RACING Well Cut Selected For Southland Win

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28750, 22 November 1958, Page 6

RACING Well Cut Selected For Southland Win

Well Cut, one of two horses from the Gore stable of R. J. Cochrane engaged in the City Handicap, the first leg of the T.A.B. double at the Southland Racing Club’s spring meeting at Invercargill today, is generally’ expected to manage top-weight of 9-0 competently. Well Cut’s immediate form background in fields of moderate strength in Southland has been solid.

His latest of three placings, after a win in the Spring Handi- c cap at Wyndham last month, was behind Ark Royal in the President’s Handicap at Gore on ] Labour Day. Well Cut is one of i three six-year-olds in a field * which is comprised mostly of ‘ ageing horses. He will probably be a strong favourite and should prove capable of justifying the i support. ? Cassius and Cornflake are closest 1 to Well Cut in the handicap. Both J will carry 8-8. The prospect of < firm going is unlikely to favour I Cassius, but Cornflake has shown * all his best form on firm ground, j The Lo Zingaro eight-year-old had ( two of three starts in a fresh I campaign at the New Zealand Cup 9 meeting, but failed to race prom- ( inently. However, Cornflake’s ( best is particularly good and in the weaker class today he will | have to be considered seriously. < The Lightweights | Master David and Lady Verona I are two likely lightweights. Master David failed to make an impression in three starts under high- g weight conditions at Riccarton, ( but earlier in the season was run- I ner-up to Tamarisk over one mile i and three furlongs in the Ashbur- $ ton Cup. The relief in weight and $ the weaker class should help him. ( Lady Verona was a fast finisher < for fourth at her last start in the ( President's Handicap at Gore on j Labour Day. The Ruthless mare did not receive the best of the! | running in the event and should 1 be well suited by the extra fur- ’ long this time. Southland Guineas j 1 The second leg of the double;s and the feature race on the pro-1 gramme is the Southland Guineas.’! Struan will probably be a pro-* nounced favourite in this event.;. He is one of two open company'; horses in the field. The other is the Wingatui filly Minglow. It is‘ ( not expected, however, that she } will be Struan’s strongest oppon- ( ent. His strongest challenger is t likely to be Matlock, a Ruthless colt trained at Wingatui by A. I. . Powell for Mr G. J. Barton. Struan and Matlock have met j three times this season and on i each occasion there has been 1 little between them. Matlock beat ] Struan in a hack sprint on the - first day of the Dunedin spring meeting in September, but when ! they met in the Dunedin Guineas ; Strtian followed Braganza home j and Matlock was third. Between , that race and the New Zealand Derby, Struan won his way out of ■ hack company by succeeding in two middle distance events at Gore. Matlock completed his Derby preparation with an im- : pressive win against a good field of hack milers at Motukarara. I When they met in the Derby. L Struan finished fourth and Matlock was fifth. They are expected'to be the principals in the finish h today. Carbonett. one of six fillies in'; the field, will not be without pros-/ poets. This daughter of Red Mars and Marcia, which is trained by ( D G. O'Neill, at Wingatui. found the class and the distance in the New Zealand Oaks beyond her. ' but was a promising second behind Aircraft in the nine-furlong Hagley Hack Handicap on the : first day at Riccarton. The weather has been fine and ] the track will be hard and fast. j' Selections:— 11 a.m.—Kew Hack Hurdles: i Arabian Chief. Copperfield, Le Roi. 11.40 a. tn. — Roslyn Trial: First 1 4 division—Soulai. Salisbury. Second I division: Skye Bridge. Ada's Luck. 12.30 p.m.—Takitimu Handicap: 11 Irrepressible, Dress Suit. Super- • phosphate. .} 1.10 p.m.—Spring Two-year-old < Handicap: Selkirk. Legion. Boa1.50 p.m.—City Handicap: Well , Cut. Silver Spring. Cornflake. , 2.30 p.m.—Stewart Island Handi- : ! cap: First division—Sabin. Ultra. I . Second division: Tadpole, The ' Ranger. 3.20 p.m.—Southland Guineas: I Struan. Matlock. Carbonett 4io p.m.—Taramoa Handicap Montrose, Cattiva, De Galard.

