost a lot, of that grossness typical in colts. There are few better bred ones than., this rising three-year-old, and as the patient policy has been employed it is to be hoped that the connections of the black receive their due reward. Both Professor and Imperial Prince claim engagements in next season’s classics. A bay filly by Thespian from Queen

of the Earth is being put through the rudimentary stages of its education. The youngster bears a very promising appearance, and as she ranks as a half-sister to that very promising two-year-old, Imperial Prince, her prospects for the approaching racing term may be viewed favourably.