THOMPSON HANDICAP AT TRENTHAM

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27914, 10 March 1956, Page 6

THOMPSON HANDICAP AT TRENTHAM

RACING

Third Successive Win For South Island Likely

Attempts to engage the leading Auckland jockey, N. B. Holland, for Field Chief in the Thompson Handicap at Trentham today have been unsuccessful. Holland is be»'ng held to an engagement to ride The Vandal, one of the lightweights in the second leg of the double on the opening day of the Wellington Racing Club’s autumn meeting. No rider had been engaged for Field Chief yesterday. R. J. Skelton, who was announced as his jockey earlier in the week, will be on Pinnacle Ridge, a smart Foxton mare and probably the North Island’s best prospect. But a third successive win for the South Island in the Thompson Handicap looks likely. At earlier meetings at Trentham this season. South Island gallopers have dominated open races over this distance. Field Chief and Adversary won the two mile races in October, and Watch and Wait. Desperado, and Pack Drill won in January. All but Adversary are engaged today, and their ranks are strengthened by Copenhagen, Mighty Dollar, end Silver King, good campaigners with attractive form backgrounds. Copenhagen became one of the early Thompson Handicap favourites when he won the Kinloch Handicap at Motukarara last Saturday. A better Trentham trial could not have been wished for. and Mr D. W. J. Gould’s chestnut probably benefited from the race, his first since January. Mighty Dollar had been longer away from racing when he appeared at Motukarara. so his Kinloch Handicap fourth was satisfactory. He is expected to be one of Copenhagen’s most formidable rivals. Sonnetary Favourite Sonnetary is the ruling favourite for the £5OOO Autumn Handicap. His performance will attract attention bevond New Zealand, because he was heavily backed early last week for the Sydney Cup, for which he is now second favourite. Sonnetary has yet to win over two miles, but his second in the Wellington Cup and fourth in the Auckland Cup this season have been performances of a stayer. He has won twice since he last raced at Trentham, and is now only 81b below Deceptive, a hardy Alonzo gelding which is also certain to be one of his strongest opponents. Sonnetary will not find it easy to concede lUb to Llanisfair and 151 b to the Riccarton-trained Calcutta Sweep. This will be Calcutta Sweep’s last race for the season. Up to a mile and a half he has shaped like a true stayer and from his position in the handicap he should run on at the end of a hard-run race. Mandrake, Ali Shah, and Gallant Peter have dropped out of the Ngaio High-weight. The class is not strong, and the free-going Flying Dragon may be able to record his second win for the season on the course. Flying Dragon won the corresponding race on Wellington Cup day. Peony is not a certain starter in the Plunket Nursery Handicap, but Fancy Dress, with which she was bracketed, will still make a Hawke s Bay victory a strong -possibility. Shahwan has firmed in favour with attractive trials at Trentham. and should have better luck than he did there in January when he pulled up sore after the Wellington Stakes. Challenge Stakes

Golden Tan has been scratched for the North Island Challenge Stakes. < and Jollette will probably drop out < of the field unless track conditions ; change. z It is generally considered that the ( three-year-olds, Syntax and Coleridge, ( will dominate the finish, but the South Island horses. Ray Ribbon and 1 Ma Reine. could also play big roles. J Desert Cloud, a winner with a good i deal in hand at Motukarara, may fare ; equally well against stronger oppo- ■ sition in the Tinakori Handicap. Ric- < carton’s best will probably be Merri- ( mayes, a comfortable winner over this ( distance at Masterton. Xixies and I Absent, both winners at their last < starts, are regarded as the best of the North Island hacks. # Summersette is a firm pre-post favourite for the Railway Handicap, 1 but Arganda gained supporters with ! an outstanding sprint at Trentham , on Thursday. Alonsun, a stoutly-bred three-year-old from J. E. McDonald’s Te < Awamutu stable, may improve a promising record in the Silverstream l Handicap. Two starts ago. Alonsun ( toyed with some smart gallopers at \ the end of a mile and a half in : the Frankton High-weight at Te Rapa. . Last week, he was a rather unlucky < third over seven furlongs at Franklin. G. F. Hughes will ride Alonsun. a < bay gelding by Alonzo from Solicita- : tion. Selections:— ( 11.30 a.m.—Ngaio High-weight: Flying < Dragon, Horatius bracket. Gold Belle. i i 12.10 p.m.—Plunket Nursery Handicap:;' Shahwan, Fancy Dress-Peony bracket, i • Dhofar. 12.55 p.m.—North Island Challenge Stakes: Syntax, Coleridge, Ray Ribbon. 1.40 p.m.—Autumn Handicap: Sonnetary. Llanisfair. Calcutta Sweep. 2.25 p.m.—Tinakori Hack Handicap: Desert Cloud, Merrimayes, Absent. 3.15 p.m.—Railway Handicap: SummerBette. Arganda. Clinker. 4.5 p.m.—Thompson Handicap: Copenhagen. Mighty Dollar, Silver King. 4.50 p.m.—Silverstream Hack Handicap: Alonsun, Highlander, Royal Pledge. Fields, form, and jockeys are:—

