Timaru Fields With Form Horses

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28472, 30 December 1957, Page 4

Timaru Fields With Form Horses

Noon—

ALBURY HANDICAP, Of £2OO. Six furlongs

ARROW ROYAL: Weakened after sharing lead on turn on first day. Better barrier ■ position today. Winner at Wingatui. FISTICUFFS: Fifth on Saturday after trailing on turn.

PANDA: Strong finish from well back for third on Saturday. Good chance here if handy on home turn.

RHYTHM REEL: Close sixth on first day when having only second start. Likely Improver. 12.40 p.m.—

NURSERY HANDICAP, Of £2OO. Six furlongs.

Brackets: Airephelia and Ayrmot, Count Pierre and Romancing, Ballochburn and ' Sailor’s Hornpipe. Form Runners AIREPHELIA: Got up to beat Romancing by a neck on first day. Has gone up 81b and will not find it easy to complete double for meeting. COUNT PIERRE: Third a neck and a length from Airephelia on Saturday. Form* strong bracket with Romancing. ROMANCING: First-class debut on Saturday. Will take beating if that race has not affected him. 1.20 p.m.-»-ROSEWILL HANDICAP. Of £235. One mile and 35 yards.

st. lb 01 Jesse Owen* (18) .. 9 0 0032 Kalan (16) .. ..8 9

Form Runners JESSE OWENS: Easily won corresponding race with 7-10 on Saturday. Has gone up 181 b, but minimum is 81b higher. Will take beating. KALAN: Runner-up to Jesse Owens on first day, but four lengths back. One of better place prospects. RATION TIME: Fast finisher from well back for third on Saturday. Creditable placing after slow start. FIRST LEG OF DOUBLE 2.5 p.m.— i • CHRISTMAS HANDICAP,

Form Runners WATCH AND WAIT: Won brilliantly over seven furlongs at Hororata. and will not be troubled ,by this distance. Did not race on Saturday. TEAKA: Fendalton and Metropolitan Handicap winner at New Zealand Cup meeting. Galloper with above-average ability. SILVER KING: Showed something like hi* best form in finishing fourth in Timaru Cup and second to Skylight over six furlongs at Wingatui last week. Ha* firstclass form as miler. PACK\ DRILL: Fifth in corresponding raca on Saturday, and fourth against sprinters at Hororata.

INNESFELL: Well beaten on first day, but should have benefited from that race. TAMARISK: Finished strongly tor narrow win in Rangitata Handi* cap on Saturday. One of better form prospects. BEAU REVERE: Racing consistently Only inches from victory at Hororata and in Rangitata Handicap on Saturday. Should go well again. HER EX: Easy winner over mile at Greymouth three starts back. Good third after pacemaking in Rangitata Handicap on Saturday. Bracketed with Watch and Waft CHEYENNE: Newcomer to open company with brilliant form background in hack class. Should measure up to this class if at his best. 2.45 pan.— ST. ANDREWS HIGH-WEIGHT, Of £4OO. One mile and a quarter.

MANANUI: Unplaced in Timaru Cup, his first start since th* New' Zealand Cup meeting. Should be improved horse for that race, and will find the class / here weaker. BON SOIR: Close sixth almost in a line with fourth horse in Timaru A Cup. Racing slidly and must be XX respected. DEMAND: Seldom runs a bad race in races of this type. Got ba<&, run at Hororata at his last starts? ROYAL HALYARD: Won hack hlgh-+ ; , weight on first day under 10-1. R , MONEY - GO - ROUND: seventh but close to fourth horses-, in Timaru Cup. Won Plate at Riccarton last month... May be one of best light*,; weights. EVERY NIGHT: Finished brilliantly*-, for third in high-weight on Sat- ' urday. 3.25 p.m.—

Form Runners CRUISING: Easily beat hack milers under 7-2 on first day. Will find it harder to make th* grad* here. ROYAL TATTOO: Newcomer at meeting. Won two races and was twice runner-up in six starts earlier at meeting. Will tak* beating if she run* trute to her best form. BARGAIN: Easily won high-weigtit at Hororata. Weakened to eleventh over one mile and * quarter on first day. MARCOETTE: Did not get good nm in Fairlie Hack on first day. Has been racing solidly. TRIPPED: Runner-up. to Purser over seven furlongs at Hororata and made, ground for sixth in Fairlie Hack on Saturday. SECOND LEG OF DOUBLE 4.5 SMITHFIELD HACK HANDICAP, Of £275. Six furlong*.

Form Runners PURSER: Brilliantly won Sandown Hack at Hororata at last start. Few should beat him if he is well placed on the turn. Powerful finisher. DEVILRY: Failed when making fresh start at Hororata, but should be fitter horse now. The distance will be to his liking. COME ON BOY: Made ground for fourth In corresponding race on first day. 4.45 p.m.— PENTLOW HACK HANDICAP, Of £350. One mile and 35 yards, st. lb.

