RACING Tamarisk In Form For Reefton Race

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28478, 7 January 1958, Page 4

RACING Tamarisk In Form For Reefton Race

Tamarisk and Beau Revere, two consistent campaigners on the South Canterbury-North Otago holiday circuit, are expected to play principal roles in the finish of the New Year Handicap at the Reefton Jockey Club’s meeting tomorrow.

The New Year Handicap is run over seven furlongs, and is the second leg of the double.

Tamarisk and Beau Revere met twice at the South Canterbury meeting, and honours were with Tamarisk. He finished strongly to beat Beau Revere by half a head in the Rangitata Handicap, one mile and 35 yards, on the first day at Washdyke. Two days later Tamarisk beat all but Watch and Wait over the same distance in the Christmas Handicap. Beau Revere was a weakening eighth this time.

Tamarisk and Beau Revere did not meet again on the circuit. Tamarisk raced creditably over more ground, and Beau Revere was kept to sprinting. Tamarisk was a fast-finishing third in the Waikouaiti Cup, won by his stablemate, Motueka. A day later he ran Motueka to a neck in the President’s Handicap, one mile and a quarter, at Oamaru. Beau Revere’s Record

Beau Revere’s record for Waikouaiti and Oamaru was one win and one second. He was soundly beaten by Purser over six furlongs at Waikouaiti but won narrowly over the same distance at Oamaru.

Tamarisk is 61b below Beau Revere in the weights at Reefton, and is expected to be the Orari horse’s master at seven furlongs. The only horse above Beau Revere in the weights is his stablemate. Appreciate. Appreciate did nothing of note at the South Canterbury meeting, but was in the early stages of another campaign, and he should be one of the improvers in this field. Tonka is a last-start winner at Reefton, and will be solidly supported to improve his record there. He could do no better than third against the hack sprinters there on December 14, but came out later in the day to win the County Handicap, seven furlongs, quite easily. The runner-up, but two and a half lengths back, was Beau Revere, which carried less weight.

Beau Revere has shown since that he had benefited from his racing on that circuit, but he will almost certainly find Tonka hard to beat again tomorrow. Fresh Start Lucky Sal will be making a fresh start for the season, but she sprinted fast at Riccarton before Christmas and is well forward. She will probably be the best of those below 8-0. The first leg of the double is the Mawheraiti Hack Handicap. One of the best prospects at the distance, six furlongs, will probably be the Riccarton-trained three-

year-old, Bon Salut, a Gabador gelding owned by N. H. McDonald and Mrs MacDonald. Three starts back Bon Salut beat all but Purser and Tripped at Hororata after leading .into the last of seven furlongs. His best since was fourth in the Central Handicap on the first day of the Dunedin Jockey Club’s summer meeting. He was seventh of 10 in the corresponding race on the second day of the meeting. With Kaseno missing—he has been scratched for his three en-, gagements at the meeting—Bon Salut may find Rising High and Arabian Stream his strongest opponents.

Arabian Stream is still on the reserve list, and will re-enter the field if there are three scratchings. Selections:—

Noon.—Welcome Novice Stakes: Hurry Along, Air Bank, UproarDanger bracket. 12.40 p.m.—Crushington Hack Handicap: Whiohau, Red Elf, Fickle Jade.

1.20 p.m.—Mawheraiti Hack Handicap: Bon Salut, Rising High, Arabian Stream.

2 p.m.—Waiuta Trot: Cruising Dell, Delsena, Trickster.

2.40 p.m.—President’s Hack Handicap: Whiohau, Cruising, Arabian Stream.

3.20 p.m.—New Year Handicap: Tamarisk, Beau Revere, Appreciate.

4 p.m—Rahu Hack Handicap: Rising High, Arabian Stream, Royal Vai.

4.40 p.m.—lkamatua Trot: Delsena, Cruising Dell, Trickster.

Fields for |he double are:— MAWHERAITI HACK HANDICAP.

Of £lBO. Six furlongs. Arabian Stream (10) 9-0; Winkles (16) 8-10; Rising High (5) 8-9; Royal Vai (2) 8-3; Skyrain (3) 8-1; Bon Salut (8), Legalise (13) 7-13; Toddler (11) 7-12; Direct Passage (7) 7-10; Jack’s Folly (14) 7-9; Fairy Whispers (12) 7-8: Goldtina (4), Heatncliffe (6), Nicosia (1), Super View (9) 7-7.

