Grand National Rehearsal

Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 177, 28 July 1944, Page 7

Grand National Rehearsal

NOKO BRACKET

IN HOMEBY STEEPLES RICCARTON RACE PROSPECTS (Special) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. A maximum field of eight will be available for the Homeby Steeplechase at Riccarton to-mOrrow, when the Christchurch Hunt Club will hold its first meeting since 1942, but it includes fancied Grand National candidates in Noko and Anglo-French, which form a bracket, and Khurja. Two of the acceptors, Surpeen and As Required, may not be at their best. Surpeen is apparently affected in the wind, and the affliction has become more pronounced since he has been at Riccarton, while As Required has a leg that has been giving trouble. Khurja will be tackling the course for the first time, but his record of two firsts and a second in the three steeplechases he has contested suggests that it will not trouble him. The Southland stablemates, Noko and Anglo-French, look certain to run well, with Noko appealing as the better prospect to-morrow. Kanui Te Pai has been schooling attractively and may take part in the finish, while Dozie Boy and Slayer have been to the fore in many tests on the course. Winter Cup horses will have a chance to prove themselves in the seven furlong Brabazon Handicap, which may have to be run in divisions, though three scratchings will bring the field to 32— the safety limit. At least a. dozen of the candidates look prospects, among them Royal Flight, Bashful Lady, Lord Advocate, Gulf Stream, Gamble, Prince Shad, Immediate, Aurora Australis, Lenardo and Sell's P3I. The Maiden Stakes has had to' be divided into three divisions and unless there are five scratchings three divisions will be run. Provision has also been made for the Camla Hack to be run in two divisions, but only two scratchings are needed to reduce the field to the maximum allowed. Edward has been scratched in the Lawford Steeples. Among the fancies are:— 11.2—Lawford Steeplechase.—Dividend, Spanish Main. La Boca. 11.42—Haldon Hurdles.—• Po Huka, Tideover, Lightfair. 12.32—Maiden Stakes.—First division: Bowmore-Cerne Minster bracket, RahiriQuick Rise bracket. Second division: Delano - Ration bracket, Battle RoyalDesert Victory bracket, Third division: Reorapa - Sir Bernard bracket, Tifox-Takuta-Tomahawk bracket. I.27—Homeby Steeplechase. — Noko-Anglo-French bracket, Khurja, Kanui Te Pai. 2.l2—Camla Hack.—Kaitoa, Findon, Pink Bonnet. 2.s7—Longbeach Hurdles. — Paladeo, Maggiore, Te Kawiti. 3.42 — Brabazon • Handicap. — Bashful Lady, Aurora Australis, Gulf Stream. 4.27—Kennels Hack.—Foxchase, Salary, Silver Sal. The fields are:— LAWFORD HACK AND HUNTERS' STEEPLECHASE of £300, about two miles and a half.— Dividend, 11.0; La Boca, 20.11; Spanish Main, 10.7; Timber Topper, 9.12; Ballyaggan, 9.11; Donadea, 9.9; Airdrie, 9.7; Troraide, Force, Golden Sight, Chins Up, 9.0.

HALDON HACK AND HUNTERS' nURDLES of £250, one mile and three-quarters and 50 yards.— Kilcato. 10.4; Sandy Cape, 10.2; Arctic Dawn, 10.1; Roman Son, 9.13; Ivar, 9.12; Lightfair, 9.11; Norse, .9.9; Waitoru, 9.8; Pohuka, 9.5; Albino, Tideover, 9.4; Gold Nugget, 9.3; Hard Frost, Phil Boa, Cataract, Gleucos, Forage." Airborne, Tan Peter, Prince Dolomite, Author's Dream, Pilot Officer. 9.0.

MAIDEN STAKES ol £200, six furlongs.—First Division: Bowmore, Espanita, Sir Bernard, Fairy Godmother, Legal Right, Olga's Choice, Whitley, 8.11; Baffling, Casilda, Double Cross. Kalahari, Lawless, Lord Ronald, Miss Medley, Night Wink, Rahiri, Siegwood, Stewardess, Tomahawk, Windink, 8.0. Second Division: Cerne Minster, Delano, Good Friend, Legislator, Pharos, Trailing Home, 8.11; Air Ace, Battle Royal, Chicago, Cinderella, Fortitude, Koa Manu, Liquidate, Night Ace. Quick Rise, Runaway, Silvestre, Takuta, Weld Cono, 8.0. Third Division: Comic Paper, Hadrian, Ration, Reorapa, Twelve Pointer, B.ll; Air Lord, Centime, Dark Diana, Desert Victory, Golden Kea, Lady Desirable, Maid of Dunloe, Night Advance, Peculate, Racket, Saint Joachim, Simon Tor, Tifox. Well Armed, 8.0. For non-winners. Five scratchings required to make two divisions instead of three.

