racing Tut Tut May Win Ashburton Steeples

Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28268, 4 May 1957, Page 7

racing Tut Tut May Win Ashburton Steeples

Steeplechases over the not-so-diflicult Ashburton course have often been comedies of errors Jliere are some inexperienced jumpers in the field ' he , A , lford 4 . J? acl s a n d Hunters’ Steeplechase on the first day of the Ashburton County Racing Club’s autumn meeting today, and it will be strange if the race lacks incident.

Border Reiver, topweight with 10-10 today, won a year ago with 10-3. He was one of the three . of 10 which finished the course ’ .without a mistake. Seven ran . off, but two of them were taken : back to complete the course. , Jumping ability should keep ; Border Reiver out of trouble today. but it is to be wondered whether he will have the condi- ' tion to run out two miles and a half strongly enough to win. X The Peerswick Hurdles at Riccarton last Saturday—he finished , well back—was Border Reiver’s first race since his Alford Steeples ?. fuccess a year ago.

The eight-year-old Border Reiver is twice the age of the In-vercargill-trained Tut Tut, which is equal top weight. . Tut Tut has no public form as a steeplechaser, but he was a success as a hurdler, and he belongs to the of Mr W. E. Hazlett, whose cross-country horses have usually been given a thorough grounding as jumpers. , Composition raced without dash in two hack steeplechases at Riverton, but some improvement can be looked for unless he has slipped since last year, when he won the Otago Hunt Club Steeple- * chase at Wingatui. The Orari-trained Prosecutor is Still in the early stages of his winter campaign, but in his second start last season he won over : country at Washdyke, and two ; minor placings on the same course ' followed. Prosecutor may be too good for ? those below him in the weights, ' although Escalado is fairly well seasoned, and was reliable in his jumping as a hurdler. The successful owner will receive a canteen of cutlery, the trainer a bridle, and the jockey a wristlet watch. Lightning Boy was scratched yesterday for the Rakaia Hack Handicap, the second leg of the double, leaving 11 starters. Kotiti was an earlier scratching, but is engaged in the Eiffelton Hack Handicap. Massive Selected Massive, from Orari, Winning , . Treasure and Sweet Christine from Riccarton. and the Wingatuitrained Winning Wave are ex--1 • pected to dominate the finish of * the Rakaia Handicap. , < A win for Motueka in the first leg, the Ashburton County Handicap. would be highly popular after ; some sound runs for minor 1 - placings lately. L Riccarton stables will provide all but three of the runners, and : . the best of their representatives \ appear to hold a firm grip on the race.. Motueka is likely to be tested most by Rise and Shine, and Merrimayes if the track is reasonably firm. If the groflnd is soft • or holding Desperado will firm in favour. Desperado has dropped steadily ' in the weights—he carried 9-2 into fourth place in this race a year ago—but there was promise of ‘ improvement to a barren record for the season in his sixth hi the Waltham Handicap at Riccarton last Saturday. The Hurdles Betting on the Longbeach Hurdles will probably be dominated by Lo Night and Walkova. The Riccarton form of these two horses was good—Lo Night won the Kildare Hurdles, and Walkova was a close second to Flying Doctor in the Peerswick Hurdles. The strongest favourite on the programme will probably be Sun House, the topweight in the Chatmos Hack Handicap. Sun House was the outstanding hack stayer at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s autumn meeting, winning twice in three starts. She is a strong mare, and should not find top weight of 9-0 too burdensome.

Selections:— . 11 15 a.m.—Longbeach Hack Hurdles: Walkova, Lo Night, Hunt • the Slipper. 11.55 a.m.—Lagmhor Stakes No. 1: Porcelain Prince, Golden Demonic. • Gay Romeo.

12.35 p.m.—Ashburton County Han- . <ficap: Motueka. Merrimayes, Rise i and Shine. 1.20 p.m.—Lagmhor Stakes No. 2: Port Lanyard. Sir Edwin, Skyrider. i 1.55 p.m.—Alford Hack and Hunters’ Steeplechase: Tut Tut, Border Reiver, Prosecutor. 2.40 p.ni.—Rakaia Hack Handicap: * Massive, Winning Treasure, Sweet | Christine. . 3.20 p.m.—EifTelton Hack Handicap: « Zacky Time, Lucky Dewar, Equipg age -* 4 p.m.—Chatmos Hack Handicap: * Sun. House. Tamarisk, Fleur. The fields are:—

longbeach hack hurdles, Of £250. One mile and threequarters.

