CANTERBURY J.C.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 68, Issue 146, 2 April 1948, Page 5

CANTERBURY J.C.

NEWS OF THE TURF

FORM HORSES TO-MORROW (By “Pegasus”) Horses likely to tie in demand at the conclusion of the Canterbury Jockey Club meeting to-morrow include the following: Peerswick Hurdles —Turf Topic, Battle Chief, John Gay. Challenge Stakes —Voltaic, Citril, Top Deck. Yaldhurst Handicap Love Letter, Moonlit, Sorry. Merivale Handicap Pestee, Arctic Circle, Minion. Sockbum Handicap Signal Officer, Desert Fox, Grill. Richmond Handicap —Beaugency, Idle Jest, Ann Bridge. Waltham Handicap —Lexia, False Step Desert Girl. Gimcrack Handicap Bayfort, Wide Range, Responsive. The Fields 10.47 a.m.— Peerswick Hurdles, of £500; lg miles and 60 yards.—Battle Chief 10.9, Roman Son 9.12, Turf Topic 9.10, Royal Flash, Robot, John Gay, 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, General Argosy S.B, Magical, Top Deck 7.11, Balkis 7.6, Resolute 6.10. 12.7 p.m. Yaldhurst Handicap, of £350; one mile. —Sorry, Love Letter, Wild Knock, 8.9, Moonlit 8.6, Gay Fellow 8.4, Gold Medallion, Loch Lennox, Mercurius Song Dress 8.3. 12.52 p.m.— Merivale Handicap, of £600; 12 miles. —Arctic Circle 8.7, Pestee 8.6, Bay Fort 8.4, Responsive 8.3, Speedy, Minion 8.0, Flying Control 7.12, Kill Fast 7.10.

1.37 p,m.— Sockburn Handicap,, of £2000; IX miles. —Signal Officer 10.8, Spare Part 9.5, Detain 8.7, 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 8.5; Ann Bridge 8.4; Beaugency 8.1; Idle Jest, Chord 7.11; Brenloch, Iron Trail, Highway 7.9; Infatuate, Courier, Sonata, Auchinlee 7.8; 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 8.10; Bay Fort, Responsive 8.6; Le feonnet 8.2; Flying Control 8.0; Winter Sweet 7.10; Malca Maka, Great Victory 7.8; Show Boy, Siegwood 7.7. WELLINGTON TROTTING CLUB FORM HORSES TO-MORROW (By “Durbar.”) Horses which may pei-form well in Wellington to-morrow are: Air Force Handicap —Mosquito, Golden Hoofs, Christmas Queen. Carterton Handicap Attack, Gold Case, Risingholme. Autumn Handicap —Substitute, Ilcaroa, Marcia. R. A. Armstrong Memorial —Minoru, Palava, Ivy Goodwin. President’s Handicap —Carissima, Sure* Echo, Christmas Queen. Hutt Handicap —First division: Indianote, French Gold. Second division: Double Scotch, Bill Tasker. Featherston Handicap—Likely, Thea belle, Goldsmith. Royal Handicap —lvy Goodwin, Indian Son, Palava. The Fields Air Force Handicap, of £400; 3.55 class; trotters; 13 furlongs.—Carissima, Christmas. Queen, Maureen Grattan, Mosquito, Sandy Duval, Sure Echo, Voco Power scr, Loyal Toast 12, Golden Hoofs 36, Buncrana 60. Carterton Handicap, of £400; 4.49 class; two miles. —Aqua Lady, Flinder’s Bar, Pacing Lady, Pampero, Spierette scr, Doris Grattan, Gold Cdse Liebestraum, Risingholme, West Point 12, Attack, French Gold, Play Boy 24, Best Globe 48, Worthydale 60. Autumn Handicap, of £550; 3.48 class; 13 furlongs.—Best Globe, Bull’s Eye, Crown Plate, Gay Indiana, Gold Nip, Ikaroa, Lanoma, Marcia, Substitute scr, Magnificent 12, Sura Wave 24, Pony Express 48. R. A. Armstrong Memorial Handicap of £1200; 3.40 class; 13 furlongs.— Ace of Diamonds, Coral Princess, Cultivator, Doonholme, Durato, Fantom (.T.), Fitnesse, Lady Averil, Minoru, Paperman, Indian Son, Palava, Peter’s Find, Positive, Rfed Ace scr, Ivy Goodwin 24, Democrat, Lord Brooklyn 36. President’s Handicap, of £500; 4.51 class; trotters; 2 miles.—Carissima, Sandy Duval, Sure Echo scr, Christmas Queen, Maureen Grattan, Voco Power 12, Loyal Toast 24, Golden Hoofs 48, Onerous 72. Hutt Handicap, of £400; 2.56 class; 11 miles. —Ballachy, Chief Officer, Doris Grattan, Double Scotch, Emondale, Flinders Bar, Gallian, Fontaine, Gold Case, Hineora, Liebestraum, Indianote, Murray Grattan, Noble Jack, Pampero, Risingholme, Sandy Park, Spierette, Virginia Song, West Point scr, Bill Tasker, French Gold 12, Best Globe 24, Worthydale 36, Featherston Handicap, of £650; 3.44 class; 13 furlongs.—County Antrim, Fillimore, Gung Ho, Napolis, Palava, Pinto, Red Arrow, Theabelle, Volo’s Victory, Jack Irvine, Pony Express scr, Garisbrook, Cultivator, Congo Song, Goldsmith, Our Gail, Gold Strike Starshell, Gough’s Pride, Likely, Terry O’Shea 12, Loyal Nelson 24, Daphne Grattan 36, Indian Son 48. Royal Handicap, of £700; 2.48 class; 11 miles. —Coral Princess, Doonholme, Durato, Fitnesse, Indian Son, Jackie Guy, Lady Averil, Minoru, Palava, Peter’s Find, Positive, Red Ace ecr, Ivy Goodwin, Remlap 12, Democrat 24,