NORTH ISLAND CHALLENGE STAKES. - Of £2OOO. Seven furlongs.

SCRATCHINGS ISSUED The following scratchings have been issued for meetings today:— Trentham Ngaio High-weight Handicap: Mandrake. Ali Shah, Gallant Peter. Plunket Nursery Handicap: Peony, Babv Beau, Chattering, Lady Bampton. North Island Challenge Stakes: Golden Autumn Handicap: Fox Myth, Glenlee. L Tinakori Hack Handicap: John Bull, ) Nicotian. Gold Trend, Regal Crest, Roto- • viti, Sousbois. • Railway Handicap: Zariba. Brass Bar. > Thompson Handicap: Dashing. Pierre. 1 Three Step. Jimmy Jlash, Sports Edition. I Silverstream Hack Handicap: Double J Beau. «. Ohinemuri L Stewards’ Hack Handicap: Alphalee. J Aranui Sun. . , McGuire Handicap: Plus Royal, Rangi s u Wren. 0 Lamb Memorial F.ack Handicap: Blue 3 Crusader. Crown Lease, Moehau, Pentar ’ gon. Royal Measure. 0 Komata Hack Handicap: Lapford. 1 Electric Handicap: Balmeta, Peter Boy. Hauraki Plains Handicap: Te Awa. 1 Genevieve. Te Awamutu Parawera Trot: Lady Mutiny. Pukeatua Trot: Lady Mutiny, Hoof I. Beats. , Stewards’ Handicap: Single Derby. 2 Taranaki 13 Waitara Hack Hurdles: Pickover, Royal 3 Measure, Great Fox. . Okato Hack Handicap- Lucky Crusier, * Legal Light. X Timaru Hack Handicap: Mention, | Golden Gloves, Be Fair, Triple Chance. 5 Greymouth 3 Novice Stakes: Locker. 0 County Hack: Owl’s Way. 2 Greymouth Cup: Okaruru. 0 Paroa Hack Handicap: Detection. ’ Timaru * Salisbury Handicap: Christmas Spirit. 8 Reason Why. j Wyndham a Telegraph Handicap: Ocean Blue. I

NGAIO HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP. Of £800. One mile and three furlongs. t. lb. (K»4o Probations] (7). A. J. Murray 10 1 3230 Maire (2). S. A. Waddell 9 10 4010 Horatius (1). K. Nuttall 9 9 1320 Some Bounder (8) 9 7 4004 Flying Dragon (9). J. Garth 9 5 0201 Lloma (19). B. J. Langford .. 9 4 42 Selector (18) 9 4 0130 Milling Bay (11) 9 3 0002 Gold Belle (5). W. H. Rout .. 3 0001 Royal Inca (10). J. W. Harris 9 1 2000 Ben Lux (17), G. Jenkins 9 0 0020 Coral’s Lass (13) 9 0 0000 Foxborough (16). R. A. Jenkins 9 0 3030 Gallop Fire (4), V. R. Colev .. 9 0 0030 Lusty (6) 0320 Yankee Lad (15). C. R. Cooks9 0 ley 9 o’ Bracket: Horatius. Some Bounder Milling Bay. and Gallant Peter, Mandrake, Ali PLUNKET NURSERY HANDICAP, Of £800. Six furlongs, st. lb. 1120 Lord Barton (10), J. W. Harn 9 2 2101 Jollette (5). G. F. Hughes 7. 9 0 2110 Shahwan (9). C. McDonald .. 0021 Fancy Dress (2). W. J. Brough8 13 ton 8 11 0200 Cattiva (15). N. B. Holland .. 8 10 1241 Bridie (6). A. T. Haitana 5 9 3101 Dhofar (4). N. Eastwood 8 9 1401 Peony (3). A. E. Skinner .. 8 5 4313 Amber Lu (17), A. Skipper .. 8 3 0044 Tarbillon (12). A. J. Stokes .. 8 0 0 Bridle Path (11) 0434 De Falla (13). D. F. Coombe 7 10 7 ) 3040 Raglan (8). R. J. Skelton Vita Glow (16) 7 9 0003 Nugget (1). P. M. Mudgway .. Bracket: Fancy Dress and Peony. 7 8 _ Scratched: Lady Bambton, Baby Chattering, Peony.

