GREYMOUTH CLUB

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27209, 28 November 1953, Page 4

GREYMOUTH CLUB

RACING

DEMAND MAY RACE WELL OUR TREASURE FOR SECOND LEG The Riccarton horses, Demand and Our Treasure, are expected to race prominently in the legs of the double at the opening of the Greymouth Jockey Club’s summer meeting at Omoto today. Demand is handily handicapped at 7-9 for the Stewards’ Hack Handicap, one mile, the first leg. A capable five-year-old son of Defaulter and Manahau, he will be making his second appearance for the season, his other start being at Riccarton last August. He is generally at his best when fresh, and the field he will meet today does not include a great deal of talent. The top-weight, Gold Stage, which has raced well for two wins and a second from three starts this season, will be solidly supported, and she should offer the strongest opposition to Demand. Gold Stage is a double acceptor, however, and appears to hold an even better winning chance in her alternative engagement. Double Paper, Farleigh, and Owl’s Way are others with prospects for the first leg. Our Treasure will have only to reproduce her winning run at Motukarara last month to be very hard to beat in the second leg, the Flying Hack Handicap, of six furlongs and a half. The Treasure Hunt filly’s Motukarara success was over five furlongs, but on the Omoto course, she should have little difficulty in lasting the extra furlong and a half.

Accountant, which has seldom run a bad race this season, and Convair, an impressive sprint winner at Reefton last week, are other favoured runners for this event. Miss Meteor and Atlantic Queen are two that should also add interest to the contest.

Robbie May Win Robbie appears to hold a strong chance of winning the main race, the Hannan Memorial Handicap, over one mile. His impressive recovery to win at Reefion last week after making a bad start entitles him to solid support in the small field he’ will meet today. Entrancing and Roanne are also expected to race well.

If Gold Stage takes her place in the Metropolitan Hack Handicap field, she will probably be favourite. She won over the same distance (10 furlongs) at the Reefton meeting, and should be hard to beat again. Prim Lady was a fast-finishing second at Reef ton, after drifting in the middle stages of the race. If she is better placed in the running today, the Rhodes Scholar mare will make Gold Stage’s task far from. easy. Weewyn, which raced well at the Cup meeting at Riccarton, and Elsie Mary and Wise Belle, which showed good form at the Reefton meeting, should also be prominent. In an open field for the Otira Hack Handicap, Tarawingee has perhaps the best prospect of winning. At Reefton the Beau Vite mare showed she is right at her best with an effortless win over seven furlongs. Canyon Maid, also a winner at Reefton, and Teal, which secured a good second at that meeting, will provide strong opposition to Tarawingee. Super Duper and Incredible should also take part m the finish.

Airspin and Air Comfort, which both raced well at Reef ton, are selected to do best in their divisions of the Novice Stakes.

Rain fell during the week at Omolo, but the weather there was perfect yesterday. At the worst, the track will be easy. Selections are:— Noon.—Novice Stakes: First Division— Airspin, Teresa Gamba. Second Division— Air Comfort, Silver Sandal.

12.45 p.m.—Stewards’ Hack Handicap Demand, Gold Stage, Double Paper.

1.30 p.m.—Mawhera Trot Handicap: Blacksmith - Dusky Diamond bracket, Sandy Rey-Kerryman bracket. Sedate. 2.10 p.m.—Hannan Memorial Handicap: Robbie, Entrancing, Roanne. 2.50 p.m.—Flying Hack Handicap: Our Treasure, Accountant, Convair.

3JO p.m.—Metropolitan Hack Handicap : Gold Stage, Prim Lady, Weewyn. 4.10 p.m.—Kaimata Trot Handicap: Klngsdown Grattan, Notary, Vanolo. 4.50 p.m.—Otira Hack Handicap: Tarawingee, Canyon Maid, Teal. The fields are:—

NOVICE STAKES, of £120; five furlongs and a half.—First Division: Aglow (4) Airspin (1), Claredawn (3), Goldwatha (7), Hurry Up (6), Kaimoto (8), Lamaja (10), Rohan June (9), Tireless (11) 8-5; Cortez (2), Teresa Gamba (5) 8-0. Second Division: Air Comfort (2), Blonde Peak (7), Gold Deal (8), Silver Sandal (3). Jolly Miller (4), London Lights (5), Miss Metric (1), Seascape (9), Yorick (10) 8-7; Mr Pip (6) 8-0. STEWARDS* HACK HANDICAP, * of £150; one mile.—Gold Stage (7) 9-3; Owlsway (2) 9-1; Peter Bruce (8) 8-8; Fortement (9) 8-7; Double Paper (6) 8-3; Lights On (4) 8-1; Farleigh (3) 7-12; Demand (5) 7-9; Devastator (12), Freddy (10), Ideal Robe (1), Miss Sunshine (11) 7-7. Balloted out, with right of re-entry in the following order:—Lights On. Devastator.

