TRENTHAM NOTES

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 733, 5 August 1929, Page 12

TRENTHAM NOTES

RACING INTO FORM MATU’S LACK OF SCHOOLING (Special to THE SUK) WELLINGTON, Saturday. Royal Game was well when he was shipped South, but Trentham has lost a deal of faith In him after his failure at the recent Wellington meeting. He had been doing track work good enough to win at that fixture, but did not give the slightest sign of real form in his races. Tcheka has done well in the last fortnight and a few rousing gallops to sharpen him up should see him near his best. He certainly will be forward enough to make his presence felt in the Winter Cup if he gets a favourable position before the home turn is encountered. It is understood there are a number of applicants for the ride. Matu’s preparation is being confined to galloping on the fiat. He is fitter now than at any other part of the jumping season, but lack of schooling is likely to tell against him. Hynanna Coming Back One of the most interesting workers on tli© Trentham tracks is Hynanna. He is very lively and gives the impression he will come bdek to form this season. So far he has not been extended on the trades, but he is a light fleshed gelding and should not take a great while to get ready. Little has been heard of Black Mint sine© his Wellington failures, but he has been doing nice work at Trentham. Nevertheless his public form is against him for a race like the Winter Cup. Roi de Val is coming to hand nicely and has improved a great deal since he raced at Trentham last month. Well-bred Hack Ben Hur, a three-year-old by Hymestra, out of Miss Gold, has been purchased by tfie Opaki trainer, B. Burgess, from Mr. W. R. Kemball. Both sire and dam of Ben Hur raced in the interests of Mr. Kemball and both won races for him. Hymestrp. was tli© best two-year-old of his year and among the successes of Miss Gold was the Great Northern St. Leger of 1920. Thurnbell is improving in his jumping. Latterly A. Jenkins has been schooling him and he seems to go particularly well for the Trentham horseman. Reports from Foxton credit Lady Limond with having got through a lot of satisfactory work. The Limond mare is one of the nominal favourites for the Winter Cup. and her chance cannot be despised provided she has stood up to a solid preparation There is no doubt about her abilitv to run a great mile, but as one of the unsound brigade there is always the danger she will go to the post short of the necessary work. The Worst Ever Some trainers who have spent a good many years at Trentham express the opinion that recent weeks have been about the wettest in their experience there. The only thing that has saved the position at all is that the course is now much better drained than it used to be, and in consequence dries up much more quickly than was the case some years back. Nevertheless, those who have been trying to get horses ready for Riccarton have not had a very satisfactory time, and there is a possibility that their charges will improve with the work and the racing they will get on tour.