RACING Yahabeebe Favoured In Trentham Classic

Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28179, 18 January 1957, Page 4

RACING Yahabeebe Favoured In Trentham Classic

With Yahabeebe and Ganymede to represent his stable, the Ellerslie trainer, M. E. Ritchie, appears to hold the key to the result of the Wellington Stakes at Trentham tomorrow. Yahabeebe and the two-year-old Ganymede are fillies with great brilliance.

Ganymede has won four of her five races for Sir James Fletcher and Mr J. C. Fletcher, and really established her class by winning the Great Northern Foal Stakes at Ellerslie when off-colour and after her rider had lost his whip during the race. She is by Gold Nib from Goddess of Fire, and could be the most likely to take up the winning record of two-year-olds in the race where Ray Ribbon left off three years ago. Coleridge and Hush Money, the last two winners, were both three-year-olds. It is generally considered that strongest opposition for Yahabeebe and Ganymede will come from Barobar, a fast Fair s Fair I filly, owned by the Takanini trainer, F. Smith. Barobar beat; Yahabeebe with ease in the Wel-j lesley Stakes at Trentham last season. This was one of her four wins as a two-yepr-old.

Yahabeebe just as decisively beat Barobar in the Great Northern Foal Stakes, the Royal Stakes end Great Northern Champagne Stakes at Ellerslie. Barobar's Record But the record of Barobar at Trentham in her first season and again as a three-year-old has gained for her many intending supporters. At the Wellington spring meeting she was nosed out of the honours in the Shorts Handicap by the light-weight Ambition. Barobar carried 9-2. and the winner had 271 b less on a heavy track. In the Desert Gold i Stakes. Barobar was the only: filly to offer opposition of any! worth to her brilliant stablemate.. Passive.

Lorica will probably be the best of the other three-year-olds. He should be one of the fastest finishers. judged on his fourth after » slow start in the Wellington Guineas, and an easy win against the open sprinters at Otaki on December 8. Most of the two-year-olds are untested at the distance, but the Riccarton pair. Coq d’Or and Her Ex. should not be troubled by the distance. Coq d’Or put up an exceptional gallop to win the CJ.C. Welcome Stakes, which was his first race. That, rather than his weak performance on the final day of the New Zealand Cup meeting, indicates his true ability. The class may not’ be too rich for this powerful galloper in the Wei- 1 lington Stakes.

Wellington Cup Yeman, Somerset Fair, and the' Orari-trained Column are expected to dominate the finish of the £lO.OOO Wellington Cup. Somerset Fair has not been tested over the distance, but if he has the necessary stamina, he will overshadow the best of the others for galloping ability.

Column would need to show little if any improvement on his New Zealand Cup second to battle his way into the finish. He is well seasoned, hardy, and more versatile than many of the others in' this field. Yeman won a fast-run Auckland Cup in the manner of a true stayer, and he cannot be overlooked in his attempt to complete s double that has eluded many good stayers.

If the track is firm Cardigan, the New Zealand Cup third, and Llanisfair, a consistent minor place-getter over two miles, will probably give the finish a good deal of interest. Cardigan will be ridden by the successful Australian jockey, Neville Sellwood, who has a great record on stayers in Australia. Sellwood won the 1955 Melbourne Cup on Toparoa, which will run in the Wellington Cup. V. J. Sellars will ride Toparoa tomorrow.

Scratched: Mary Gilpin. CAMP HACK HANDICAP, Of £9OO. One mile.

Royal Zorra. Summersette. and Lochie are a favoured trio for the Telegraph Handicap, the second leg of the double. Lochie is expected to improve on anything he has done lately if the track is firm, but Copenhagen will sup plant him in favour if the ground eases.

Royal Zorra was a rather unlucky second to Warwick in the Nainai Handicap, seven furlongs, at the Wellington spring meeting. She had luck against her. also, in the C.J.C. Stewards’ Handicap, but stylishly won the Members’ Handicap on the final day of the New Zealand Cup meeting. Selections:—

11.30 a.m.—Te Marua High-weight: Royal Inca, Coral's Son, Flying Dragon. 12.10 p.m.—Wellington Stakes: Yahabeebe, Ganymede, Barobar. 12.55 p.m.—Pencarrow Handicap: Devilry, Peter Baffles. Selection. 1.40 p.m.—Wellington Cup: Yeman, Somerset Fair, Column. 2.20 p.m.—Fitzherbert Handicap: Sharp, Sonella. Gentoleno. 3 p.m.—Camp Handicap: Peril. Wanganella, Water Boy.

3.45 p.m.—Telegraph Handicap: Royal Zorra. Summersette, Lochie. 4.30 p.m.—Anniversary Handicap: Rise and Shine, Gundar Haegg, Conkers King. The fields, with form and riders, •re:— TE MARUA HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP. Of £750. One mile and three fur-

son .. .. ..70 000 Rose of Kildare (20), C. B. Harris .. ..70 Brackets: Regal Effort and Major Effort, Beejay and Emulation.

