SECOND DAY’S PROSPECTS

Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28267, 3 May 1957, Page 4

SECOND DAY’S PROSPECTS

Benefactor For Main Race (From Our Own Reporter) BLENHEIM, May 2. With Chateau missing from the field. Benefactor will be strongly favoured to win the President’s Handicap, principal event and first leg of the double, on the second day of the Marlborough Racing Club’s annual meeting on Saturday. Although decisively beaten today, Benefactor v'as second by a good margin. Shoal raced far below her best today, but would only need to reproduce a performance in keeping with her Riccarton form to fully test Benefactor. Scuppered, which finished fourth today, Fulgent, and the newcomer, Belinquish, may do best of the others. The second leg of the double, the E. J. Harvey Handicap, will give Appreciate an opportunity to gain his second win at the meeting. Kiatoa and Vita Glow, which filled the minor places today, should again be prominent. Super Corn, the leader for a mile in the Marlborough Cup today, should be capable of running out this distance solidly, and may be placed. The weather continues to be fine, and the track should be in good order. Riding engagements include’— A. J. Stokes, Shoal, lone, Fulgent (Harvey Handicap). B. T. Dodds: Meteorologist. V. R. Coley: Private Angelo, Beejay, Ultimax, Scottish King. B. P. Wood: Olympic Torch, Goldwyn, Assembly. A. G. Waddell: Brown Baron. F. Henry: Jolly Miller. W. D. Wylie: King’s Crest, Clansman, Night Patrol, Greenwood. C. B. Harris: Nile Valley, Golden Warrior. Slip o’ Heather. L. J Hedren: Benefactor, C’est si Bonne. Royal Inca, Royal Serenade. W. D. Skelton: Come On Boy, Appreciate, Ngahuia, Shame. A. C. Messervy: Zareska, Vita Glow, Instanter, Winnings. G. W. Mein: Gay Tommy, Relinquish, Cristatus, Nehru, Sirrah R. A. Jenkins: Avalanche, Brian’s Boy. Selections• Mayfield Hack Hurdle Race: Brown Baron, Cristatus, Private Angelo. Maiden Stakes: Robes, Beejay, Moordale. Marlborough Stakes: Golden Warrior, lone, Zareska. President’s Handicap: Benefactor. Shoal, Scuppered. Apprentices’ Hack Handicap: Meteorologist, Night Patrol, Slip o’ Heather. Pelorus Hack Handicap: Tarwe. Nctiru, lone. “S? ve X, Han <Meap: Appreciate, Kiatoa, Vita Glow. Havelock Hack Handicap: Scottish King, Instanter, Beau Revere. Acceptances are:— 11.30 a.m.— . M oX FIELD HACK hurdl.es, of £250; abotit one mile and five furlongs.—Brown Baron (10) 10-2-Incredible (9) 9-13; Cristatus (3) 9-12; Jolly Miller (7) 9-10; Avalanche (4), Master Riverina (6), Peter Bruce (8), Private Angelo (1), Royal Display (5), Sly Cat (2) 9-0. 12.10 p.m.—

MAIDEN STAKES, of £175; five furlongs.—Arion Leigh ,2), Brian’s Boy (11), Gaelic (4), Marveen (3), Moordale (15), Partridge (10), Roseabell (5), Royal Serenade (7), Sir Prize (8), Sirrah (13), Slip o’ Heather (18), Winnings (1) 8-2; Beejay (17), Emulation (16), Come on Boy (14), Fem (6), Robes (9), Summerhill (12) 7-9. Bracket: Sirrah, Beejay, Emulation. 12.50 p.m.— MARLBOROUGH STAKES, of £430; nine furlongs.—Royal Inca (4) 9-5; lone (2) 9-3; Greenwood (5) 9-0; Golden Warrior (6), Lady Valenta (11) 8-12; Clansman (3), Gay Tommy (7), Scottish King (1) 8-7; Vita Glow (8), Lady Barker (12), Olympic Torch (9), Zareska (10) 8-5. 1.40 p.m.— PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of £430; one mile and three furlongs.— Shoal (1) 9-0; Fulgent (7) 8-5; Relinquish (8) 8-3; Benefactor (5) 8-2; Beau Ray (4) 7-13; King’s Crest (9) 7-9; Scuppered (6) 7-8; Goldwyn (2), Kiaree Beau (3) 7-4. 2.25 p.m.— APPRENTICES’ HACK HANDICAP, of £175; seven furlongs.—Dellar (1) 8-0; Meteorologist (5) 7-11; Saorita (6) 7-9; Night Patrol (8) 7-8; Balloch Prince (3), Lady Valenta (7), Slip o’ Heather (4), Zami Lyn (2) 7-7. 3.5 p.m.— PELORUS HACK HANDICAP, of £200; nine furlongs.-—Royal Inca (9) 9-2; lone (3) 9-1; Instanter (6) 8-12; Tarwe (4) 8-8; Ngahuia (1) 8-0; Nehru (8) 7-10; Passchenedaele (2) 7- Olympic Torch (5), Transgressor (10), Ultimax (7) 7-7. 3.55 p.m.— E. J. HARVEY HANDICAP, of £320; seven furlongs.—Kiatoa (6) 9-0; Fulgent (3) 8-5; Appreciate (5) 8- Vita Glow (1) 7-12; Teko (11) 7-6; Saunter (7), Assembly (8) 7-4; Nile Valley (9), Greenwood (10), Jesse James (2), Super Corn (4) 7-1. 4.40 p.m.—

HAVELOCK HACK HANDICAP, of £200; seven furlongs.—lnstanter (9) 9-1; Tarwe (3) 8-11; Beau Revere (1) 8-6; Skyrain (10), Scottish King (12) 8-0; C’est si Bonne (8), Clansman (4) 7-10; Saorita (5) 7-9; Night Patrol (11) 7-8; Shame (2), Balloch Prince (6), Uproar (7) 7-7.