CANTERBURY PARK MEETING

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24884, 25 May 1946, Page 4

CANTERBURY PARK MEETING

TROTTING

TO-DAY’S PROSPECTS Although the absence of Sahara Queen robs the Juvenile Stakes at the Canterbury Park meeting at Addington to-day of some of its interest as a Sapling Stakes trial, the form shown by the other youngsters should be a good guide to their prospects in the classic, which will be decided at Ashburton on June 3. After the recent rain the track will be soft, and this should be a distinct advantage to the Greymouth-trained filly, Darkle Grattan, which has already demonstrated her ability to handle heavy tracks, and she may be elected favourite. Free Fight and Likely, from M. Holmes’s stable, are improving youngsters, and the lastnamed gave a fine display at the Easter meeting to finish second to Sahara Queen in the Welcome Handicap. Penalised 24 yards for her win _in the Timaru Nursery Stakes, Lady Diane is still a possibility, as 1 she finished brilliantly to win the mile race at Washdyke. At her only other start she finished fast over the last half-mile in fourth place behind Sahara Queen, Likely, and Darkie Grattan in the Welcome Handicap. On Approval raced well in the trials at Ashburton, but he is a doubtful starter and may make his next appearance in the Sapling Stakes. County Antrim is a nice type of colt in L. O. Thomas’s stable, and he should develop into a useful winner. Bonaparte, a son of Red Shadow and Princess Napoleon, the dam of Karangi and In the Mood, raced well in the early stages of the Oamaru Juvenile Stakes. His sire. Red Shadow, was a noted mudlark, and if the going is heavy to-day, Bonaparte should handle it better than most in this race. , . In a race which should be full of interest, Darkie Grattan, Likely, and Lady Diane should be prominent at the finish. Gallant Maid and Cameronian have come into favour for the Winter Handicap, and together with Lucky Loyal andNative Scott, they should fight out the finish Good fields are listed throughout the programme, and form shown here should be a reliable guide to the Ashburton Trotting Club’s meeting next week. Horses in form include: 11 a.m.—Addington Handicap: Endowed, Quartermaster, Tolerate. 11.40 a.m.—Peninsula Handicap: Checkmate, Theabelle, Tara’s Hall. 12JO p.m.—Juvenile Handicap: Darkie Grattan, Likely, Lady Diane. 15 p.m.—Winter Handicap: Native Scott, Gallant Maid, Cameronian. 150 p.m.—Ellesmere Handicap: Minmi Boy, Jervis Bay, Dandy Grattan. 2.30 p.m.—Elevation Handicap: Royal Dale, Believe Me, David Dryden. 3.10 p.m.—Fendalton Handicap: Raven, Northern Lass, Princess Maritza. 355 p.m.—Final Handicap: Cameronian,

Jack’s Son, Gallant Maid. The following are the fields:— ADDINGTON HANDICAP, of £400; 3min 55sec class (trotters); one mile and five furlongs.—Belle Header, Betty Maxegn, Great Worth, Suzerain, Tolerate scr; arwrack. Quartermaster, Royal Stone 12; Mamanuas 36; Endowed, Freckles 48; Kerrwood Bingen 60. PENINSULA HANDICAP, of £400; 3min 52sec class; one mile and five furlongs.—Air Spray, Betty Ducrow, Carisbrook, Robinette, Royal Pageantry, Starshell, Tara’s Hall, Theabelle, Travis Boy scr; Checkmate, Hanover 12; News Agent 24. JUVENILE HANDICAP, of £600; two-year-olds; one mile and a quarter.—Antrim Hall, Badminton, Bonaparte, County Antrim. Darkie Grattan, Fontaine, Free Fight, Gold Key, Likely, On Approval, Shamus O’Brien, Tiny Trixie, War Glory, Zulu scr; His Excellency 12; Lady Diane. Pirouette 24. WINTER HANDICAP, of £1200; 3mtn 35sec class; one mile and five furlongs.— Captain Morant, Fancy Goods, Gallant Maid scr; C a tai pa, Gold Sheik, Karangi, Loyal King, Native Scott 12; Cameronian, Claremorris, Loyal Nurse, Lucky i Loyal, Scott Axworthy 24; Safety Pin 36. ELLESMERE HANDICAP, of £550; 4 min 40sec class; two miles.—Convincer, Golden Glow, Honest Peter, Jervis Bay, Lord Peterson, Minmi Boy, Nellie Fraser, Volo’s Victory scr; Dandy Grattan, Globe Direct, Lanaco, Loyal Winner, Toushay (P.) 12; Dinghy, Jackie Guy 24; Sir Raymond 36; JFlying Chips 48. ELEVATION HANDICAP, of £650; 3min 50sec class (trotters); one mile and five furlongs.—David Dryden, Endowed, Kerrwood Bingen scr; Fighting Friend, Jimmy Dillon, Mistydale, Paul Parrish, Royal Dale, Tall Timber 12; Believe Me. Frank Scott, Lee Berry. Nationalist, Toushay 24; Echoist 36; Bancor, Firewater 48; Casabianca 72. FENDALTON HANDICAP, of £650; 3min 22sec class; one mile and a half.— Gamble King, Grattan Bells, Raven, Renown’s Pride, Safari (P.), Task. Force, Technique, Tenpennybit scr; Belflamed, Northern Lass, Princess Maritza. Tam o’- Shanter 12; Elation, Fancy Goods, Golden Shadow, Ingle Belmer, Ix>u Hall, Nola Scott, Scottish Lady, Sir ■Michael 24. FINAL HANDICAP, of £800; 2min 43 sec class; one mile and a quarter.— Cameronian, Captain Morant, Catalpa, Characteristic, Follow Me, Gallant Maid, Imperial Lady, Jack’s Son, Karangi, Loyal Nurse, Pre-Eminence, Prince Grattan, Scotch Music scr; Claremorris, Gold Sheik, Native Scott, Scott Axworthy 12; Trusty Scott 24; Countless 36. Led AU the Way Driven by W. A. Thomas, who trains her for Mr A. J. Flynn, Lou Hall led all the way to win the James Memorial Handicap on a heavy track at the Forbury meeting on May 4 by half a head from Radical. On this form she must be given a chance in the Fendalton Handicap to-day. By Dillon Hall, most of whose stock go ■well under adverse track conditions, she is from Marie Rey, and in her 12 starts in Southland this season she has raced consistently for four wins and four minor placings. peels in hack races ia the near future, fie is trained by Ridgway for Mr F. H. White, and is one - of the stock of the successful New Zealand-bred sire Cambria Park, which sired a high proportion of winners for the chances he had. To Start in Open Company Rather than allow the filly to carry excessive burdens in hack races, F. A. Roberts has preferred to start Sanskrit in the Fairlie Handicap, the open sprint at Washdyke to-day. With Numie also in the field, Whitley may not be able to get his customary break on the field, and he will find Sanskrit every bit as brilliant : in the early stages. The Defaulter filly has enough size to hold her own with the open sprinters, and few possess more speed. Her biggest difficulty may come if the going cuts up too much.