MARLBOROUGH MEETING

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27018, 18 April 1953, Page 4

MARLBOROUGH MEETING

ROYAL VOYAGE MAY WIN CUP Royal Voyage and Pleasure Bent are selected to win the two principal races on the first day of the Marlborough Racing Club’s annual meeting today. Royal Voyage, an impressive winner at his last start at Riverton, is engaged in the Marlborough Cup, first leg of the double. The second leg is the Flaxbourhe Hack Handicap, in which Bronze Ingot is expected to improve his promising record. Canterbury stables are well represented in most races, and should do well. The weather has been fine during the week, and the track should be in good order. Selections:— Novice Stakes.—Queensway, Eagle Eye, King’s Robe. Waterlea High-weight Handicap.— Jimmy Wilde, Detract, Balveine. Juvenile Handicap.—Master Penfold, Royal Charm, Melinda Jane. Marlborough Cup.—Royal Voyage, Lady Faith, Spectral. Pelorus Hack Handicap.—Lord Montana, Lady Jess bracket, Gayesowa, Sure Swift. Flaxbourne Hack Handicap.—Bronze Ingot, Master Mario, San Antonio. E. A. Weld Handicap.—Pleasure Bent, Dissenter, Cheerful Morn. Picton Hack Handicsyp.—-Direct Passage, Captain Evans, News King. The fields are:—

31 a.m.— NOVICE STAKES, of £130; six furlongs and 50 yards.—Agnes Nellie (9), Bar Pal (19), Eagle Eye (2), Eastern Appeal (7), Golden Orb (15), Goldwatha (1), King’s Robe (18), Make Haste (4), Meander (5), Minnie Mouse (11), Miss Grenshine (13), Pay way (12), Puss in Boots (10), Pheroz joy (17), Queensway (3), Sibelius (16), Spring Gift (8), Teaehase (6), Wild Rush (14) 8-7. Balloted out, with right of re-entry: Goldwatha. 11.40 a.m.— WATERLEA HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, of £180; nine furlongs.—Jimmy Wilde (3) 10-6; Detract (9) 10-5; Destination (2) 10-2; San Antonio (7) 10-1; Show Mist (8) 9-13; News King (11) 9-12; Iron Trail (1) 9-2; Balveine (4), Calm Voyage (12), Land Agent (6), Massador (5), Professor (10) 9-0. 12.20 p.m.— JUVENILE HANDICAP, of £140; five furlongs.—Master Penfold (2) 9-5; Royal Charm (7) 8-6; Beau Ray (13) 8-0; Milacina (10), Devastator (12) 7-11; Melinda Jane (9). Saunter (11), 7-9; Fairy Whispers (3), King’s Bench (8), Myosar (5), Rekapai (1), Shiver (4), Sun Quex (6) 7-8. 1.15 p.m.—

MARLBOROUGH CUP, of £400; one mile and a quarter.—Spectral (9) 8-13; Royal Voyage (6) 8-9; Ash (16) 8-8; Ngapunawai (12) 8-3; Dissenter (10), Lady Faith (18), Valley Gold (8) 8-1; Indian Scholar (11), Solidago (13) 7-13; Alarm (15) 7-6; Master Mario (5) 7-5; Cheerful Mom (1) 7-4; Admonish (17) 7-3; Double Paper (14), Little Milling (7), Red Tip (?), Royal Invader (4), Tossup (2) 7-3. Balloted out, with right of re-entry in the following order:—Dissenter, Solidago, Tossup, Double Paper. 2 p.m.—

PELORUS HACK HANDICAP, of £160; seven furlongs.—Lord Montana (15) 9-1; Lady Jess (3) 8-9; Molly Magee (11) 8-6; Eastern Friend (8) 8-5; Blue Star (7) Gaysowa (10), Vocalist (ff) 8-4: Warm Air (12) 7-13; Airmile (14), Sure Swift (2) 8-1; Roue (13) 8-0; Agnes Nellie (1) Fair Magic (5), Moonshade (4), Royal Road (9) 7-12.

Bracket: Lord Montana and Lady Jess. 2.45 p.m.— FLAXBOURNE HACK HANDICAP, of £160; one mile and 80 yards.—Master Mario (2), San Antonio (7) 9-0; Sports Edition (5) 8-10; Bronze Ingot (9) 8-4; Foghorn (6) 7-13; Balloch Prince (3) 7-11; King Leo (8), Land Agent (1), Royal Road (4) 7-9.

3.35 p.m.— E. A. WELD HANDICAP, of £260; seven furlongs.—Spectral (9) 9-0; Dissenter (4) 8-4; Solidago (7) 8-0; Castlebrae (14) 7-13; Pleasure Bent (6) 7-7; Cheerful Morn (1). Plausible (8) 7-4; The Tongs (5) 7-3; Viewfield (11) 7-2; Convair (12), Double Paper (2), Suspicion (3), Tossup (13), Vigorous (10) 7-1. 4.25 p.m.— PICTON HACK HANDICAP, of £160; seven furlongs.—News King (8) 9-0; Lord Montana (7) 8-12; Captain Evans (13), Lady Jess (11) 8-6; Gayesowa (2) 8-1; Cool Air (12) 7-13 Air Mine (5), Sure Swift (10) 7-12; Direct Passage (6), Gold Vixen (P), Goldwatha (1), King Leo (4), Royal Road <3) 7-9. Bracket: Lord Montana and Lady Jess.