CHINA MAIL MARCH
GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE
MOST OPEN CONTEST
FOR MANY YEARS
Young Horses Conceded Best Chances
IRELAND HAVE MANY ENTRIES
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miles and a quarter steeplechase at Gatwick, late last month, by the young harse Red Freeman.
RED FREEMAN
GREAT JEMPER Workman is said to be a great jamper in Ireland and is thought to a good outside chance in the onal, although he fell in the Liverpool Grand Sefton Chase in
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reland other representative, Cooleen, was very unlucky at Ain- free last year, running second to Royal Mail after having been twice savaged by Dawmar.
She has done nothing startling this season, but as she is being spe- cially trained for Liverpool, her per- This seven-years-old, owned by formance over other courses can be Mr. W. U. Goodbody jumped impec practically ignored. cably at Gatwick and stayed on eas- She is in the same stable as Ba- ly to beat such a great pair as Del-chelor's Prince and is the better certain starter for the National and lor's Prince proved himself a Liver achance and Drinmore Lad. He is a fancied of the pair, though will be ridden by T. Elder.
people are convinced that this will
pool horse when he finished.
THE FRENCH ENTRY
ONE OF THE MOST INTEREST
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London, March 4. THE Grand National, which takes place over the Airtree Course, Liverpool to-day, this year lacks the eynical and intelligent Golden Miller, who refused to risk his neck for anybody's money, but As a matter of fact many racing Reynoldstown and Ego in 1936. it is still the most colourful of English races, not be a young horse's year to win the excepting the Derby Reynoldstown, a dual win-National. A seven-years-old, Blue ING HORSES IN THE RACE IS THE ner, is another absentee and the latest reports of Shirt, has been made joint favourite FRENCH ENTRY, TAKVOR BACHA. for the race on his brilliant showing HE IS ONLY SIX YEARS OLD AND Pucka Belle, third last year, are not too encourag-so far this season.
WHILE NOTE ON THE IMPOSENG LISES OF NATIONAL WINNERS. ing.
Though he has never faced the MANY THINK THAT HE MÅ EMT- HOWEVER ROYAL MAIL. LAST YEAR'S WINNER. HAS Aintree fences, he is a clean jump-LATE THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS FELLOW FRENCHMAN GLUT- NOW BEEN DECLARED A CERTAIN STARTER AND HE IS, and in knowledgeable quarters TEUR 11, AND WIN THE NATION- JOINT FAVOURITE FOR THE RACE TRAINED BY IVOR AN- there is a feeling that perhaps the AL THERE IS A LOT OF QUIET THONY, HE WAS TO HAVE BEEN RIDDEN BY HIS OWNER experience fetish for the National CONFIDENCE IN TAKVOR PACHA MR. HUGH LLOYD THOMAS, WHO WAS KILLED IN A RIDING has been overrated. ACCIDENT AT DERBY.
IRISH COMPETITORS Among the fancied horses are Airgead Sios, an eight-years-old Lish horse, Dun-
As a result there was considerable incertainty as to whether Royal Mail would run in the National. This doubt was removed! following a consultation between the stable and the relatives of the late owner.
It has not yet been decided whether the horse will be ridden by E. Williams, whe won the race on him a year ago. nor has it been decided in whose name he will run
Royal Mail is the only previous winner of the race who will run this year, and he will have the oppor tunity of duplicating Reynoldstown's feat of winning in successive years.
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-Eleven horses which ran last year are still in the National field, elading Royal Mail, Cooleen and Pucka Belle, who filled the first three places and Dawmar and Drim, who spent their time at Aintree last March in preventing other horses from filling places.
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The other six are Drinmore Lad, Flying Minutes, Di doric, Pencraik, and Emancipator. Drimmore Lad and Pucka Belle are doubtful starters. Delachance, would probably have been this year's Na tional favourite had he not been rather surprisingly beaten in a three
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have been plenty of jockeys who have won the great race the first time out.
An an amateur Jack Anthony, when only 20 and with practically no experience of big race riding, rode Glenside first past the past.”
George Parfrement, on: Lutteur III, Bryan Bletsoe on Rubio, Gener- al D. G. Campbell, when a subaltern, on The Soarer, all won the first time : over the course and there have been: many other cases.
GAME LITTLE HORSE-
Among the experienced horses who have been given a big chance this year is Flying Minutes, who was with the leaders when he fell a few fences from home last season He is a game little horse, and if he escapes trouble he should play a big part in the race. But he hit him- self in exercise recently and is doubtful starter. If he runs he will again be ridden by young Bruce Hobbs, the 17-years-old jockey, who has no fear whatever of the Na- tional fences.
"Pucks Belle is another of last sea Stal-son's competitors who, on her last
and year's third, must be given a
Pontet, Prominent "Lad, Red Freeman, Royal Danieli, bridge Park fakéor Facha, Workman.
if she runs. She has disappointed
Airgead Sios, is a grand jumper in her races and has gradually drift. ed out in the betting, and at Kemp and winner of the Becher Chase at the Aintree course, and he has ton she was injured and is consid, been winning races everywhere this ered a doubtful runner.
A typical Liverpool horse is. Ine season. It was thought that his connections might save him for aversible, winner of the Grand Sefton later National, because of his youth finished fifth to Reynoldstown two “Chase, and the hope of Scotland He
but Airgead Sios is to run.
years ago, and is in the race this
Royal Daniell, Kontet and Wo [ year with 16. st. 10 lbs.
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The information about Inversible to represent ireland in the race. The is that he wil lot of beatin first named is only seven-years-old, NATIONAL TONG SHOT and he and his rider will be
Probably one of the most
Irish combination. Mr. F. E. Mcing Song shots for the race is the Kever, the crack Irish amateur hunter Hopeful Her to have the mount Royal Danieli, good race at San carrying 12 st. 7 lbs. won over 32 well supported by miles at Mane
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