Doubtful starter: Fortement. MAWHERA HANDICAP TROT, of £150; 3min 17sec class; one mile and three furlongs.—Blacksmith (6), Captain Cash (2), Dusky Diamond (3), Gremlin (7), Heritage (4), Kerryman (9), Paladin (11), Rolling Stone (1). Sandy Rey (8), Sedate (10), Vanolo (5) scr; Queen Jess 24; Stylish Grattan 48.

HANNAN MEMORIAL HANDICAP, of £300; one mile.—Entrancing (5) 8-11; Whitecombe Jack (6) 8-5; Robbie (2) 8-3; Marut (1) 7-5; Quarry (3) 7-4; Roanne (4) 7- Escalado (8), Roving Robin (7) 7-0. FLYING HACK HANDICAP, of £150; six furlongs and one third.—Convair (13) 10-5; Accountant (1) 8-13; Atlantic Queen (8) 8-9; Algaro (2) 8-4; Jesse James (12) 8- Okaruru (5) 8-0; Eastern Friend (10) 7- Master Penfold (6) 7-12; Miss Meteor (4), Our Treasure (14) 7-8; Goldwatha (15), Harmony Gay. (7), Little Gem (3). Mildeur (9), Winning Gold (11). Balloted out, with right of re-entry in the following order: —Goldwatha, Winning Gold. METROPOLITAN HACK HANDICAP, of £175; one mile and a quarter.—Gold Stage (9) Prim Lady (3) 8-13; Weewyn (7) 8- Elsie Mary (10) 7-12; Lights On (1) 7-9; Wise Belle (8) 7-6; Sovereign Salute (2) 7-3; Kandahar (4) 7-2; Devastator (5) 7-0. Scratched: Royal Invader.

KAIATA HANDICAP, of £150; 3min 17sec class; one mile and three furlongs.— Blacksmith (7), Captain Cash (2), Erin McCoy (8), Heritage (3), Kerryman (5), Kingsdown Grattan (10), Notary (late Jack Direct) (11), Paladin (1), Sandy Rey (6), Sedate (4), Vanolo (9) scr; Queen Jess 24; Stylish Grattan 48. OTIRA HACK HANDICAP, of £150; seven furlongs.—Teal (12) 8-13; Peter Bruce (5) 8-7; Tarawingee (10) 8-5; Canyon Maid (8) 8-4; Eastern Friend (7) 8-1; Super Duper (11) 7-9; Adowa (1), Incredible (6) 7-8; Blue Star (2), Winning Gold (14), Jolly Miller (4), Kandahar (9), Miss Metric (3), Scrum (15), Tireless (13) 7-7. Balloted out, with right of re-entry: Miss Metric. TE AROHA SCRATCHINGS (New Zealand Press Association/ AUCKLAND, November 27.‘ The following scratchings have been posted for the Te Aroha Jockey Club’s summer meeting at Te Aroha tomorrow: President’s Handicap: Rising Fast, Clarrie; Manawaru Hurdles, Little Smokey; Electric Handicap, Fatehpur Sikri, Master Lament, Our Majesty; Elstow Hack Handicap, Skyion, Golden Zinnia; Wairakau Hack Handicap, Imagine; Flying Handicap, Hakim, Casa, Fair Viola; Morrinsville Champion Hack Handicap, Fox Amber.

WOODVILLE SCRATCHINGS (New Zealand Press Association/ PALMERSTON NTH., Nov. 27. The following 'scratchings have been announced for the first day of the Woodville Jockey Club’s meeting tomorrow: Trial Plate. Bestseller, at 11.15 a.m. today; Burbank, at 9JO a.m. today; Rexdale, at 10.40 a.m. today: Golden Coat, at 11 a.m. yesterday; Karessa. at 11 a.m. yesterday; Mario Lanza, at 9.30 a.m. yesterday. Mangarake Handicap: Beau Sol, at 11 a.m. yesterday. Oete Handicap: John Gilpin, at 10.40 a.m. yesterday. Hororata Racing Club (Inc.). Nominations for the Hororata Racing Club’s meeting at Hororata on Saturday. December 12, 1953, close at 5 p.m. on Monday, November 30, 1953, with the secretary. P. J. Byrne, 193 Cashel street, Christchurch. —Advt. WESTLAND RACING CLUB, HOKITIKA. SATURDAY AND MONDAY, DECEMBER 5 and 7, 1953. ACCEPTANCES (Gallops) and WITHDRAWALS (Trots) for FIRST DAY close at 5 P.M. on TUESDAY. DECEMBER 1, 1953, with the Secretary, J. F. MCDOUGALL, Telephone 575, P.O. Box 14, Hokitika. —Advt.