GRAND NATIONAL MEETING

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 69, Issue 263, 19 August 1949, Page 5

GRAND NATIONAL MEETING

NEWS OF THE TURF

FINAL DAY PROSPECTS (By “Pegasus”) Possible fancies for the concluding day of the C.J.C. National meeting at Riccartoh to-morrow include: Aylesbury Hack Handicap —First division: Chord, Braemorn, Wicche. Second division: Fantasy, Hobgoblin, Talent. Styx Hurdles Money Lender, The Stormovik, Relampago. I. Hack Handicap—Personality, Beau Soil’, Snow Saint. Spreydon Hurdles —Hunting Mae, Our Gold, Batal. Heathcote Handicaup— Western Front, Kartikeya, Dark Arrow. Beaufort Steeples —Specialist, Homespun, Haszoult. Redcliffs Hack Handicap —Double Bid, Hormond, Flibbertigibbet. Selwyn Hack Handicap DuvaaJs, Infatuate, Western Winner. The Fields 10.32 a.m.— Aylesbury Handicap, of £500; 7 furlongs—Chord 9.0, Talent 8.12, Lady Melville, Fantasy S.ll, Braemorn 8.10, Hobgoblin, Indiana 8.7, Waihora, Golden Victory 8.6, Reformed, Wicche 8.5, Acme, Air Achieve, Beau Esprit, Bill Dale, Colonel Argosy, County Tyrone, Detention, Dissenter, Kamet, Marcus, Miss Sunshine, Nocturnal, Nutcracker, Placidity, Radical, Riverbank, Royal Scandal, Supreme Command, Symbolic, Te Kooti, Upshot, Woodrow 5.4. 11. a.m.—

Styx Hurdles, of £600; 13 miles and 60 yards—Relampago 11.8, Mooney Lender 11.2, Gold Song 11.0, Minion 10.9, The Stormovik 10.8, Perusha 10.6, 11-Corona 10.2, High Order 10.0, Tribute 9.9, Sailor Girl 9.6, Grill 9.5, Flying Dink 9.4, Arctic Circle 9.3, Brockie 9.2, Erindale Lad, Lord Robin, On Broadway, Thomas, Tikakoura, Valliant Prince 9.0.

12.7 p.m.— Longbeach Handicap, of £500; 1 mile —Personality 9.11, Romantic 9.1, Robin Redbreast 9.0, Snow Saint 8.13, String Band, Trench Fray 8.12, Beechwood 8.10, Terminus, Faultrosa, Flying Fort 8.8, Martianair, Repudiate 8.7, Military Chief 8.6. Beau Soil’, Profane 8.5, Victory Night, Haughty Lyric 8.4, Prince Defaulter 8.3, Fyxen 8.2, Love Letter 8.1, Gold Mine, Entrancing, Golden Air, Mister Buzz, Rappel 8.0. 12.52 p.m.— Sydenham Hurdles, of £1000; two miles.—Hunting Mac 11.8; Desert Trek, Our Gold 10.6; Batal 10.0; Amorlad 9.13; Dawn March 9.8; Zulu Boy 9.7; Pages Raid/ Detain 9.6; Gold Song 9.3; Roman Duke, Gay Fellow 9.2 ; Minion 9.0. 1.37 p.m.— Heathcote Handicap, of £1000; nine furlongs.—Julius Caesar 9.13; Kartikeya 9.3; Dark Arrow’ 9.2; Distinction, Lord Elgin 9.0; Fine Night 8.12; Western Front 8.11; Tuatea, Super Flight 8.10 ; Authentic 8.7; Night Owl, Langham 8.6; Aiigell 8.4; Nullah 8.3; Orthodox, Thornbridge, Helio 8.2; Merry Robin 8.1; Broie, Finigin, Copper . Coin, Eulogize, Flying Control, Ned Kelly, Pageant, Pandemonium, Peridot, Reveller 8.0. Julius Caesar was eliminated as a double acceptior and Peridot was balloted out. Both have the right of reentry in the event of scratchings. 2.22 p.m.— Beaufort Steeplechase, of £1000; about two miles and a half.—Eleanor Star 10.4; First Out 9.13;. Roman Son 9.11; Bravura 9.10; Specialist, Haszoult 9.7; Blanket, Homespun, Light Tea, Night Prince, San Quentin 9.0. 3.7 p.m.— Redcliffs Handicap, of £500; one mile and a quarter.—Detract , 10.7 ; Hormond 9.0; Flibbertigibbet, 8.13; Snow Saint 8.12; Sorry 8.11; String Band, Cast High, Double Bid 8.10; Terminate, Elofa 8.9; Marut 8.7 ; Military Chief 8.5; Moonlit 8.4; Show Boy 8.3; Show Mist, Valley Gold, Albert John, All Pockets, Boost, ToHoo 8.0.

3.52 p.m.— Selwyn Handicap, of £800; seven furlongs.—Da Vinci 10.8; Julius Caesar 10.0; Duvaals 9.5; Clyde Bridge 9.3; Bambalina 9.1; Lady Myrtle, Lexia, Extra Flight 8.12; Western Winner 8.10; Lovemorn 8.9; Flying Orders, Red Pickle 8.8; Maryburn 8.7 ; Magnaform, Cipher, Lorna Leigh 5.3; Infatuate 8.2; Gold King, Lady Christine 8.1; Beaumaris, Robinfaye, Wild Ribbon 8.0.