NATIONAL MEETING

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 66, Issue 249, 2 August 1946, Page 5

NATIONAL MEETING

PROSPECTS FOR TO-MORROW (By “Pegasus”) Racing enthusiasts thrughout the Dominion will have their thoughts centred on Riccarton to-morrow when the National meeting opens. As usual, fields are generally large and the likely favourites v r ell concealed. Brackets on the card to-morrow r are as follows: Enfield Steeplechase—Page’s Raid and Noble Robert. Cashmere Plate —Responsive and Victory Bells. Jumpers’ Flat—Betterman and Bettermusk. Paparua Handicap—Cramond Bay and Good Friend; Sedgmere and Sumra. Winter Cup—Lady Chips and Salary, Ganges and Foxchase, Lowry Bay and Honest Sal; Leigh Barton and Western Front; Boolamskee and Kiloney; Foxeila and Dash o’ Dink. Avonhead Handicap Bittersweet and Kirkella, Leigh Note and Soft Light. Likely favourites are as follow: Enfield Steeples —Appeasement, Bravura, Roman Ned. Cashmere Plate Antibes, Grand Melee, Queen’s General. Jumpers' Flat Handicap —Prize Ring Sphere Hunting Mac. Paparua Handicap Piccolo, Grill, Karachi. National Steeples As Required, Spanish Main, Dumbo.' Trial Hurdles Tamerlane, Olga’s Choice, Greek Dancer. Winter Cup —Leigh Barton-Western Front brkt., Good Bay, Soneri. Avonhead Handicap Alamonde, Lord Elgin, Wane. The Fields 10.47 a.in.— _. , Enfield Steeplechase Handicap, ot £600; about two miles and a half.— The Raker 11.3, Night Prince 10.10, Page’s Raid 10.5, Bravura 9.12, Appeasement 9.10, Lady Premier 9.8, Golden Glow 9.5, Stromboli, Penetration, Roman Ned, Bank Raid, Noble Robert 9.0. 11.32 a.m.— Cashmere Plate, of £400; six furlongs.—Desert Fox, Duncan’s Quib, Fort Silver, Front Page, Kinrara, Le Sonnet, Lord Chase, Majestic Fox. Queen’s General, Spare Part, SpringWater, Thomas, Tin Hat 8.5, Antibes, Bonnie Fair, Grand Melee, Indian Dawn, Koronah, Lady Melrose, Lorna Leigh, Mestiza, Ratline, Regal Lily, Responsive, Victory Bells 8.0.

12.17 pan.— Jumpers’ Flat Race Handicap, of £500; one mile and a half.—Prize Ring 11.2, The Monarch 11.0, Sphere, Arabian Night 10.6, Boloyna i 0.3, Betterman 10.2, Blue Title 10.1, Forage, Bramble Song 10.0, Arctic Dawn 9.12, Hunting Mac 9.11, Brantome 9.9, Bettermusk 9.7, Hasten 9.6, Lunaria, Endurance 9.5, Prince Dolomite 9.3, Ring Scarf, Slavonik 9.0. 1.2 pan.— Paparua Handicap, of £600; seven furlongs.—Tribal Night 9.7, Bridge Acre 9.5, Eoxhaven 9.2, Platform 9.1, Grill, The Grand 8.11, Whitley 8.10, Betterman 8.8, Broiefield, Piccolo 8‘.7, Karachi, Money Bird 8.6, Panope 8.5, Dash o’ Dink 8.4, Air Ace 8.3, Trench Law, Julius Caesar, Burberry, High Ideal, John o’ London, Double Cross, Kiloney, Cramond Bay, Good Friend, Sedgemere, Sumra 8.0. 1.47 pun.— Grand National Steeplechase Handicap, of £3OOO ; about three miles and a half.—Red Glare 11.10, Phil Boa 10.4, As Required 10.2, Siglow 10.1. Timber Topper 9.12, Roman Son 9.11, Indian Sign 9.11, Rival 9.8, Slayer 9.6, Dumbo 9.4, Abbey Lu, Spanish Main, Bronze Night, Night- Prince, Page s Raid 9.0.

2.32 pan.— Trial Hurdle Race Handicap, of £600; one mile and three quarters and about 50 yards.—Beneve 10.10, Maharajah, Glad Fox 10.8, Arctic Dawn 9.11, Greek Dancer, Olga’s Choice 9.10, Big Top 9.8, Cuisinier 9.3, Tamerlane 9.2, Banco, Trueway 9.0. 3.17 p.m.— Winter Cup, of £1750; One mile. — Swift Quarry 10-2, Findon 9.13, Long sword 9.11, Verdant 9.10, Typhoon 9.9, Tiger Tan 9.9, Bonny Flight, 9.5, Tutere 9.5, Tribal Night 9.4, Lance Wing 8.13, Soneri 8.13, Nepeta 8.12, Imperial 8.12, Good Bay 8.11, Sing Sing 8.10, Grand Forest 8.10, Lady Chips 8.8, Salary 8.8, Ganges 8.7, Foxchase 8.7, Lowry Bay 8.6, Honest Sal 8.0, Whitley 8.6, Piccolo 8.6, Leigh Barton 8.4, Western Front 8.3, Boolamskee 8.1, Kiloney 8.0, Burberry 8.0, Belle Leonhe 8.0, Foxeila 8.0, Dash o’ Dink 8.0. 4.2 p.nr.— • Avonhead Handicap, of £500; one mile. —Lord Elgin 9.6, Alamode 9.3, Tomahawk 9.2, Burnbrae 9.1, Wane 9.0, Persuade, Joy Rosa, Bittersweet 8.12, Tifox 8.11, Manatone, Winning Ticket, Deep Harmony, Eudora 8.8, Foreign Ways, Quadrille 8.6, Sir Taglie g. 4, Blue Orchid 8.2, Gallimaufry 8.1, Provider, Deficiency, Denim, Kirkella, Liquidate, Handshake, Leighnote, Soft Light 8.0.