PROSPECTS FOR TOMORROW
AUCKLAND CLUB “The Press” Special Service AUCKLAND, January 26. The long spell of fine, hot weather continues and the ground promises to be hard for the first day of tire Auckland Racing Club’s mid-summer meeting on Saturday. The double will be the Takapuna Cup and the Wynyard Hack Handicap. Doubtful starters are: Smoke Box (Zealandia Handicap); Sheer Luck, Black Raven (Waiatarua Handicap); Peter Willonyx (Takapuna Cup). Selections:— 11.30 a.m. —Waiatarua Hack Handicap: Queen’s Garland, Beaujolais, Sasnik. 12.10 p.m.—Orewa Hurdles: Massana, The Master, Liberal. 12.55 p.m.—Ferry Hack Handicap: Chetak, True Bridge, Recount. 1.45 p.m.—Takapuna Cup: Highland Sandy, Persian Pride, Uanisfair. 2.25 p.m.—Calliope Handicap: Copernicus, Melanion, Starfire. 3.5 p.m.—Zealandia Handicap: Supreme Court, Lord Abel, Fatehpur Sikri. 3.50 p.m.—Wynyard Handicap: Sea Hornet, Ngapuhi, Silver City. 4.35 p.m.—Rangitoto Handicap: Robert Craig, Big Blow, Anyhow. The fields, with form, for the double races are:—
TAKAPUNA CUP, Of £l5OO. One mile and three
300 Peter Willonyx (2) . 8 13 0200 Llanisfair (12) . 8 13 0040 Mt. Denby (4) . 8 10 0102 Highland Sandy (13) . 8 9 0124 Innes Lass (3) .. . 8 3 3412 Royal Heritage (7) . 8 2 0130 Merry Legs (9) . 7 12 0000 Miss Lloyda (11) . 7 9 0004 Narvik (8) . 7 9 0004 Persian Pride (1) . 7 9 0003 Rare Charm (5) . 7 9 0000 Winged Flight (6) . 7 9 Scratched: Pyrometer. WYNYARD HACK HANDICAP, Of £700. One mile and hree furlongs. st. lb 0410 Khisdar (4) . 9 0 2100 Fleet Special (1) . 8 12 3031 Benton (2) . 8 10 0001 Ngapuhi (9) . 8 6 0143 Sea Hornet (22) . 8 6 2202 Black Wren (17) . 8 4 2004 Silver City (7) . 8 0 0003 Valiant Star (19) . 7 11 3020 Compass Rose (3) . 7 10 0030 Bois d’Or (6) . 7 9 3400 Royal Comet (15) . 7 9 0000 Royal Year (10) . 7 9 0000 Fly Past (5) . 7 8 0030 Lana Fe (11) . 7 8 0000 Beau Serein (23) . 7 7 0000 Merry Time (12) . 7 7 300 No Surrender (18) • 7 7 0000 Pentagon (20) • 7 7 0000 Queen Hestia (13) • 7 7 0000 Sabasam (8) 7 7 0300 Sweet Lu (14) 7 7 0000 Tavua (16) . 7 7 Scratched: Flying Enterprise.
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Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27877, 27 January 1956, Page 4
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