ACCEPTANCES

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 68, Issue 145, 1 April 1948, Page 2

ACCEPTANCES

NEWS OF THE TURF

Canterbury Jockey Club

(p.a.) Christchurch, March.3l

The fourth and the eight races have been transposed on the programme for the final day of the Canterbury Jockey Club’s Easter meeting at Riccarton next Saturday. The Merivale Handicap will now be run as the fourth race and the Gimcrack Handicap as the eighth. The acceptances are as follows: 10.47 a.m.—

Peerswick Hurdles, of £500; 13 miles and GO yards.—Battle Chief 10.9, Roman Son 9.12, Turf Topic 9.10, Royai Flash, Robot, John lay, My Charm, Little Billy 9.0. 11.25 a.m.— ,

The Fifty-Sixth Challenge Stakes, of £1250; 7 furlongs.—Signal Officer 9.11, Voltaic 9.10, Theocritis 9.6, Magnaform 9.4, Citril 9.2, Flying Orders 9.1, Genera} Argosy 8.8, Magical, Top Deck 7.11, Balkis 7.G, Resolute G.lO. 12.7 p.m.

Yaldluirst Handicap, of £350; on£ mile. —Sorry, Love Letter, Wild Knock, 8.9, Moonlit S.G, Gay Fellow 5.4, Gold Medallion, Loch Lennox, Mercurius Song Dress 8.3. 12.52 p.m.— Merivale Handicap, of £600; 13 miles. —Arctic Circle 8.7, Pestee 8.6, Bay Fort 8.4, Responsive 8.3, Speedy, Minion S.O, Flying Control 7.12, Kill Fast 7.10. .

1.37 p.m.— Sockburn Handicap, of £2000; IS miles. —Signal Officer 10.8, Spare Part 9.5, Detain 5.7, Silver Link 8.6, Desert Fox 8.6, Indian Dawn 8.4, Eriskay 8.1, Grill 7.6, Mestiza 7.1, Wild Ribbon, Faithful Pal, Fine Night, Pandemonium 7.0.

2.22 p.m Richmond Handicap, of £400; six furlongs.—Balkis 9.3; Card Money 5.5; Anri Bridge 5.4; Beaugency 8.1; Idle Jest, Chord 7.11; Brenloch, Iron Trail, Highway 7.9; Infatuate, Courier, Sonata, 'Auchinlee 7.5; Lovely Lady, Metif, Hatrack, Assault, Blue Print, Discord, Excellent Flight, Flying Sovereign 7.7. 3.7 p.m Waltham Handicap, of £1000; seven furlongs.—Desert Girl 9.3; Patmos 9.0; The Pagan 8.8; Lexia 8.7; Theocritus 8.3; False Step 8.0; Ladyship 7.12; Lorna Leigh 7.7; Clyde Bridge 7.6; Deep Harmony, Kirkella 7.5; Martial Note 7.3; Graeme 7.1.

3.52 p.m Gimcrack Handicap, of £500; one mile.—Wide Range 9.12; Diameter 9.6; Ronald Macdonald S. 10; Bay Fort, Responsive 8.6; Le Sonnet 8.2; Flying Control 8.0; Winter Sweet 7.10; Maka Maka, Great Victory 7.8; Show Boy, Siegwood 7.7.