AT ASHBURTON TO-DAY

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25797, 7 May 1949, Page 4

AT ASHBURTON TO-DAY

RACING

ALAIN EVENT AN OPEN RACE CLOISTER FAVOURED FOR HURDLES The Ashburton County Racing Club has secured good fields for the second day of its autumn meeting to-day. The weather has been fine at Ashburton during the week and the track is likely to be firm and fast. The main event, the Tinwald Handicap, has drawn 15 acceptors, and Luminous Knight is the only doubtful starter reported so far. Revolte, which raced well at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s autumn meeting for a second and a third, may be favourite, but speculation mav cover a wide range. Clyde Bridge. Balkis. Lady Christine. Disturbance, Shere Khan, and Faithful Pal will also be well supported. As was the case last Saturday, two horses may carry the largest percentage of the pool in the hurdle race, which will open the programme at 11.15 a.m. Last Saturday Knight Crusader and John Gay were the best supported candidates, and to-day Cloister and Periwig will probably carry most support. Cloister won the hurdles on the final day of the Easter meeting at Riccarton, after having finished second to Knight Crusader on the first day. On the first day of the Ashburton meeting. Periwig won the Longbeach Hurdles. The following horses will be bracketed on to-day’s programme:— Lauriston Trot Handicap: Chinese Gold end Sergeant-Major: Knightmare and Realm Again. Melrose Trot Handicap: General. Scott end President. Horses likely to find favour are:— Winchmore Hurdles.—Cloister, Periwig, Arctic Circle. Lagmhor Stakes.—Pefectus, Don’t Listen, Sally Gold. Lauriston Trot Handicap.—Lady Ellen, Birthstone, Dowry. Tinwald Handicap.—Revolte, Clyde Br : dge. Balkis. Chatmos Hack Handicap.—Watchword, Flibbertigibbet, Terminate. Autumn Two-vear-old Handicap.—Caronia. Swayup. Indiana. Fairfield Hack Handicap.—lnfatuate, Newspaper, Repudiate. Melrose Trot Handicap.—Fanciful. Prettv Dillon, Real Brigade. The programme is as follows: 11.15 a.m.—

WINCHMORE HURDLES, of £250; one mile and five furlongs.—Cloister (9) 10-3; Periwig (6) 10-1; Grill (3) 9-9; Arctic Circle (11) 9-1: Air Lord (1), Al-Sirat (10), Laindon (5), Gambling Site (7), Badenoch (2), Cavalryman (8), Snowdale (4) 9-0. 11.55 a.m.— LAGMHOR STAKES, of £200; six furlongs.—Albert John (13), Patton (2). Reshuffle (12). Sally Gold (9). Silver Chase (10) 8-4; Anytime (6), Chasemint (5), Defectus (7), Don't Listen (4), Golden Victo.-y (11), New Ruler (8). Redweed (1). Tarmac (3) 8-0. 12.40 pun.— LAURISTON TROT HANDICAP, of £225: 3min 37sec class; one mile and a half.—Agricola (18), Bedelia (7), Chalice (22). Chinese Gold (17). Dowry (8), Glen Lanar (9). Gowan Globe (13). Keretaki (3). Knightmare (5), Kublai Khan (6), Larrikin (1), Loyal Eagle (2), Major Gaillard (14), Mystery Maid (4), Paul Defiant (21), Phyllis Gold (19). President (10). Red Lexie (11), Sergeant Major (15), Sitting Pretty (16), Terrace Lass (12) Willow Hall (20) scr; Realm Again (1) 12; Lady Ellen (1) 36; Birthstone (2). Wrackdale (1) 48. 1.25 p.m.— TINWALD HANDICAP, of £435; one mile.—Lexia (4) 8-8; Revolte (6) 8-7; Faithful Pal (7, 8-4; Clyde Bridge (12). Kirkella (13), Balkis (15) 7-12; Lady Christine (3j 7-11; Luminous Knight (14) 7- Renege (11) 7-8; Shenandoah (2), Responsive (10) 7-1; Saieda (5). Disturbance (8). Zorro (9), Shere Khan (1) 7-0. 2.5 p.m.— CHATMOS HACK HANDICAP, of £275; one mile and a quarter.—Hormond (8) 9-0; Flibbertigibbet (11) 8-5; Peridot (12) 8- Terminate (1) 7-12; Profane (7) 7-11; Boon Companion (2) 7-10; Watchword (5) 7-7; Chord (4) 7-2; Pageant (6), City Light (10). Don’t Listen (9), Rebel Knight (13) Finale (3) 7-0. 2.45 P.m.— AUTUMN TWO-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP. of £225; six furlongs.—Swayup (8) 8-12; Caronia (6) 8-6; Bosun (2) 8-1; Ferry Post (7), Valid (10) 8-0: Indiana (15), Ryeland (1) 7-9; Boost (11). Dissenter (3), Fantasy (5), Kamet (14), Lost Chord (4), Royal Scrip (13), Spivette (12), Supreme Command (9) 7-7.

3.25 p.m.— FAIRFIELD HACK HANDICAP, of £225; seven furlongs.—Newspaper (3) 9-7; Infatuate (5) 8-11; Faultfosa 48). Orthodox (11) 8-10; Coxswain (7), Repudiate (6) 8-5; Open Sky (3) 8-0; Deccan (14) 7-9; Primitive (15), Golden Air (9) 7-8; Excellent Flight (10), Beau Soir (1). Sky High (4), Vainly (13). Cold Feet (12) 7-7. 4.10 p.m.— MELROSE TROT HANDICAP, of £245; 3min 33sec class; one mile and a half.— Bonny Brogue (18), Bromley Lad (17). Clever Jack (8). Doreen Axworthy (1). Fanciful (14), Gambade (6), General Scott (7), Kildare (22), Lady Ellen (10). Lucky Irish (16), Master Mariner (15), Metropolis (2), Monty Frisco (12), Orthodox 121), Pretty Dillon (13). President (5). Real Brigade (19), Realm Again (4), Te Arawhata (9), Vicereine (3). War Glory (20), Wrackdale (11) scr; Commentator (1) 12; Logan Scott (1) 24; Rural Lady (1) 36.