CORNFLAKE FANCIED

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28529, 7 March 1958, Page 4

CORNFLAKE FANCIED

Main Race At Wingatui

Cornflake is expected to make a successful return to middle distance racing in the Dunedin Jockey Club Handicap, the main race and first leg of the T.AB. double at Wingatui tomorrow. He was tried over six furlongs on Dunedin Cup day and, not surprisingly, finished in the ruck. But his good form at a mile and beyond will be -the best guide to his chance over 11 furlongs in this field. Cornflake won the mile Jockey Club Handicap and beat all but Teaka at a mile and a half in the Metropolitan Handicap at the New Zealand Cup meeting. In a light programme since then he has a third in the Wellington Racing Club’s January Handicap to his credit • Cornflake has 8-0 and will receive 151 b from the Dunedin Cup winner. Shoal. Shoal won the Dunedin Cup under 8-6 J with great ease on February 15. Although she has a good weight, and will not find the shorter distance to her advantage. she, should beat most, if not all, of tfiose that finished behind her in the Dunedin Cup. The exception could be the Orari-trained Royal Halyard. Royal Halyard made a lot of ground for fourth in the Dunedin Cup after appearing to be hopelessly placed three furlongs out. He has 7-5 and if he can be ridden closer to the pace in this field he will be a formidable light-weight. Desert Cloud, racing consistently at present, looks the best prospect of the others. The Second Leg

The Gore-trained Darby could make first-day sprint form valueless in the Flying Handicap, the second leg of the double. Darby is a five-year-old gelding by Treasure Hunt from Salabond owned and trained at Gore by T G. Pollock. He made a big impression in the south when he won the seven-furlong Charlton Handicap on his home track on February 8. The safely-held run-ner-up was My Friend, which filled the same position behind Purser in the sprint on Dunedin Cup day. My Friend is eight, but racing solidly, and will be generally regarded as one of the stronger place prospects.

The imnrover in the field is probably Palace, which had only two races earlier on his present campaign.

) A year ago Palace was third in J the Wellington Thompson Handi- } cap in much more distinguished ) company. He won against the ) sprinters at Wyndham in October > and was a close fourth in the Jockey Club Handicap, won by Cornflake, at Riccarton on November 13. ■ A peak effort by Mighty Dollar j might give him a second success 1 in the James Hazlett Gold Cup, o a mile weight-for-age race, with | penalties. 5 Mighty Dollar won the race as 4 a five-year-old two seasons ago. 4 He was temporarily in retirement ■J not long after but since brought 0 back to racing has won the C.J.C 0 Stewards’ Handicap and Challenge 0 Stakes. o Ark Royal, from Wingatui. and the Riccarton-trained /Watch and Wait will probably be Mighty Dollar’s strongest opponents. Selections: 11 a.m.—Owhiro Hurdles: Rex Robe. Hunt the Slipper, Arabian Chief. 11.45 a.m.—Novice Handicap: Cen- , tral King Joydy Garbett. 1 12.35 p.m.—Champion Hack Handicap: McCool, Porcelain Prince. 2 Ration Time. 1.15 p.m.—Hopeful Handicap: Min2 glow. Antarctic Flight. Ma Cherie. I 2 p.m.—Dunedin Jockey Club HanJ dicap: Cornflake, Royal Halyard. J Shoal. { 2.40 p.m.—James Hazlett Gold Cup: Mighty Dollar, Ark Royal, Watch and » Wait. i 3.25 p.m.—Flying Handicap: Darby. My Friend. Palace. 4.10 p.m.—Abbotsford Rack Handi- ) cap: Wondon, Settler, King Cassock. I Fields, with form and riders for I the doubles races, are:— f DUNEDIN JOCKEY CtUB HANDICAP, Of £lOOO. One mile and three furlongs. st. lb 0341 Shoa] (13). C. McDonald 9 1 0000 Toparoa (18) .. ..8m , 0400 Good Abbot (7), L. O. ; Dawson .. ..87 1322 Desert Cloud (5), D. N. Hadfield ..86 0100 Treasure Pond (16). B. J. 1 Anderton .. ..84 , 0030 Cornflake (9), R. J. Skelton .. ..80 0310 Well Cut (17), E. G. Low 8 0 . 0202 Rathkeale (19), G. W Wright .. ..80 1000 Cashmere (11), L. W. Hare .. .. 7 12 3000 Landon (20), E. O’Brien 7 5 1034 Royal Halyard (2) ..74 0040 Blue Count (8), B. P. Kennedy .. ..71 2210 Smart (12) .. .73 0040 Gay Mood (1), L. M. Casey .. ..72 0033 Black Star (6) .. ..7 0 0044 Coinalot (10) .. ..7 0 2033 Demolish (4) .. ..7 0 0000 Lucky Bill (14) .. ..7 0 4010 Royal Pal (3) .. ..7 0 0011 Rex Robe (15) .. ..7 0 FLYING HANDICAP, Of £6OO. Seven furlongs, st. lb 1203 The Wanderer (7) .. 8 8 1300 King’s Lace (8) .. ..8 5 3110 Kinsimm (10) ..8 3 4000 Palace (2), L. W. Hare .. 8 2 0441 Montrose (16) .. ..8 2 0422 My Friend (14), D. N. Hadfield .. ..81 0644 Persia (6), B. J. Anderton 8 0 1241 Darby (4), J. M. Cappie 7 11 0000 Jamell (9). R. J. Pledger 7 8 1000 Cattiva (13» .. ..7 2 (>O2l Lady Verona (12) ..7 2 3120 Mitre Peak (5) .. ..72 4000 Royal Way (1). L. M. • Casey .. ..72 0030 Ren way (11), N. W. Lewis 7 2 1011 Seadune (3). R. J. Mackie 7 2 2412 Salonica (15), E. O’Brien 7 2 Injured Frown Out For Season "The Press’ Special Service INVERCARGILL, March 6. Forwn, the bestfour-year-old pacer to race in Southland in recent years and a firm early favourite for the Farmers’ Handicap at Wyndham on Saturday, ricked himself during the week and he may not race again this season. Frown had, been under offer to .a North Island trainer at a substantial four-figure price, and but for his injury would have been sold. TRIALS AT HORORATA NOMINATIONS for Qualifying Trials ■ and other events as in “Calendar,” . March 5, 1958, close 5 p.m. Monday next, March 10. MID-CANTERBURY OWNERS’ AND BREEDERS’ ASSN. L. E. CARTER. Secretary, . Box 10, 'Phone 5770, Ashburton. i —Advt.