Negative Swab Advice has been received by the secretary of the Waikouaiti Racing Club that the swab taken from Peril, winner of the Bray Hack Handicap at the club’s recent meeting has proved negative.—r(P.A.) Canterbury Jockey Club Nominations. NOMINATIONS for All Events at the Summer Meeting to be held on February 2 will close at 4 p.m. TODAY. 8337

longs. 0321 st. Pirate (23), I. Lord .. 11 b 6 0140 Coral s Son (10). W. Reid 10 8 2312 Hunt the Slipper (9), G. D. Lee .. 10 6 2133 Peggy Burford (2). R. A. Jenkins ..9 13 02 Lloma (7». W. H. Rout .. 9 12 1141 Melmani (21) .. 9 11 0130 Camp Out (1). F. I. Robinson .. 9 King s Crest (13). K. Nut0231 9 tall .. ..9 9 3203 Champion (22) .. '9 0410 Educated (12) * ”9 0230 0010 Ravilious (3). V R. Colev 9 Royal Inca (11), j. w. 6 1030 0100 Harris .. 9 Anacapri (15) .. "a Moutere (17) “a 6 0003 Taman <ia» ** - ® 0200 Country Style (8) ” 0 2323 1402 ur G ’ Jen kins ** 9 Wild Area (19), c. R 4 Cooksley .. q 1000 Gold Path (16) .. 9 0022 Flying Dragon (12), M. V. 320 Hai Yu (6) *’ ” a 2 0000 Azurite <6, " ? 0000 Moorlight (14) J " g stakes. Of £2000. Six furlongs. 0 3100 2121 1 ?.'; A E - Iwd lU) - w J - Mudb 0 n

0100 Subside (9). J. W. Harris 8 11 1 Yahabeebe (2). G. F. 11 6 Hughes 0013 Black Star (14) .. 8 7 002 Chaos (4), A. T. Jones .. 7 6 10 Coq d’Or (7), A. J. Stokes .. - 6 2411 Dark Knight (8), W. J. Broughton 6 4322 Imitation (13), A. C. Messervy 6 1111 Ganymede (1), R. A. Jury 7 3 1213 Her Ex (12), A. H. Eastwood 7 3 Scratched: Vita Glow. Diadochi. Regal Dignitary. PENCARROW HACK HANDICAP, Of £750. Seven furlongs st. b. 2312 Kaye Gilpin (18), A. T. Goss 9 03 Solepic (26), V. J. Sellars 9 2 0000 St. Vincent (25), K. D. Campbell 8 9 211 Peter Baffles (8), C. A. Bowrv 8 8 2400 Devilry <2). C. McDonald 8 6 1432 Drowsing (6), W. J. Mudford 8 6 0141 Selection (11). J. W. Harris 8 6 0024 Believe Me (20), R. J. Skelton 8 3 1021 Equipage (28), C. T. Wilson 8 2 3024 Ione (22). A. J. Stokes *’ 8 2 0020 Mandrake (3) 8 2 0011 Resemblance (21) 8 2 0300 Genre (24) 8 1 012 Nuffleld (14), G. R. Tattersail 8 0 1200 Turon (7), G. F. Hughes 8 0 0040 Ben Nevis (4) 7 13 0001 City Gold (1) 7 13 2021 Royal Gilt (16), W. L. Aitken 13 4400 Tarawa (27), W. J. Broughton 13 0000 Duplication (13), K. Nuttall 7 12 23 Smitten (10). V. R. Coley 7 2000 Briefcase (19) 7 9 0000 Clansman (23) 9 3031 Scottish King (17), C. H. Mackie 7 9 1000 Gold Brick (12) 7 7 2000 Magic Lad (5) .. 7 7 0000 Melody Fair (9) 7 7 04 Red Joy (15), W. Hoeta 7 7 Brackets: Smitten and Briefcase. Clansman and Scottish King, Gold Brick and Magic Lad, Melody Fair and Red Joy. WELLINGTON CUP, Of £10,000. Two miles.

