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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 211, 6 August 1937, Page 8

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RICCARTON TRACK WORK. BRIGADORE LOOKS FIT. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 6. Following overnight frost sun shone brightly this morning and conditions were pleasant for training operations at Riccarton. The ground, however, remained soft after the rain earlier in the week. -No. 8 grass track was open for fast work. It was patronised by a few horses, but most of them were given only short sprints without being set to top speed. The majority of the work was steady pacing on the •and. , , Burglar went twice round the grass trade at. a sound pace, moving freely, and was all right after the task. Brigadore, a late arrival, did stron 0 work on the sand. He looks very well. The present intention of his owner-trainer is not to give the horse any jumping before the Grand National Steeplechase, in which case he will take on the race without any previous exporienco of tho fences. Irish Comet worked at a useful pace on tho sand. His rider,* J. E. Fergus, is duo to arrive to-morrow morning, when tne Auckland horse will bo schooled, possibly ovor the steeplechase course. Red Sun was out doing strong paco work. He has made a great improvement in the joint that gave trouble over the Kelly the Crow wos given a school once round the fences in the middle and jumped them well. , , . Culverden jumped in good stylo over three hurdles. , _ , . Silver Sreak, Mount Val. Petersham and SoTap arrived from Oamaru last night. The West Coast horses Hunting Bag ana Land Raid were sent home last night, both being- amiss. . , , , L. J. Ellis was out riding useful work on a number of horses. He stated that his injured shoulder was giving no trouble now and that he would be riding in the Grand National meeting next week.