The fields, with form, in the : i double races, are:— KEW HACK HURDLES, of £283: ' one mile and a half.—Arabian Chief | (9) 11-1: Le Roi (2) 10-7; Daryl (13) I 10-0; Copperfield (7) 9-13; Sir Roslyn , (11) 9-7; Zingabo (1) 9-3; Sir Haughty (6) 9-1; Chief Note (3), Janlo (8), Niderland (10), Tadpole (12) 9-0. Scratched: The Trek, Opposite. ROSLYN TRIAL, of £230; six furlongs.—First Division: Horace (9). Mansion (3), Grant (15). King's Callander (11). Shootalong (6). Superdrille (4). Superex (10), Holdfast (8), Keith’s Luck (12) 8-5; Barracuta (17), Golden Pan (2). Solus (16). Penstock (7), Salisbury (1), Soulai (13) Ronson Light (5) 8-0. Second * Division; Ada's Luck (1), Floral Note (6). Paper Luck (12), Godetia r (7) Jaysee (14). Skye Bridge (2). 1 Merton Plains (11). Gold Coon (5) f 8- Calyxes (13). Vallus (16), Col- , ette <10». Panel (9), Kintail Lock c (3), Dame Rumour (15), The Pearl < (8) 8-0. 8 Brackets: Skye Bridge and Hold c Fast: Mansion and Horace; Keith’s 1 Luck and The Pearl; Colette and c Golden Pan; Solus and Penstock; Salisbury and Panel; Soulai and 1 Kintail 'Lock; Dame Rumour and 1 Ronson Light. 1 Scratched: Aliabad, Flying Field. 1 TAKITIMU HACK HANDICAP, of ■ £275; six furlongs.—Dress Suit (6) - 9- Callevo (8) 8-7; Superphosphate (17) 8-6; Treasure Shiel (13) 8-3; 1 Dark Beau (20), Maybeso (2), Irre- ' pressiblc (11) 8-2; Sweet Christine (14) 8-1: Surapt (1) 8-0; Copper Maid (18), Grey Jacket (3) 7-13; ’ Sydtrev (5) 7-9; Fine Line (12), Gay tana (19). Vailima (16), Hundred Grand (9>. Barana (4), Relation (7). Ocean Roll (15), Brummel (10) 7-7. Balloted out with the right of re-entry: Hundred Grand. SPRING TWO-YEAR-OLD HAN- ! DICAP, of £225; four furlongs.— Legion (9), Scotch Light (10>. Fuji Yama (3). Justain (2), Royal ic (8), I Selkirk (6). McGregor (5) 8-0; Yasi min (1). Persian Light (4). Boai wood (11), Slanderous (7) 7-11. • Bracket: Selkirk, McGregor and I Scotch Light.

STEWART ISLAND HACK HANDICAP, of £285; one mile.—First Division: Savin (10) 9-0: Prince ; Ermine (7) 8-5; Royal Summer (I). 1 Imshi Allah (12), Ultra (9) 8-4; Dark Beau (13) 8-1; Milord (8) 7-13; Tarsus (14), Carvel (11). Sparkler (5), The Tramp (15), Geysel (4). Mary dee (2), Melcoille (3) 7-7. Second Division: Port Lanyard (7) 8-6; The Ranger (4), Brazier (13) 8-5; Lady Eden (8) 8-4: Lord Garnish (11) 8-1; Peraea (12) 8-0; Tadpole (3) 7-13: Sports Date (14) 7-9; Sizzler (2), Volaris (6). Honours (s>. Clnden Signal (9). Cass (10), Archie (1) 7-7. I Brackets: Volaris and Sparkler: ' Honours and The Tramp: Clifden i Signal and Geysel; Cass and Mary | Dee; Archie and Melocille. 1 Scratched: Gay Romeo.

seven furlonhs.— Mijiji (12) 9-1; The. Wanderer <2), Rathkeale 16) 8-13: Darby *a> 8-5: Montrose (11) 8-4; Kinsimm (9> 8-2; Cattiva (14) 7-12;: I Coq d’Or (13). Demolish (3) 7-9;} IDe Galard (4) 7-8; Royal Way (s>. | ■Promise (7», Gay King (10), Count Aven (1) 7-7. 'At Stud | Springmead Sheik (imp.), grey j- ' Arab—Welsh pony, 13.3 hands. Fee. > lOgns. Wee Georgie, by Silver King (imp.), lot hands. 7gns. Sir Phillip, well-known sire of children s ponies. ■Tims. Further particulars: 484 Main South road. Hornby. ’Phone 87-885.,, 'HORORATA RACING CLUB (Inc.). ■ NOMINATIONS for the above Club’s) t meeting at Hororata on Saturday. I December 13, 1958. close at' 4 p.m. 'on Tuesday. November 25, 1958. at! I the Club s office. Byrne and Co.. I I 193 Cashel street. Christchurch. j P. J. BYRNE. —Advt.

CITY HANDICAP, Of £500. One mile and three furlongs. St. lb. 1432 Well Cut (4) .. ..9 0 4480 Cassius (10) .. ...8 8' ooo Cornflake (1) .. ..88: 0099 Treasure Pond (8) ..8 0 0267 Meteorologist (5) .. 7 13 6001 Kings Lace (7) ,.7 0 0958 Master David (6) ..7 8 6364 Lady Verona (9) ..7 8 8 Garoloch (11) ..7 7 0797 Devon Downs (2) ..7 7 2515 Silver Spring (3) ..7 7

SOUTHLAND GUINEAS, Of £500. Three-year-olds. Ore mile. <t. lb. i 2114 Struan (5) .. ..9 1 3152 Matlock (8i .. .. 8 13 7434 Brown Watch (9) ..8 10 i 89 King Pickle tl) ..8 10 3109 The Rector <2» .. 8 10 4109 Ifundteci Grand (6) .. 8 10 5100 Minglow <3) .. ..88 1266 Carbonett (10) .. ..88 0403 Calyxes .. ..85 253 Motnona (7> .. ..8 5 001 Annamar (12' .. ..8 3 0908 Tiic Gascon (13) ..8 3 Scratched: Vai his. TARAMOA HANDICAP, of £350;