RACING Agathis And Compensate For Double At Blenheim
“The Press” Special Service BLENHEIM, April 15. Agathis, from Otaki, Finito, from Trentham, and Money-go-Round and Motueka from Riccarton look the best of a representative field in the Marlborough Cup, first leg of the off-course double on the opening day of the Marlborough Racing Club’s annual meeting on Thursday.
The dual acceptors. Skylight and Salt Spray, are expected to start in the Weld Handicap, the second leg. Faeroe Bank, another dual acceptor, may start in both races. Compensate, back to sprinting, looks a bright prospect in the Weld Handicap, with Kaiatoa and Skylight the best of the others. Riding engagements include:— R. J. Skelton: Fern. R. W. Gould: Motueka, Crown Witness. C. B. Harris: Finito, King’s Trust, Juvinzor. R. A. Jenkins: Fair King. F. H. Skelton: Bert. J. Coulter: Miss Pantomime. E. G. Low: Meandering, Skylight. R. J. Blair: Mozart. J. Toki: Insignus. A. E. Skinner: Aqaba, Las Vegas. K. Old: Sky
Countess. A. J. Geenty : Lucky Arch. L. J. Hodren: Mainstep. A. J. Stokes: Dellar. A. C. Messervy: Ultimate, Salt Spray. The weather has been fine and the track is hard and fast. Selections:— 11.30 a.m.—Wat er lea Hack Hurdles: Mozart, Champion, Insignus. 12.16 p.m.—Novice Stakes No. 1: Sharp Rise, Fair King, Cill-Dara. 12.50 p.m.—Flaxbourne Hack Handicap: Every Night, Gold Brick, Royal Tattoo. 1.40 p.m.—Marlborough Cup: Agathis, Finito, Money-Go-Round. 2.25 p.m.—Novice Stakes No. 2: Awatere, Peraea, Mainstep. 3.5 p.m.—Juvenile Handicap: Sky Countess, Romancing, Cathkin. 3.55 p.m.—E. A. Weld Memorial Handicap: Compensate, Kiatoa, Skylight. 4.40 p.m.—Picton Hack Handicap: Juvinzor, King’s Rule, Kirklea. Double fields, with form, are:— MARLBOROUGH CUP, Of £6OO. About one mile and three furlongs.
st. lb. 0000 Motueka (3) . 8 11 1021 Agathis (13) . 8 9 0300 Finito (19) . 8 3 4134 Appreciate (20) . 8 2 0042 Beau Ray (17) . 7 11 0300 Whiohau (6) .. . 7 11 3300 Bob wood (12) . 7 7 0402 Money-Go-Round (4) . 7 7 0004 Faeroe Bank (2) . 7 6 4102 Final (7) 7 5 000 Bryn Derwyn (18) 7 4 3000 Royal Gilt (14) .. . 7 4 0400 Ultimate (10) 7 4 0000 Saunter (7) . 7 4 0000 Instanter (5) . 7 4 2140 Warlock (8) . 7 4 0110 Royal Vai (22) .. 7 4 0000 Skylight (16) .. ’ 8 5 Balloted out with right of re-entry in the following order: 4104 Salt Spray (15) .. . 7 4 3410 Every Night (21) . 7 4 Scratched: Avenge. Goldwyn. E. A. WELD MEMORIAL HANDICAP, Of £375. Seven furlongs, st. lb. 0000 Skylight (14) ... 8 11 3220 Beau Revere (2) 8 8 0140 Eileen Gloss (9) 8 0 3040 Kiatoa (3) 8 0 0000 Lucky Arch (5) 7 11 0004 Faeroe Bank (4) 7 10 0300 Lucky Sal (6) .. 7 9 1100 Compensate (12) 7 7 3000 Nicotian (11) 7 7 0000 Ben Nevis (10) .. 7 7 0000 Genre (8) 7 7 4104 Salt Spray (13) .. 7 7 1200 Skyrain (7) 7 7 0110 Royal Vai (1) .. 7 7
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Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28562, 16 April 1958, Page 4
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