Balloted out with right of reentry in the following order: Royal Vai, Goldtina. Arabian Stream. Scratched: Kasino.

NEW YEAR HANDICAP,

Of £3OO. About seven furlongs Appreciate (7) 9-0; Beau Revere (5) 8-6; Tonka (6) 8-0; Lucky Sal (3) 7-11; Chellene (4) 7-7; Big Ben (2), Cruising (8), Kaseno (9) 7-6.

DOUBLE FOR PAHIATUA Chateau And Rubicon

"The PresB“ Special Service

WELLINGTON. January 6. Larger fields of stronger class are engaged on the last day of the Pahiatua Racing Club’s summer meeting at Woodville on Wednesday.

The double will be on the President’s Handicap and the Rodney Memorial Hack Handicap. Providing there is no break in the weather the going should be in excellent order. True Cavalier (Tararea Handicap) and Coral's Son (Pongaroa Highweight) are reported to be doubtful starters. E. Roplha said this morning that Routine was the only likely starter of the three his stable has engaged in the Nursery Handicap. The other two are Swaps and Nenelek. O’Reilly’s Bar, which has two engagements, is likely to start in the Pongaroa High-weight. Riding engagements include:— V. R. Coley: Reefer. Sarina. Ravilious, Scimitar, O’Reilly’s Bar. W. J. Broughton: Summersette, Gold Tower, Nine Days. Routine. St. Reynard. M. J. Hickey: Western Isles. F. 1. Robinson: Gay Cavalier. G. F. Hughes: Bali Ha’i, Lion. F. Mason: Melody Man, Penny’s Dream. L. W. Nickson: Solitude. D. T. Bell: Post Boy, Rawera, Glencholle. G. O. Smith: Panseron, Golden Jest, Ceramic.

B. J. Langford: Someries. S. Anderson: Kiatoa, Partridge, Strabane. K. Quayle: Arma Leighton. J. W. Harris: On the Wing. Chattering, Warlock. W. L. Aitken: Port Rush, Dimity, Baraden, Breve, Stirling. J R. O’Neill: Kilroy, Rosaure. L. J. Hodren: Tuprina, Ballador, Honest John, Arid. B. P, Wood: Figurine, Royal Chimes. ®. Harold: Royal Study.

B. W. Taylor: Silver Romance. Penny Post. B. J. Clements: Invercargill, Royal Vintage. W. D. Wylie: Calm Ruler. Dowbred. A. D. Whiteman: Belle Lal. W. Reid, Linden. A. J. Murray: Bernard. W. A. Smith: Happy Monarch. I. Thomas: St. Peter. P. J. Fanning: Mt. Etna. C. H. Mackie: Stareil, Goudvink, Hot Drop. A. C. Messervy: Chateau, Kildare’s Lass, Romantic Knight. A. T. Jones: The Bandit. M. C. Robinson: Wainawhenua. A. E. Skinner: Piccola, Royal Inca. N. E. Eastwood: Calcutta Sweep. Dhofar. A. Johnson: King’s Fire. Selections are:—

11 a.m.—Pongaroa High-weight Gay Cavalier, Elery, Linden.

11.45 a.m.—Second Trial Plate— First division: Lion, On the Wing. Second division: Partridge, Wainawhenua.

12.30 p.m.—Nursery Handicap Academy, Routine. Piccola.

1.25 p.m.—President’s Handicap: Chateau. Hot Drop. Honest John. 2.10 p.m.—Hamua Hack Handicap: Black Boots, Panseron, Western Isles.

3.5 p.m.—Rodney- Hack Handicap Rubicon, St. Reynard, Masai.

3.50 p.m.—Newmarket Handicap: Summersette. Regal Dignitary. Holman. I 4.40 p.m.: Tararua Hack Handicap: Chattering, Ballador. Goudvink. English Horse For Greytown Stud

"The Press** Special Service WELLINGTON, January 6. Red Marlin, a four-year-old chestnut horse by Hyperion from Herringbone. arrived in Wellington today in the Port Nelson. He has been imported from England by Mr R. G. Meadows, who is founding a thoroughbred stud at Grevtown. Red Marlin raced as Whitely Bav in England, where he was a winner. He is a half-brother to Dogger Bank, which is by Fairway. Both parents of Red Marlin were classic winers in England. Hyperion won the Derby and St. Leger and Herringbone won the One Thousand Guineas and the St. Leger, and was rated the best three-year-old of her year.