st. lb. 1111 Somerset Fair (11), K. D. Campbell 9 4 1031 Llanisfair (3), W. J. Mudford 8 12 0210 Pine Grove (21) 8 11 0110 Fettle (14), C. H. Mackie 8 7 0300 Deceptive (12), W. L. Aitken 8 6 0030 Field Chief (10), R. J. Skelton 8 6 1114 Salhia (7), L. J. Hodreii 8 6 0403 Clinker (6), J. W. Harris 8 5 0411 Yeman (5), R. A. Jury 8 4 ■J000 The Wake (2) .. 8 0301 Toparoa (19), V. J. Sellars .. , 8 1403 Cardigan (16), N. Sellwood 4410 0040 Maquana (13), C. A. Bo wry Sombrero (15), W. J. 8 1 Broughton 7 12 3040 Column (4), A. J. Stokes 7 0013 Canon (20) 0110 Relinquish (8), B. W. Mc- - Donald 7 0010 Beau Ray (18). W, Hoeta 7 3120 Honest John (9), V. R. Coley 2122 Detect (17) 0022 0003 Grand Bank (1),A. JohnFinito (23), C. B. Harris 7 Scratched: Anod. FITZHERBERT HANDICAP Of £800. Two-year-old fillies. Six 411 furlongs. Sonella (4), C. A. Bowry st. 8 b. 3 1 3012 Bamboo (19), V. R. Coley 7 13 Sharp (6), N. Sellwood 7 12 4431 Gentoleno (2), W. L. Aitkin 7 10 0333 Regal Effort (12)’, A. C. Messer vy 7 6 2034 Darenal (14), N. T. Cowles 7 5 2 Lucky Gay (9), A. H. Eastwood 7 5 003 Amastris (1) 7 3 03 Poppet (10) 7 3 3 Terracotta (11), B. W. MacDonald .. 7 3 0000 Beejay (13), G. O. Smith 7 2 0404 Culminate (5), A. J. Stokes 7 00 Emulation (17), W. Hoeta 7 2 02 Lady Avon (15), K. D. Campbell 7 0000 Alia (8) 7 0 0000 Kios (3), R. A. Jury 7 0 0000 Major Effort (16), W. D. Wylie 0 0040 Rata Fox (18), A. John-

3022 st. lb. Golden Luca (3) ..9 1 0013 Agathis (8), W. Hoeta .. 8 7 2010 Emphasis (10) .. ..8 7 31 Peril (19) .. ..8 6 2002 Strada (5), G. O. Smith .. 8 6 0413 Teaka (14) .. ..8 6 0041 Waneanella (7). B. Harold 8 4 0021 Water Boy (16). A. H. East wood .. .. 8 4 0100 Derby Day (2) ..8 0 0011 Tonka (15), N. Hay .. 8 0 0033 Bryn Derwyn (18) ..7 13 0000 Caribbean Gold (4) ..7 13 4130 Dunray (13), A. T. Jones 7 11 0424 Sousbois (1), M. Griffin 7 11 1000 Aquarius (6), D. N. Hadfield .. .. 7 9 0000 Glenlyn (9) .. ..7 8 0300 Grand Effort (17), C. B. Harris .. .. 7 7 0000 Pay Cff (11) .. .. 7 7 Scratched: Coffee, Dancing Odile. TELEGRAPH HANDICAP, Of £2500. Six furlongs. st. lb. 0003 Lucrative (17), W. L. Aitken .. .. 9 3 0014 Copenhagen (16), A. J. Stokes .. .. 8 11 1313 Foy (9), W. J. Broughton .. .. 8 11 011 Summersette (2), V. R. Coley .. 8 9 1303 Royal Zorra (12), J. W. Harris .. 8 7 0003 Bunyarra (1), W. J. Mudford .. .. 8 0 0101 Wee Durham (5) .. 7 13 3400 Japonica (11), K. D. Campbell .. .. 7 10 0001 Royal Pepeta (7), G. F. Hughes .. .. 7 10 2031 Warwick (6), J. T. Anderson .. .. 7 10 4213 Dhofar (8), A. Johnson .. 7 5 0000 Lochie (3), B. W. MacDonald .. .. 7 2 0110 Moon Crest (10) .. 7 2 0211 New Year's Eve (14), B. P. Wood .. .. 7 2 2041 Bugle Boy (15), A. C. Messervy .. .. 7 1 4124 Regal Crest (13), B. Harold .. .. 7 0 0000 Russett (4) .. ..7 0 LNNIVERSARY HANDICAP, Of £1500. One mile. st. b. 3224 King of Joy (7) .. 9 8| 0401 Royal Warrant (13), C. McDonald .. .. 9 4 0 Stanford Hope (20), K. J. Grylls .. .. 9 0 1400 Gundar Haegg (11), W. L. Aitken .. 8 12 0003 Hot Drop (9), C. A. Bo wry 8 11 2010 Bridie (14) .. ..8 10 0200 Desert Cloud (12), D. N. Hadfield .. .. 8 10 i 4201 Rise and Shine (22), C. 1 T. Wilson .. 8 9 0000 Benefactor (16), J. W. Harris .. 8 c 0001 Ticino <18). V. J. Sellars 8 4 0000 Wally French (15) 8 4 1233 Motueka (8». R. W. Gould 8 3 0020 Portugal (21), ' G. F. Hughes .. 8 3 0300 Cornflake (2), R. J. Skelton .. .. 8 i .3041 Gold Pin (4), B. P. Wood 8 I 0002 Beauty Spot (17) ..8 0 0031 Conkers King (3). W. J. Brouehton .. .. 8 0 0100 Greenwood (6) .. ..8 0

0000 Hilili (1), C. B. Harris 8 0 0410 King Robin (5), A. J. Stokes 8 0 0004 Rheineold (10), M. O’Connor 8 0 0002 Super Corn (19), A. Maddicks 8 0