CHURCHTOWN BEST -IN A MUDDY GRAND NATIONAL
Says RICHARD BAERLEIN
Mrs Vincent O'Brien's Churchtown was once my iden of the Ideal Grand National outsider. He can no longer be claimed to be an outsider, having joined the big four, Coneyburrow, Irish Lizard, Royal Ton and Tudor Line, in the betting, though he is still the outsider of this five.
Coneyburrow appears to have to look beyond the five horses enhanced his Grind National mentioned above for this year's handicapping at Naas, but "National,” though, as I have although Churchtown beat him stated before. Gentle Moya win by two lengths and will meet be my best outsider. him on 171b worse terms in the "National,"
con Churchtown still defeat him again.
He has proved an out-and-out stayer, and the fact that he has now found enough speed to win
came
*
UNBEATEN The backing for Tudor Line
before his Choitentani.
That gives all the more credit to the performance. This gelding is unbeaten in his
victory.
over three miles shows that he three races this season. la improving fast as the 'chaser.
The only SCOTO on which ho When these two last met, in can be faulted is the question the Loopardstown Chase over of stamina, for his racon this throc
furlongs, season have been over two and half miles twice and two 10lb., a
miles five
Churchtown,
receiving
lengths
anished
זת
Coneyburrow,
FINISHED WELL Churchtown
behind miles,
Horses.
which show this brilliance do not usually
stamina the required
WD9 finishing poseess
well that day and it was the first time in public that he gave the appearance of developing Since into a "National" korse.
he has gone from strength
then he
to
strength
Coneyburrow 15 Hkety to
autjump him, but provided
for the "National,"
-(London Express Service)
LOOKING FOR SOME WATER
Life le a bit difficult for
Churchtown is within 100 yards rowing enthusiasts in a city of him at the last fence, I think like BIRMINGHAM. be is sure to run him out of it. the local University
O'Brien
indeed lucky
to Club. You'd think all would be ave two "National" candidates happy in the
There's
Rowing
that
camp now
with the
the ability of Royal Tan the
their first new boat is about to and Churchtown,
be_delivered.
But Although Buya! Tan gave the
Its thirty members most convincing Grand Nailonal would be much more pleased if trial we have seen this season, they could also find
a nice number a large
It is Talher of racegoers stretch of water. still want to oppose him.
asking too much to get the for scullers to travel 20 miles
ONLY 10 YEARS OLD They say that he has failed each practice on the Severn at to take two chances and that Bewdley, but the only alterna
s
the canal, And that
to
an opportunity does not knock tive three times in the Aintree race, presents
However, Royal Tan is only
old
First, problems.
ja
very difficult 10 years
and, provided the turn a boat round without cap- although weed-clearing going is not too heavy, I think sizing,
would be dangerous to oppose fatigue parties are doing their
at Liverpool simply on best to alleviate the situation.
it is rather Üresume Secondly, these grounds.
to be really when a crew is rowing flat out
it
If it happens
I would naturally to have to try and negotiate the muddy then prefer his stable companion; frequent canal bridges only 17ft. otherwise I do not see how any wide when the ours span 24. one can leave out Royal Tan. Cramps the style, to say the
It is indeed going to be hard least.
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