RACING Appreciate For First Leg At Hokitika

Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28197, 8 February 1957, Page 4

RACING Appreciate For First Leg At Hokitika

The Orari-trained Appreciate is favoured for the Licensed Victuallers’ Handicap, the mam race and first leg of the double on the opening day of the Westland Racing Club’s meeting at Hokitika tomorrow.

Appreciate’s record in open company is one win, one unlucky third, and an unplaced performance in three starts. He suc-

cessfully made the step from hack class to open company at Kumara on January 12 when he narrowly beat Lucky Sal and easily beat six others over seven furlongs after losing ground at the start. His third was to Moilynn and Beauty Queen in the mile McIntosh Memorial Handicap at Hokitika two days later. He carried 8-0 including 61b overweight, and finished within a length of the winner after running wide on the home turn. Appreciate will meet Moilynn tomorrow' on 61b better terms, and Beauty Queen 11b better, so victory appears to be well within his reach. He will not have lost any favour because of his failure in the Midsummer Handicap, one mile and a quarter, at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting last Saturday. In that race he pulled hard in a trailing position when the pace was slack early and dropped out when it quickened for the last five furlongs.

Moilynn, in his present form, will probably fill one of the places. The step to open company is not expected to be too steep for Gay King, which will be one of the best light-weights if he gives one of his most generous efforts. At his last start, Gay King dead-heated with Treasure Pond over nine furlongs on the second day of the Vincent meeting. Two -days earlier, he ran Treasure Pond to half a Jength over a mile and a quarter. Form for Second Leg Eastern Star and Summer’s End are two form runners for the second leg, the Lakes Hack Handicap, but both may be troubled at this distance by Ngahuia, an improver’s fifth in the seven-furlong Post Handicap at Riccarton last Saturday. Eastern Star and Summer’s End met in the Halswell Handicap at Riccarton. Eastern Star was in one of the pacemaking positions after half a mile, was passed by only the winner Teaka going to the furlong, but then weakened to sixth. She had 8-7, including a 71b allowance. Her carded weight tomorrow is 8-13. Summer’s End was a disappointing eleventh in the Halswell Handicap. Though he is in a weaker field at Hokitika, his chance does not look bright. De Bracey failed in the highweight at Riccarton but was a winner and a minor place-getter under those conditions at the Omakau meeting. Seascrape has been three times second and once third in as many

starts since he won a double at Omoto on December 3. One oi his successes that day yas over one mile and a quarter. Eastern Star was the runner-up when attempting to give Seascrape 121 b. the difference between them again tomorrow on caraed weights. Eastern Star has an earlier engagement in the Williams Hack Handicap, but over seven furlongs she may be shaded by Red Elm and the best of the others. Red Elm has had four wins in six starts this season and judged on her easy win over six furlongs under 9-1 at Hokitika on January 14, further success on the course is very likely. Red Elm is also engaged m the Miners’ Hack Handicap. She will be ridden by R. W. Gould. Selections: 11.30 a.m.—Novice Stakes No. 1: Arctic Sun, Pitler Patter, Zami Lynn. 12.15 p.m.—Williams Hack Handicap: Red Elm, Barbara's Treasure. •Ngahuia. 12.55 p.m.—February Trot: Lochie, Skyleada. Panama. 1.35: Licensed Victuallers’ Handicap: Appreciate, Gay King, Moilynn. 315 p.m.—Novice Stakes No. 2: Goidtina, Arctic Sun, Fitter Patter. 3 p.m.—Lakes Hack Handicap: Eastern Star, Seascrape, Ngahuia. 340 p.m.—Borough Trot: Bessie Brigade. Half Back, Helen Patch. 425 p.m.—Miners’ Hack Handicap: Red Elf. Red Elm. Direct Passage. The fields, with form, for the double races are:— LICENSED VICTAULLERS’ HANDICAP. Of £250. One mile. . m

