Racing KNIGHT’S STAR AT TOP OF GRAND NATIONAL WEIGHTS

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28329, 15 July 1957, Page 5

Racing KNIGHT’S STAR AT TOP OF GRAND NATIONAL WEIGHTS

Knight’s Star is at the top of the handicaps for the Grand National Steeplechase and Grand National Hurdles, run at Riccarton next month.

He has 12-2, or 51b less than the maximum in the Grand National Steeplechase, and 10-13 in the hurdles. On Saturday he won .the Eric Riddiford at Trentham with 11-11. Last month he won the Auckland Racing Club’s Great Northern Steeplechase with 10-4, and the McGregor 3rant Steeplechase with 11-0. Conkeda has 10-12 in the Grand National Steeples. He won the Wellington Steeplechase last Saturday week with 10-3, .and did not race again at the meeting. Wotan’s Gold, last year’s Grand The weights are:—

National winner, with 10-3, has 10-2 this year. Peter Willonyx tops the Winter Cup weights with 10-7, 81b less than he carried into fourth place in this race a year ago. Mighty Dollar is rated the best South Island miler, with 10-6. 11b more than King of Joy, which won the Whyte Handicap on the first day of the Wellington winter meeting.

Royal Warrant, winner of the last two Winter Cups, last year with 8-1. has 8-9 this year. The Grand National Steeplechase and Winter Cup will be run on August 3, and the Grand National Hurdles on August 6.

N.Z. GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE Of £3350. Three miles' and a-half. st. lb. st lb. st. lb. Knight’s Star . 12 2 Orontes ' . ■ 5 Brent . 9 Q Hit Parade . 10 12 Red Bill 5 Glendower . 9 0 Conkeda . 10 12 Master Gregory 4 Fossick . 9 0 Best Man . 10 6 King Simper 3 Escalado . 9 0 Cogitation . 10 6 Count Minerva 3 Lumphanan . 9 0 French Echo . 10 4 Chase 2 Exchequer . 9 0 Wotan’s Gold . 10 2 Moon 2 Grey Valley . 9 0 Culton . 10 Sivite1 Brqwn Baron . 9 0 Serenade . 9 13 Tut-Tut 1 Impennatus . 9 0 Leighford . 9 13 Windfall 1 Free Range . 9 0 Wattie 9 11 Peepin’ Thru 1 Royal Mail . 9 0 Yankee Modesta 9 11 Opposition 0 Gabriel’s Gul y 9 0 Puketoi . 9 10 Miss Step 0 Rich Chase . 9 0 Orelino . 9 9 Baithen 0 Don Carlos . 9 0 Viewfield . 9 7 Bosky 0 True Gold . 9 0 The Tongs Azurite' . 9 6 Flying Doctor 0 Yarrawonga . 9 0 . 9 5 Waffles 0 Red Clipper : r 0 Te Waotu . 9 5 Black Son 0 Vocalize 0 Solent . 9 5 Nod 0 Keahmar . 9 0 WINTER ?UP Of £2000. One mile. st. b. 7 st lb. st. lb. Peter Willonyx 10 Royal Warrant 9 Ultimate . 8 0 Mighty Dollar 10 6 Regal Crest . 8 8 Dearwood King of Joy . 10 5 Marsden . 8 7 Berwick 0 Jimmy Flash . 9 12 Cashmere 6 Golden Fox 0 Tess t . 9 11 Cassius . 8 6 Insignus . 8 Copenhagen . 9 Keep Time Montrose Peter Baffles . 8 6 Solstice . 8 . 8 0 Rhythmonic Peterford ’ 9 6 * 8 5 Bobbie Bums ' 8 0 Hot Drop • . 9 5 Column . 8 4 Steadfast Super Maru . 9 4 Copperfield . 8 4 Russett Appreciate Fuel . 9 . 9 3 3 Desperado Ballast . 8 4 . 8 4 Pennant Grfeat Line ‘ 8 0 Kasr-el-Nil . 9 3 Instigator 4 Sumner 8 0 Clinker . 9 2 Gold Caste . 8 3 Golden Warric r 8 0 Canon . 9 Fair Summer . 8 3 Raglan Golden Morn 8 0 Grand Bank . 9 1 Innesfell .82 8 0 Black Amber . 9 0 Whipsnade 2 Lord Fane Sarabah . 8 13 Ole . 2 Indelible 8 Red Star . 8 12 Martin’s Bay . 8 1 Smuggles . 8 0 Sir Valley 8 12 Plunder . 8 1 Conkers King . 8 0 Motueka . 8 12 Indian Mars . 8 1 Raumati x . 8 0 Americus • Ben Ledi . 8 . 8 12 11 Adversary San Roll .81 . 8 0 Sweet Action Ditched . 8 . 8 0 0 Appeal Court . 8 11 Black Oak 0 Lully , 8 0 Horatius . 8 10 Yue Chee . 8 0 Bulla • o' Nuffield . 8 10 Taumanau . 8 0 Red Elm . 8 0 Prince Filou . 8 9 Judge . 8 0 » Coin’s Edge 8 0 King Robin . 8 9 Leprechaun . 8 0 GRAND NATIONAL HURDLES, Of £2550. rwo miles and a-half md J60 yards. ftnight’s Star . io 13 Sir Gerald . 9 3 Swelter . 9 0 10 9 Bosky 2 Allan Son Rae . 10 7 Tisred 2 Baithen Hit Parade « 10 3 Prince Spi 2 The Tongs Lochgair . 10 . 9 12 • Tamatoa Royal Mail * 1 1 Patris Golden Offer * 9 0 Northcliffe Programme Golden Fox . 9 . 9 . 9 12 11 11 Pine Grove Al Capone Revolver . I 0 0 0 Lumphanan King's Song Lucky Bill . 9 . 9 . 9 0 0 0 Sea Contour . 9 9 11 11 Copperfield Sun House 0 0 Lady Broie Hamiltonian * 9 0 Artned 9 11 Glendower 0 Danger Point . 9 0 Ben Vola . 9 8 Brent 0 Milling Bay . 9 0 Surrey Gold Dustv Miller . 9 . 9 7 7 King Simper Nobly Born *. 0 0 Azurite Orelino * 9 0 Superior King 9 Riilla .. 9 6 6 French Echo Brown Baron 0 0 Gartesh Fiery Creek * 9 0 Cock Crow Native King Serenade . 9 . 9 . 9 5 5 3 Linden King Russett' . '0 0 0 Judge Calpurnia Free Range r 9 . 9 0 0