Nehru Fancied For Westport First Leg

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28825, 20 February 1959, Page 4

Nehru Fancied For Westport First Leg

Nehrn has struck * solid patch of form for his Riccarton owners, Mr and Mrs H. C. Kidd, and he should take beating in the Morley Handicap at Westport tomorrow. The Morley Handicap is the main race and first leg of the double on the first day of the Westport Jockey Club’s autumn meeting. Nehru, has already won once in open company. He carried 7-8 including 51b overweight when he won the mile Westland Handicap at Hokitika on January 13, and he is not at all badly treated at Westport with 51b above the minimum. Two Riccarton horses in this field, Whiohau, and Her Ex, will not run. At a mile and a quarter Nehru’s strongest opponent might be Bon Soir. They met over that distance in the high-weight at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s summer meeting. Nehru was a close second and Bon Soir was two lengths back third. Twelve pounds separated them in the weights, and they will meet on the same terms tomorrow. That points to Nehru coming out on top again. Beau Revere, a last-start winner at Hokitika, and Goldwyn, which was twice placed at the Westland meeting, are other form runners. Consistent Tintagel Tintagel, a consistent Lucky Bag gelding owned by Mrs J. S. Shaw and trained by her husband at Riccarton, is the

ruling favourite for the second leg, the Arthur Clouston Handicap. Last start, Tintagel was fourth behind Tauhtress, Rustic, and his bracketed mate Newmarket in the mile Lyttelton Handicap at Riccarton. Two starts back he was runner-up to Jesse Owens over seven furlongs at Oamaru. Selections:— 11.30 am.—Trial Stakes: Aubade, Pilot Dancer, Royal Regent. 12.10 p.m.—Charleston Trot: Reklaw, Highland Glory, Agreement 12.50 pin.—Stewards' Hack Handicap: Newmarket Naseby, Harkville. 1.40 p.m._Morley Handicap: Nehru, Bon Soir, Goldwyn. 2.20 pm.—Coalfields Hack Handicap: Newmarket London Tower, Natella. 3.10 pm.—Arthur Clouston Hack Handicap: Tintagel, Heath, Pyrites. 3.50 pm.—Murchison Hack Handicap: Newmarket, if scr. Harkville, Efte, Naseby. 4.30 p.m.—Hector Trot: Master Trick, Reklaw, Highland Glory. Double fields, with form, are:— Mnoirv HiNnirAP.

0000 Solaris (9) .. ..7 7 Westport Riders Riding engagements lor the first day of the Westport Jockey Club's meeting include:— G. W. Mein: Pictavia Girl, Pyrites. Nehru. R. W. Gould: Newmarket. Tintagel. B. S. Dodds: Aubade. Skylight. Natella. Arabian Stream. W. Hanlin: Bon Soir. B. W. McDonald: Naseby. Post Card. Totaranui. Dower. J. L. Coulter: Toss. W. A. Gibbs: Bryn Derwyn. R. J. Blair: Heath, Vivien Leigh. Winning Treai N. Cowles: Royal sal U MoGulr.: Goldwya, Bessy Right

MORLEY HANDICAP, Of £400. One mile and a q uarter. st. lb. 3310 Whiohau (3) 8 6 0140 Bon Soir (10) .. 8 3 0001 Beau Revere (8) 7 13 0000 Her Ex (2) 7 11 0412 Nehru (7) 7 5 3400 Skylight (11) .. 0000 Relinquish (5) .. 7 3 7 1 0 Arabian Stream (1) 7 0 3000 Brown Treasure (6) Bryn Derwyn (12) 7 0 7 0 033 Goldwyn (9) 7 0 4300 Skyrain (13) 7 0 0000 Totaranui (4) 7 0 ARTHUR CLOUSTON HACK HANDICAP, Of £180. One mile. 1120 Heath (10) 8 12 0012 Bray (4) 4220 Post Card (8) .. 8 4 8 4 0040 Austere (2) 8 3 0310 Rosalei (1) 8 1 2200 Naseby (5) 8 0 0400 Tickled Pink (11) 7 12 0424 Tintagel (7) 7 11 4000 Packwood (6) 7 9 1130 Pyrites (3) 7 9