s t. ib 00 Rederaze (10), V. J. Sellars .. 9 1 0000 Sleipnir (11) 9 1 Rav Ribbon (3), R. J. Skelton 9 0 0031 Dahlia (7), E. G. Low 8 12 4444 Lucrative (4), R. A. Jenkins .. 3 12 Oil Ma Reine (1), J. Didham .. 8 li 2013 Coleridge (6). G. F. Hughes .. 8 6 1111 Syntax (2), N. B. Holland 8 6 1141 Lorica (5). N. Eastwood 6 12 2101 Jollette (9) 6 9 Scratched: Golden Tan. AUTUMN HANDICAP, Of £5000. Two miles. s . lb. 1440 Deceptive (9). W. L. Aitken .. 9 8 0011 Sonnetarv (17), A. T. Haitana 9 0 4100 The Wake (12). J. Garth 8 9 3032 Finito (3), J. A. McFarlane .. 8 7 0041 Idaho (11), W. J. Broughton .. 8 7 2320 Benefactor (15), B. J. Clem8 5 0040 Llanisfair (14), G. F. Hughes .. 8 o 0304 Calcutta Sweep (13), N. Eastwood C 7 13 r 0000 Golden Galleon (6), L. J. Hod7 13 [ 0023 Merry Legs (2), N. B. Holland 7 11 0010 Big Business (18). A. Johnson 7 8 o 1003 Lord Valna (9), P. M. Mudg7 8 o 0000 Annexe (1), A. Skinner 7 7 K 1100 Bernard (4), A. E. Skinner .. 7 7 a 0000 Land Agent (7), W. A. Smith 7 7 0001 Saba (16). A. J. Stokes 7 7 0120 Stylish Milling (10) 7 7 Scratched: Fox Myth, Glenlee. TINAKORI HANDICAP, Of £750. Seven furlongs. 1 »t. lb 1211 Xixies (1). W. L. Aitken 9 2 2022 Bugle Boy (8), J. W. Harris .. 9 1 3303 Postman (30) .. 9 1 t 0311 Merrimayes (17), A. J. Stokes 9 0 3021 Respect (29). J. A. McFarlane 8 12 0401 Genre (28), C. H. Mackie 8 11 000 Solstice (12) .. 8 11 3303 Grand Bank (26), N. B. Hol8 8 0101 Absent (6), W. J. Broughton .. 8 7 2021 Desert Cloud (17), R. J. Skelton 8 7 1221 Gold Pin (24), A. C. Messervy 8 7 3010 Whistling Breeze (9), V. R. Coley 8 6 0043 Can-Can (14). A. Skipper 8 4 1000 Byway (2). K. Nuttall 8 3 0114 Curtain Raiser (29), D. J. Thistoll 8 2 4000 Tehrana (16), G. F. Hughes.. 8 2 00 Gay Don (21) 8 1 0 Bassanio (10). A. M. Dulieu .. 7 13 0004 Miss Tauloch (11), J. Garth .. 7 11 12 Undergrowth (18), N. Eastwood 7 11 4030 Wild Area (5), L. J. Hodren .. 7 11 2002 Winslow Girl (13) 7 11 2313 Philadelphia (15), W. D. Wyllie .... 7 10 31 Solepic (3). V. J. Sellars 7 10 Brackets: Postman and Absent. Bassanio and Regal Crest, Miss Tauloch and Undergrowth. Wild Area and Winslow Girl, Philadelphia and Rotoviti, Solepic and Sousbois. Scratched: Gold Trend. John Bull Nicotian, Regal Crest, Rotoviti, Sousbois. RAILWAY HANDICAP, Of £1750. Six furlongs. st. lb 9 11 4444 Lucrative (2), R. A. Jenkins.. 0114 Baraden (10), J. W. Harris .. 