Brackets:—Bowmore and Cerne Minster, Comic Paper • and Espanita, Delano and "Ration,. Fairy Godmother and Good Friend, Hadrian and Legal Right. Olga's Choice and Pharos, Reorapa and Sir Bernard, Trailing Home and Twelve Pointer, Whitley and Air Ace, Air Lord and Baffling, Battle Royal and Desert Victory, Casilda and Chicago, Centime and Lord Roland, Cinderella, Dark Diana and Double Cross, Fortitude, Golden Kea and Kalahari, Koa Manu, Lady Desirable and Lawless, Liquidate, Maid of Dunloe and Miss Medley, Night Ace, Night Advance and Nightwink, Quick Rise, Racket and Rahiri, Runaway, Saint Joachim and Siegwood, Simon Tor and Stewardess, Takuta, Tifox and Tomahawk, Weld Cona, Well Armed and Windink. HOMEBY STEEPLECHASE of £500, about two miles and a half.—Noko, 12.0: Anglo-French. 11.7; Dozie Boy, 11.5; Kanui Te Pai, Slayer, Khurja, 11.0; Surpeen, 10.9; As Required, 10.0. Bracket:—Noko and Anglo-French. CAMLA HACK HANDICAP of £250, seven furlongs.—First Division: High Play, 10.3; Grecian Glow, 8.13; Findon, 8.12; Big Joe, 8.11; Night Fighter, 8.6; Grand Forest, 8.4; Sunny Sal, 8.3; Good Fun, 8.2; Notary, Kurawhi, Paybook, 8.1; Walk Off, The Pied Piper, Reorapa, Irish Brogue, King Burn, Old Glory, 8.0. Second Division: Kaitoa. 9.0; Good Caste,. 8.13: Pink Bonnet, 8.11; Wise Girl, 8.10; Saldowa, Bridgehead, 8.6; Owaka, 8.3; Lyndon Lea, 8.2; Bill Gundi. Warrigal, 8.1; Lex, Prince Leighon, Miss Clorane, Croupier's Pride, Some Sing, Surama, Lucky Girl, 8.0.

Brackets: —Wise Girl and Irish Brogue, Good Fun and Some Sing. Notary and" Bill Gundi, Kurawhi and Warrigal, Paybook and Lex, Walk Off and Prince Leighon, The Pied Piper and Miss Clorane, Reorapa and Croupier's Pride, King Barn and Surana, Old Glory and Lucky Girl.

LONG BEACH HURDLES of £350, one mile and three-quarters and 50yds.—Nightcalm, Moderate, 10.6; Young Charles, Bolovna, 10.3; Te Kawiti, 10.1; Paladeo, 9.13; Knight Commander, 9.7; Maggiore, 9.5; Flying Spy, Albino, 9.0.

BRABAZON HANDICAP of £350, seven furlongs.—First Division: Royal Flight, 9.9; Bashful Lady, 9;2; Lord Advocate, 9.0; Gulf Stream. 8.9; Foxleap, 8.8; Hearth, 8.7; Gamble, 8.5; Prince Shad, 8.3; High Play, 8.2; Omahina, 8.1; Aurora Australis, 7.13; Royal Greek, 7.11; Lenardo, 7.10; Night Lancer, Sal's Pal, High Ideal, Cramond Bay, Arustra, 7.7. Second Division: Monetary, Platform, 9.2; Poutatau, 8.12; John o' London, 8.9; Silver Lily, 8.7; Kevin, 8.6; Skyhawk, 8.3; Minority, 8.2; Immediate, 8.1;- Fur Coat, 7.13; Arabian Night, 7.12; Hippodrome, 7.11; Rawhamai, 7.8; Fairy Bard, Rex Maitland, Sham Boy, First In, 7.7.

Brackets: —Kevin and Gamble, Minority and High Play, Immediate and Omahina, Fur Coat and Aurora Australis, Arabian Night and Royal Greek, Hippodrome and Lenardo, Rawhamai and Night Lancer, Fairy Bard and Sal's Pal, Rex Maitland and High Ideal, Sham Boy and Cramond Bay, First In and Arustra.

KENNELS HACK HANDICAP of. £250, nine furlongs.—Foxchase, 9.0; Boolamskee, Salary, 8.13; Silver Sal, 8.10; Pink Bonnet, 8.9; Scarteen, 8.7; Great March, 8.6; Honest Sal, Royoney, 8.4; Guile, 8.3; Sedgemere, 8.1; Stavros, Lance Wing, Miss Clorane, True-way, Metonymy, Scottish Lad, Fiery Knight, 8.0.