Scratched: Serang, Brown Treasure. Form Runners BRIANBRA: Ran away from hack sprinters over six furlongs on Saturday. Should make grade as a miler in his present form. Was successful over seven furlongs at New Zealand Cup meeting. METEOROLOGIST: Won twice at Omoto. Moderate sixth in highweight on Saturday. RAGLAN: First start at meeting. Twice placed in strong hack fields at Grand National meeting. KASENO: Made ground late in race for third to Cruising and Serang on Saturday. One of better prospects on form. SIR GALAHAD: Winner over one

mile 70 yards at Hororata at last start. Will have chance here if he runs up to that form. BAGMAN: First start at meeting. Last-start fourth was against hack miler* at Riccarton on November 16. May be the pick of the light-weights.

st. lb 4214 Arrow Royal (12) 8 11 0010 Fisticuffs (15) .. 8 9 2243 Panda (11) z 8 4 0200 Timely Boy (21) 8 2 0 Keep Clear (13) 8 1 0 Antagonism (18) 7 12 4400 Arachis (3) 7 12 003 Golden Ribbon (16) 7 12 00 Great Blaze (9) 7 12 000 Heathcliff (6) .. 7 12 0 Hopeful (2) 7 12 000 Midray (17) 7 12 000 Miss Quality (14) 7 12 0 Miss Spritely (20) 7 12 Naseby (7) 7 12 Porte (19) 7 12 Pyramid Valley (1) 7 12 00 Rhythm Reel (8) 7 12 0 Telaman (4) 7 12 0400 Tombola (5) 7 12 00 Winnings (10) 7 12 . Form Runners

8t. lb 0011 Airephelia (13) 9 1 0303 Count Pierre (10) 7 13 2 Romancing (3) .. Ballochburn (9) Brummel (5) English Prince (12) 7 13 7 9 7 9 7 9 0 Sunny Morn (8) 7 7 00 Ayrmot '(6) 7 7 0400 Ballormia (7) .. Molly Margo (2) 7 7 7 7 0 Neptral (4) .. 000 Sailor's Hornpipe (11) 7 7 00 Taitumu (1) 7 7

0033 Ration Time (10) . 8 7 0020 Rathfarham (13) . 8 7 3000 Distant Day (14) . 8 6 0000 Reclaim (II) . 8 6 0040 Astound (1) . 8 4 000 Balance (9) . 8 4 0 Cill-Dara (12) . 8 4 9 Compensate (4) . 8 4 0 Garbett (15) . 8 4 00 Late Night (5) . 8 4 00 Mimbar (19) . 8 4 Mo (3) . 8 4 0000 Rushbrook (17) . 8 4 Sevicke (7) . 8 4 0040 Starwyn (6) . 8 4 0000 Wardroom (8) .. . 8 4 Lammas (2) . 8 4

Of £550. *One mile and 35 yards, st. lb 01 Watch and Walt (5) 9 3 0011 Teaka (3) 8 13 024 Silver King (10) 8 12 040 Pack Drill (Id) 8 8 000 Appreciate (13) 8 7 0010 Column (14) 8 6 '’000 Innesfell (9) t. 0300 Mananui (17) ... . 8 1 7 12 0001 Tamarisk (12) .. 7 12 3000 Keep Time (1) 7 12 1000 Rise and Shine (8) 7 11 3222 Beau Revere (6) 7 9 0103 Her Ex (7) 7 7 3210 Cheyenne (18) 3000 Golden Mom (11) 7 3 7 3 Goldwyn (4) 7 3 0400 Whlpsnade (16) 7 3 Brackets: Watch and Wait and Her Ex, Innesfell and Mananui. Scratched: Count .Aven.

st. lb. 0300 Mananui (3) 10 9 2240 Bon Soir (9) 10 7 0400 Demand (8) 10 3 0030 Ditched (6) 9 11 4021 Royal Halyard (5) 9 11 0010 Money-Go-Round. (7) 9 1 0033 Every Night (10) 9 0 0 Rising Sun (4) 9 0 0024 Royal Pal (1) .. 9 0 Scratched: Happy. Form. Runners

FAIRVIEW HANDICAP. Of £350. One mile ind 35 yards. 3141 Cruising (10) 4220 Royal Tattoo (4) 0010 Bargain (2) 2220 Marcoette (8) 03 Red Elf (11) 0020 Tripped (7) i 0000 Equipage (13) 9 0 8 11 8 8 8 8 8 e 8 4 0000 Dulcet (5) 8 2 12 Pink Rose (6) 3221 Robes (9) 3130 Breccia (12) 2000 Lucky Time (1) 4004 Olympic Flame ( 1) 8 0 8 0 7 12 7 12 7 12

0001 Purser (2) st lb. 9 7 ' 0 Devilry (10) 8 4 0000 Hay Time (4) 8 2 010 Knight’s Treasure (6) 0 De Bracey (11) 8 1 7 13 3000 Shame (5) 7 13 2104 Come On Boy (9) 7 12 0030 Bonny Pippin (8) 7 9 0000 Sway (1) 7 8 0000 Harkvllle (13) .. 7 8 000 Heathcliff (3) Helm (7) 7 7 7 7 0000 Lightning Boy (12) 7 7

0101 Brianbra (3) . 8 12 1010 Meteorologist (13) 8 7 2000 Raglan (12) 1 8 7 113 Kaseno (15) . 8 4 0000 Aquarius (17) . 8 4 044 Brookflelds Lad (6) . 8 3 1100 Broken Wings (19) . 8 2 010 Knight's Treasure (5) . 7 13 3000 Riverwood (9) . 7 13 0201 Sir GXlahad (10) . 7 11 0000 Strada (2) . 7 11 134 Bagman (7) . 7 10 2300 Amenity (14) . 7 8 4040 (-Arctic Sun (8) .. . 7 7 4000 Bridal Bay (18) 7 7 0000 Kaikuri (16) ’ 7 7 0004 Neptune's Pride (4) 7 7 0000 Stage Boy (11) .. . 7 7