Prinsuva Favoured For Geraldine Cup

Press, Volume C, Issue 29448, 25 February 1961, Page 7

Prinsuva Favoured For Geraldine Cup

Prinsuva has advanced in favour r the Geraldine Cup. the principal /. ,5 of the double, at the Geraldine ’ s annual meeting at Orari today. His position was consolidated yesterday after it was an nounced that Ballista would not be competing at the meeting.

Ballista, which was the early favourite for the Geraldine Cup. will contest the Melbourne Handicap, the second leg of the double at Hull Park tonight. He was taken north last evening with his stablemates. Zany. Gildirect and Gunner.

Although he has won three races this season. Prinsuva has not been successful as a two miler but his recent form for minor placings as a stayer has been sound and a win for him would be well deserved. His form on the Nelson-Marlbor-ough circuit included a second, a third and fourth from four starts over two miles. In each of these races he was giving away starts of up to 48 yards. Prinsuva is one of 11 runners off the limit today. His strongest rivals off the same mark are expected to be Calumite, Cele, Jimmy Grattan and Wee Mon. Among the handicapped horses expected to add interest to the finish are Falsehood. Terry Gowan, and Orient Night. Invitation Stakes One of the major attractions on the programme will be the Invitation Stakes, for two-year-olds. Lordship, the winner of the New Zealand Welcome Stakes at Addington last Saturday, will probably be a dominating favourite for this event?

Snow Time, which made his race debut in the New Zealand Welcome Stakes and finished second to Lordship, could again offer worthwhile opposition and Adioson. the beaten favourite in the same race but an attracting winner at the Methven trials on Tuesday, appears to have made sufficient improvement to get into a contending position at the finish.

Avante, the runner-up to Adioson in the Rangiora Raceway Stakes in December which wassimilarly placed behind the same youngster at Methven on Tuesday, and Trade Talk, which made up a lot of ground for fourth after a slow beginning in the New Zealand Welcome Stakes, have the soundest backgrounds of the others. The club has near capacity fields to contend with throughout the programme and provision has been made to run the Temuka Handicap in two divisions.

A right of re-entry clause applied to the Invitation Stakes and the scratchings of Douglas, Early Star, Ruling Castle and Flash Maid in this event have allowed Strip. Tryax Hall and Byebye Bill to get back into the field. The forecast for today is for continued fine weather. The track at Orari is in good-order and will provide fast footing. Fields, with form in the double .races are.— INTRODUCTORY HANDICAP, of £200: 3min 56sec class; one mile and five furlongs—Fallacy Bay (11). Gift Brigade (4). Hoana (3). Jackie Grattan (9). John Black (2). John Scott (7). Light Regiment (1). Oakleigh Lad (6). Robert Medorn <8). Seriatim (10). Shelagh (5). Worthy Jenny (12) It Scratched : Worthy Jenny.

TEMUKA HANDICAP. of C 200; 2m in 59see class; one mile and a quarter.—First Division: Anterior (9). Benvenuto (14), Croughton Dale <5l. Da marts (4). Dorothy Lee (11), Gavlee (8) Kenora (12). Lady Aroon (1). Lady Clam (6). Lillian’s Star (17). Local Princess (13). Meadow Gay 116). . .garewai (7). Petite Guerre HO). Rosona (3). Vitane (15). Wee Sheba (2) It. Second Division: Beesdie (10). Countess Hanover (11). Dancing Girl (9). Lectro (3). Katanning (16). Oregon Lass (5). Sabrina Fair (1), Lady Croughtom (2>. Lakeda (4). Linda Marte (6), Lucky Helen (7). Ming Blue (8). Pacework (15). Remembrance (14). Stormy Silk (12). Wee Lottie (13) It: Dillon’s Fashion (1) 36. Brackets: Anterior and Beeside. Benevenuto and Countess Hanover. Croughton Dale and Dancing Girl. Damarts and Lectro. Dorothy Lee and Katanning. Gavlee and Oregon Lass. Kenora and Sabrina Fair. Lady Aroon and Lady Croughton. Lady Slam and Lakeda, Lillian’s Star and Linda Marte. Local Princess and Lucky Helen. Meadow Gay and Ming Blue. Ngarewai and Pacework. Petite Guerre and Remembrance. GERALDINE CUP. Of £6OO ; 4min 41 sec class; two miles.