9 5 0100 Privv Council (11) 9 3 3000 Hot Drop (14), K. Nuttall .. 9 2 0002 Clinker (12), R. J. Skelton 9 2 1010 Timanah (4), V. J. Sellars .. 8 11 00'41 Gonfanon (16), J. R. O’Neill.. 8 10 2010 Arganda (6), A. Skipper 8 5 0010 Red Admiral (13), J. Didham 8 5 00 Roving Boy (5), G. F. Hughes 8 4 01 Summersette (3), W. J. Brough7 12 0101 Rheingold (7). C. H. Mackie .. 7 12 2422 Kiatoa (17), S. Anderson 7 11 2040 King’s Trial (15) .. • • 7 10 0334 Tamatoa (1), B. P. Wood 7 9 1022 Hilili (9). A. C. Messervy 7 7 Scratched: Brass Bar, Zariba. THOMPSON HANDICAP, Of £3000. One mile. 2122 Pack Drill (21), C. McDonald st. lb 9 5 0203 John Gilpin (15). G. F. Hughes 9 3 0114 Mighty Dollar (19), J. Didham 9 3 1112 Pinnacle Ridge (3), R. J. Skel9 3 4401 Field Chief (16) 9 1 C001 Copenhagen (13), A. J. Stokes 8 12 1100 Watch and Wait (28), C. T. Wilson .8 13 3444 Lingual (7), W. J. Broughton 8 11 0000 Saboteur (18). C. R. Cooksley 8 10 3114 Silver King (26). L. W. Hare 8 9 4130 Desperado (17), R. A. Jenkins 8 8 0200 Sombrero (22). P. M. Mudgway 8 7 0310 Nelson’s Blood (14), V. J. Sel8 6 2100 Dutch Flag (30). N. Eastwood 8 4 0001 Shaun (6), A. Johnson 8 4 2031 Detect (5), W. L. Aitken 8 1 0010 Rio Negro (20) 8 0 0000 Royal Warrant (8). B. Parsons 8 0 1040 Yoho (24). J. A. McFarlane .. 8 0 4000 Himiler (27) .. 7 12 0320 Dolores (11), A. C. Messervy .. 7 8 0000 Foghorn (2), D. F. Coombe .. 7 7 0000 Great Seal (23), A. M. Dulieu 7 7 0000 Sahlia (29), B. J. Clements .. 7 7 1000 The Vandal (10), N. B. Holland 7 7 Brackets: Royal Warrant and Yoho, Himiler and Dolores, Foghorn and Great Scratched: Jimmy Flash. Sports Edition, Three Step, Pierre, Dashing. SILVERSTREAM HANDICAP, Of £900. One mile and three furlongs. 0021 Maquana (1), C. I. Goss st. lb 9 0 0431 Royal Pledge (13). J. W. Harris 8 13 2004 Coral’s Son (18). C. A. Bowry S 12 1410 Flair (9), W. J. Broughton 8 11 1330 Highlander (10). W. L. Aitken 8 11 0133 Sandy Patch (12). V. R. Coley 8 1’ 4013 Alonsun ( r ), G. F. Hughes .. 8 8 00 Harleston (5), T. J. Perawiti 8 3 0001 Swayalong (3), R. J. Skelton 8 1 1300 Glenlyn (19), N. Eastwood .. 7 13 4000 Golden Splendour (14), D. D. Gough 7 11 i 0020 Strada (11), B. Parsons 1 11 i 0002 Beau Dawn (7) 7 10 i 0020 Gay Cavalier (17), W. A. Smith 7 10 12000 Aer Lingus (4) .. .... 7 9 3004 Bomere (15). G. O. Smith .. 7 8 1 0030 Lady Broie (2). A. Johnson .. 7 8 | 0002 Brent (16), J. R. O’Neill 7 7 Scratched: Double Beau.