WANGANUI

"The Press” Special Service WANGANUI, February 7. The going for the final day of the Wanganui Jockey Club’s meeting on Saturday should be similar to that experienced on the first day, and although there are a number of fresh horses engaged, last Saturday s form should be a reliable guide. The double is on the Earle and Campbell Handicaps. Riding engagements include:— W. J. Broughton: Zariba, Balfast. Stanford Hope. Whiohau, Miracle Mile, Foy. Ballador. K. D. Campbell: Somerset Fair. V. J. Sellars: Domitare, Starry Host, The Ashes. Solepic. W. L. Aitken: Deceptive. Diadochi, Oracle, Defiant, Genre. B. P. Wood: Articulator. Gold Pin, Pay Off. Crown Seal, Lucky Beau. J. T. Anderson: Berne, Hill Fern, Earl Robin. Gold Lane. F. I. Robinson: Reconvey. J. W. Harris: Pine Grove, Tavair, Baraden, Royal Inca, Turon. L. J. Hodren: Whakapai. Some Jay. C. I. Goss: County. B. Harold: Battle Fort, Herring, New Year’s Eve, Wanganella, Bion. G. O. Smith: Glendower. Red Zipp, Regal Crest. A. Johnson: Emphasis. J. R- O’Neill: Copper. City Gold. A. D. Whiteman: Ramona. I. Lord: Pirate. W. Hoeta: Royal Velvet, Rotunda. R. B. Sheild: Merry York. C. R. Cooksley: Wild Area. A. J. Murray: Arabian Chief. B. J. Clements: Savoyan, Kenloch. A. D. George: Hibiscus. Beau Sol. G. Lawson: Maxine, Windy Range. Emerald Isle. P. Williams: Wee Durham. R. A. Jenkins: Arawana. R. F. Meynell: Lucky Glow, High View, Gilt. Western Romance. Selections: 11 a.m. —Landguard Trial: Smitten, Defiant, Whakapai. 11.45 a.m.—Westmere High-weight: Wild Area, Champion, Editorial. 12.30 p.m.—Sedgebrook Juvenile Handicap: Mindanao, Ballador, Tavair. 1.15 p.m.—Earle Handicap: Royal Velvet, Stanford Hope, Berne. 1 55 p.m.—Jackson Stakes: Somerset Fair. Zariba. 2.35 p.m.—Harrison Hack Handicap: Zut, Wanganella, Whiohau. 3.25 p.m.—Campbell Handicap: Domitare, Lucky Glow, Kiatoa. 4.10 p.m.—Matarawa Hack Handicap: Scottish King, Genre, Solepic. The fields, with form, for the double races are:— EARLE HANDICAP, Of £lOOO. One mile and a quarter

Brackets: Deceptive and Gilt, Faeroe Bank and Rising Sun.

CAMPBELL HANDICAP, Of £BOO. Six and a half furlongs.

Jockey’s Appeal Successful

(New Zealand Press Association) AUCKLAND, February 7. An appeal by the Matamata jockey, A. G. Colven, against the fortnight’s suspension imposed on him last Saturday by the Matamata Racing Club, was allowed by the Waikato District Committee in Hamilton today. At Matamata. Colven was found guilty of failing to ride Madam Khordene right out at the finish of the Railway Hack Handicap. The district committee upheld the appeal after hearing further evidence as to Madam Khordene’s peculiarities from her trainer, R. D. Samson, and D. M. Rich, who rode her on a previous occasion. Colven’s deposit was refunded.

(Ji dtzau. une mixc. st. lb. 00 Merriment (10) .. 1130 Appreciate (5) .. 0131 Moilynn (1) . 8 9 8 4 . 8 3 3322 Beauty Queen (9) 0020 Jesse James (7) 4000 Chellene (2) 0212 Big Ben (3) 0221 Gay King (8) .. 0340 Lights On (6) .. 0300 Peter Bruce (4) *. 7 10 . 7 8 . 7 7 . 7 7 . 7 7 . 7 7 Bracket: Jesse James and Bruce. LAKES HACK HANDICAP. Of £215. One mile and a quarter, st. lb. 3210 Eastern Star (3) . 8 13 3140 De Bracey (1) .. • 8 7 2223 Seascrape (6) 0120 Summer’s End (2) 2324 Goldtina (7) .77 0400 Ngahuia (5) •• 0000 Patriona (4) • 7 7 . 7 7

and 55 yards. st. lb. 0000 Pine Grove (19) 9 0 0000 Pinnacle Ridge (16) 9 0 0001 Lovely Bouquet (20) 8 7 0000 Deceptive (2) 8 6 0003 Berne (17) 7 13 0140 Faeroe Bank (18) 7 12 043 Stanford Hope (6) 7 11 0000 Simon’s Pride (4) 7 8 0140 Wee Durham (23) 7 6 3000 Benefactor (14) 7 5 0400 Lucky Beau (3) 7 5 0300 Havoc (15) 7 .3 0230 Royal Velvet (10) 7 2 0120 Gilt (12) 7 1 0200 Omalass (13) 7 1 4000 Emerald Isle (7) 7 0 0000 China Clock (11) 7 0 2340 Gay Jinx (21) 7 0 0002 Beauty Spot (22) 7 0 00 Retreat (8) 7 0 Balloted out, with right if reentry in the following order 0030 Glendower (1) .. 7 0 0030 Rising Sun (9) 7 0 0000 Battle Fort (5) .. 7 0

st. lb. 1024 Domitare (3) . 9 2 1300 Foy (9) . 8 9 1004 Summersette (13) . 8 7 2133 Kiatoa (10) . 8 6 0000 Beau Sol (15) . 8 0 0200 Oracle (11) . 7 12 1004 Gold Pin (17) . 7 10 020 Gonfanon (6) . 7 10 2002 Lucky Glow (12) . 7 8 4000 Autojet (1) . 7 7 3030 Refund (18) . 7 6 4000 Musketeer (2) . 7 0 1020 Emphasis (4) . 7 0 0400 Rotunda (7) . 7 0 2400 Regal Crest (14) . 7 0 0 Beau Song (8) . 7 0 0000 Windy Range (5) . v 7 0 1004 New Year’s Eve (16) . 7 0 Scratched: Postman.