Brackets- Ballista and Falsehood. Somerset Rose and Terry Gowan Scratched: Ballista INVITATION STAKES. of £500; one mile and a quarter Adioson (5). Avante (12), Bon Chance (3). Byebye Bill (11). Douglas (15). Early Star (21). Flash Maid (7). For Certain (1). Happy Songster (8), Hobart Lass (6). Johnny Warrior (14). Lordship (13). Rola Dillon (2). Ruling Caste (17). Silver Mica (16). Snow Time (10). Strip (22). Trade Fair (19). Trvax Hall (4). Wee Mikl (20). Why Not (9). Willycan (18) It.

Bracket: Why Not and Byebye Bill.

Scratched: Douglas. Early Star. Ruling Caste. Flash Maid

WAIHI HANDICAP, of £200; 2min 59sec class; one mile and a quarter—Away (12). Blackball (11). Cointreau (16), Comanche Chief (9). Flpest re (15). Fairy Herald (18), Implore (4) Knightsbridge (13). Latent (8)’ My Share (10). Regina Chief (7)'

Simmonds (14), Swanky Boy (O', Tavistock (1). Torella (2). Valiant Sandy (3). Worthy Dieman <l7>, Young Garry (15) It. Scratched: Comanche Chief.

STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, of £3OO ; 3min Msec class; one mite and five furlongs.—Arizona Gal (st. Courtesan (81. Harbour Light (2i. Kerry Keel (9>. La Gloria (4». Light Heart (3). Mina Lass (71. Pohutukawa (1). White Emperor (6> It: Bandsaw <Si. Delight (41. Fallacious (0). Front Line (3i. Mayfair Star (1). Profitable (2i 24; Foam (t), Golei Craze (2). Hamesh (41. Wing Commander <3» 48; Front Rank (1) 60. Scratched: Gold Craze. PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, of £330: 2min Msec class; one mile and a quarter —Admit (11). Deep Lead (71. Elusion (9). Enrich (3i. Generator <B>. Insolent (12>. Jenny's Greetings (2). Johnny Thunder (4), La Storm (Si. Leslie Grattan (10). Parados (13), Snuffbox (St. Terako Queen (1). Valcador (14) It; King’s Red (1). Navua (4), Loyal Brigade (3). Vanese (2) 12; Glorified (1) 3B Scratched: Jenny’s Greetings.

0410 Antonlus (3) .. It. 1076 Calumite (9) .. It. 0455 Cele f2) .. It 0140 Clarkston (5) .. It. 600 Dark Louise (1) .. It. 4003 Jimmy Grattan (10) .. It. 3408 Prinsuva (8) .. It. 7780 Somerset Rose (6) .. It. 0050 Storm Crest (4) .. It. 5051 Wee Mon (7) .. It. 3150 Young Goughs (12) .. it. Falsehood (5) .. 12 0207 No Charge (3) .. 12 0400 Peat Mom (2) .. 12 8756 Resolution (1) .. 12 0264 Toka Boy (4) .. 12 8831 Terry Gowan (1) .. 24 2312 Orient Night (1) .. 48 0000 Spring Lynne (2) 48

IMPROVERS’ HANDICAP. Of £225; 2min Sfaiec class.* ona mile and a quarter. 8561 Adios Duenna (10) .. t. 5006 Count Cavan (15) .. t. 0004 Del Nuit (7) t. 86.30 Disperse (18) t. .3650 Hilton Adonis (12) t. .360!) Kevril (1) t. 1448 Meadow Haze (2) t. 4103 Misty Isle (9) t. 6529 Napoleon Hanover (4) t. oooo Sangster (6) .. t. 5045 Sedway (14) .. t. 0249 Stormy Parade (8) t. 0607 Tara hank (16) t. 8010 Top Notch (171 t. 13.30 Van Brabant (11) 6085 Van Buren (5) t’ 1300 Worthy Flirka (13) t. 7006 Young Peg (3) t. 55.31 Laika (1) 24 Bracket: Van Brabant and Van Buren.