PROSPECTS FOR TODAY

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27470, 2 October 1954, Page 4

PROSPECTS FOR TODAY

TE AROHA CLUB

OCEAN SPRAY II CHOSEN IN MAIN EVENT “The Press" Special Service

Mr E. Montgomery and his trainer, D. J. Arnott, have the chance to win their

second consecutive major handicap with Ocean Spray 11, in the £l7OO Ralph Somers Memorial Cup, one mile and three furlongs, at Te Aroha tomorrow. This event will be the first leg of the double and the main attraction at the Te Aroha Jockey Club’s spring meeting. At _ hls last start. Ocean Spray II won the Coronation Handicap, at Avcndale, on September 11. He galloped pleasingly 2 ve L J lll1 ® on Thursday, and looks to be right at his best. Ocean Spray II has 7-10, so he is well enough placed in the handicap for a further success. His strongest opponents are expected to be Sjnoke Box (from Exlerslie) and two Takanini horses, Clarrie and Arawa. Ocean Spray II is trained at Te Aroha.

Smoke Box will be bracketed with Akbar. This pair galloped impressively ovdr seven furlongs on Thursday. Arawa also acquitted himself well while working during the week. The fields are excellent. One of the 4u St J. s second leg of the double, the Electric Handicap, six furlongs. On bine strength of fast sprints in training, ana a good win at Te Aroha over the same distance at this time last year, Nereis * P ro bably be the favourite in the Electric Handicap. The ground dried and became fast with a spell of fine, warm weather over the last three or four days. Unless there is ram, whidh seems unlikely, the going will be excellent for galloping. Brackets are:—

Handicap: Gold Sieve and Moorlight; • Fettercairn and Decorum; a P d A¥ ohi; Tuning and GeneA and Natricia; Matawiri ana tiold Vai.

Tirohia Handicap: Cindy Lou and Imagine; Kansas and Mohana. Somer» Memorial Cup: Akbar and Smoke Box.

Mangaiti Handicap: CroizeU and New Queen; Wrexham and French Echo; Tamahere II and Peter Colin. fJ3 eC tt rtc Ha n d icap: Joy Step and Stanf R, Ho P e : Turkman and Clennam. Mokena Handicap: Wattie and My Pr w c ; e: 9 re T a v t Deli «nt and Peter Snipe. Lincoln ata Handicap: Kwasind and Royal Additional riders are:—

R. Forbes: Benton, Peter Colin. K. D. Campbell: La Estrella. K. Kerr: Silver Nonpareil, Ranfurly Shield. O. B. McMullan: Black Seaman, Game Boy. D. J. Wyatt: Royal Lincoln. R. Hedgen? a n: Huatoki. I. Medcalfe: Beau Teal, C. Wilson: Treasure Ring, Lyndomar. A. C. Leatham: Black Sequin, Golden Era. K. Cunningham: Cricket Shield, Great Delight. L. Tournier: Ecilagwen. G. Lawson: Veyor Fox, Mac’s Ain. F. Gilmer: Parma. R. D. Samson: Jewel Denby.

N. B. Holland: Treasure Chest, Great Peter, Silver Minn, Trench Light, Gold Hely: High Chancellor, Airzone. C. Clarke: Sleepy Jean, Fettercairn, Gulliver, Blue Pot, Deimos, Tamahere 11, Gay Pete, Richchase. P. Braithwaite: M. Prince. B. Petley: She, Drowsing. J. Gibbs: Ocean Spray 11. B. K. Bradley: Admiral’s Pay. Selections are:— W. 55 a.m.—Herriesville Hack Hurdles: Penryn, High Chancellor, Bhikoo. 11.40 a.m.—Nursery Handicap: First Division—Royal Hussar, Gold Sieve, Anzio. Second Division—Decorum, Tyrol Trail, Black Sequin. 12.25 p.m.—Tirohia Hack Handicap: Pathetique, Nikiatu, Silver Minn. 1.15 p.m.—Ralph Somers Memorial Cup: Ocean Spray 11, Smoke Box, Clarrie. 2 p.m.—Mangaiti Hack Handicap: Contact Victory, Silver City, Hera. 2.45 p.m.—Electric Handicap: Nereis, Intellect, Gulliver. 3.30 p.m.—Mokena Hack Handicap; Star Sapphire, Trench Light, Clancy. 4.20 p.m.—Waimata Handicap: Gloaming Prince, Stanlen, Narvik.