• st. lb. 0001 Lo Night (8), B. Gordon 10 7 0000 Tisred (4), W. J Hillis .. 9 9 0002 Walkova (3>. 3. Parsons .. 9 8 * 0030 Hunt the Slipper (6), G. G. Hampton 9 6 ooo Argive (9), B. ?. Jones 9 5 OMo Milling Bay (5) 9 c 0000 Trustworthy (2), R. Hanlin .. 9 5 4043 De Bracey (1) . 9 0 1340 Santee (7) 9 0 LAGMHOR STAKES NO. 1, Of £200. One mile.

3000 Asunder (6), B. W Macdonald . . 8 4 * 0000 Gay Romeo (4), C. T. Wilson .. 8 4 < o Gold Flame (8) .. 8 4 000 Red Cirque (1) .. 8 4 0400 Golden Demonic 5) .8 0 - 0000 Mercenary Beau (3), E. G. Low .. 8 0 4000 Porcelain Prince 7) ..8 0 0000 Scarlet Pimpernel (2) .. 8 0 ASHBURTON COUNTY HANDICAP. Of £450. One mile. st. b. 2053 Motueka (3), R. W Gould 8 6 ; toco Desperado (8), W. Hanlin 8 0 0000 Landon (13i .. 7 1 9 - 2000 Rise and Shine (7), C. 0000 T. Wilson 7 12 Adversary i!4). L. W. £> Hare 10 0000 Curtain Raiser 14 .. 7 10 2000 Desert Cloud (2) .. 7 10 0000 Leprechaun (11). E. G. ■ 1034 Low .. 7 9 Dart Away (9>, N. Hoy .. 7 7 4340 Merrimaves '61. H. T. Anderton 7 . loco Nasih (12), A H Eastwood .. 7 7 1600 Teaka <15), B. W MeDonald .. 7 7 ’ 0200 The Bruiser (5; .. 7 7 0000 Smuggles (10; .. 7 7 j, Scratched Royal Pal. lagmhor stakes NO. 2, r Of £200. One mile. 0000 _ st. Bell-tavia (5), B W. Meb. Donald .. 8 4 Glen Carton (3), E. G. J . 8 4 May Whistle (3), j CoulS” 3 ter Skyrider t6), B. .. 8 3 arsons 8 4 1 1 King Lyn (1) .. .. 8 0

0000 Nugleam (4), G. G. Hampton .. ?9 rt Lanyard (7) 8 0 3234 Sir Edwin (8) .. 8 0 ALFORD HACK AND HUNTERS’ _ steeplechase. ui £330. Two miles and a half. 0 Border Reiver (7), B. st. Jb Gordon 10 10 3200 Tut Tut (1), W. J. Hillis 1000 Composition (2) Prosecutor (5). B. T Jones 9 11 Grey Valley (3) ” 9 9 3040 Escalado (8) 9 4 Show Place (4) ** 9 0 Yarrawonga (6) ** 9 0 RAKA1A hack handicap. Of £250. Six furlongs. 0020 Winning Wave (7), B. st. lb. Parsons 9 3 000 Massive (5). B. S. Finlayson 8 1 0000 Bobbie Burns (9) 7 13 2340 Helm (4) .. ’’ 7 13 0304 Winning Treasure' (11)’ C. T. Wilson 7 12 0000 Haughty Chief (3) 7 11 4010 Sweet Christine (1), E. G. Low 7 8 0000 Almay (13), A. H. Eastwood 7 7 1200 Brown Treasure (12) 0334 Looking Forward (8) 7 7 0000 Rome (2) 7 7 Scratched: Kotiti. Lightning Boy. EIFFELTON HACK HANDICAP. Of £250. Seven furlongs 0031 Lucky Dewar (2) St 8 lb 2 2420 Equipage (7), C. T. Wilson 8 1 0000 Brookfields Lad (5), B. S. Finlayson 7 9 0400 Consistent (3) 7 7 2404 De Rose (1), R. W. Gould 7 7 0000 King’s Gold (8), R. McDonald 7 7 4200 Lucky Time (4), B. W. McDonald 7 7 0400 .Kotiti (9) 7 7 0000 Tour de Force (6) 7 7 CHATMOS HACK HANDICAP, Of £260. One mile and three furlongs. st. lb. 0101 Sun House (8), B. W. McDonald 9 0 0000 Fleur (4). W. Hanlin 8 8 0200 Royal Pal (3) 8 8 1422 Tamarisk (1), B. Parsons 8 6 3440 Iroquoi (6), L. W. Hare .. 8 4 0010 Neptune’s Pride (9), E. G. Low .. 8 2 0000 Solstice (7)’ 7 12 0421 Arctic Sun (2), B. S. Finlayson 7 10 0300 Silver Shower (5) 7 8 0000 Yue Chee (10) 7 8