John’s Mistake Is Fancy For Otago Steeple Chase

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30454, 30 May 1964, Page 6

John’s Mistake Is Fancy For Otago Steeple Chase

John’s Mistake and Tadpole, both from Southland stables, look the best of a small field for the Otago Steeplechase on the first day of the Dunedin Jockey Club’s winter meeting today.

John’s Mistake has been the find of the autumn jumping races in Southland. Heis unbeaten in four starts over country, and his Gore! trainer, E. A. Winsloe, must; feel hopeful that this young] Super gelding will give the stable an Otago Steeples vic- J tory for the second year in succession. Vamoose won for the stable last year. Tadpole will be attempting to concede John's Mistake 1231 b. It is a stiff test for the I Columcille gelding, but one that might not be beyond him if his jumping is sure. Tadpole should bow to none for speed in this field. Horses from outside Canterbury won seven of the eight races at Waimate last Saturday, and it will be asking too much for the Canterbury horses to make an equally successful raid on Otago today. But Canterbury will have a bright prospect in at least one race, the St. Clair Intermediate Handicap. This is Nippa Leigh, a Christchurch-owned, Washdyke-trained Dogger Bank gelding with a record of three firsts, two seconds, and one fourth in seven starts as a season.

He won at Wingatui in December, and again in February, and in the meantime he has beaten a field of good hack sprinters at Riccarton.

The T.A.B. double will be on the Birthday and Winter Handicaps. Kumai and Golden Glen, the latter a stablemate of John’s Mistake, look the best prospects in the Birthday Handicap, and Golden Blossom, Tampa, Sir Athol, and St. Malo are fancied most on the second leg. There will be an on-course double on the Trial Stakes and the Brighton Improvers’ Handicap. Additional riders for Wingatui are; S. D. Hawthorne: Gladaub. Golden Boa, The Ranger, San Rafael, Ravelston. A. D. Hastie: Soaring High, Game Call. G. W. Wright: Golden Webb, Tempt. J. A. Messent: Glen Yon. F. K. Skelton: Clayton’s Pride. A. J. Stokes: Race Guide. B. D. Collins: Casstay. Fields are: 11.30 a.m.— TRIAL STAKES, £225; 6f Aghadowey (9), Balken Boy (12), Big Bluff (17), Clayton’s Pride Casstay (13), Edenisle (14), Entrance (24), Egyptian Pride (2), Final Melodv (25) Golden Web (8), Golden Boa (1), Highland Haggis (26), Lucky Gem (7), Lady Galahad (21), Pikitere (22). Rampart (6), Seama! (18), The Guide (10), Te Kauri (3), Weybridge (11) 8-7; Canna Tell (5), Kumaitu (27). Marine’s Flight (23), Sailor’s Flight (20), Soldier s Flight (14) 8Brackets: Rampart and Summer Pride, Seamai and Kumaitu. Marine’s Flight, Soldier’s Flight and Sailor’s Flight. Scratched: Summer Pride. Tracy’s Comet. 12.5 p.m.— TAHUNA HACK AND HUNTERS’ STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, £300: about 2im —Mighty Fella (7) 10-5; Grand Monarch (1), Tidal Rip (8) 9-13; Bedlam (6), Black Peter (4), Gay Belvedere (3). Pullman (5), Runty (2), Tara Hill (9) 9-0. 12.45 p.m.— BRIGHTON IMPROVERS' HANDICAP, £275; 7f.—San Rafael (3) 9- Helena Maid (16) 8-13; Coral Morn (18) 8-9; Alonzo Rose (1). Golden Century (14). Glen Yon (24) 8-7; Castle Rock (15), Fort Garry (20) 8-6; Everglades (6). Lucky Streak (19), Peter James (12), Windvale Lass (10) 8-5; Debater (13) 8-4: Bright Countess (11), British Pride (25). Domain (3), Etassem (21). Scuffle (7) 8-3; Belle el Nil (26), Roseato (27), Southern Belle (22), Sen (5), San Saba (2), Soaring High (4), Tempt (23) 8Balloted out with right of reentry;—Belle el Nil, Tempt. Sen. Brackets: Roseato and Southern Belle, Sen and San Saba, Soaring High and Tempt. Scratched: Now Or Never, Garnishee. 1.20 p.m.— GREENFIELD HURDLES HANDICAP, £300; Um.—Ravelston (8) 10-13: Bador (1) 10-7; Corduroy (11) 9-12; Compensate (12), Milord (7), Race Card (9) 9- Knight (10) 9-8; Sudd el Nil (4) 9-4; Etonne (6), First Watch (2) 9-0. Bracket: Bador and Etonne. Scratched: Mighty Smart, Radiant Howe.

2 p.m BIRTHDAY HANDICAP,

2.45 p.m.— OTAGO STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP. £630 : 2jm —Tadpole <1) 11-3: Bavline (6) 10-2: John's Mistake <5) 9-S: Napoleon Bonaparte (3) 9-3; Mighty Fella (2). Tarmine (4), The Ranger (7) 9-0. 3.30 p.m.— WINTER HANDICAP,

4.10 p.m.— ST. CLAIR INTERMEDIATE HANDICAP, £325; Im.—Race Guide (7) 9-3; Eiffel Tower (6), Nippa Leigh (2), Silver Kingdom (11) 9-2: Hullabaloo (10) 9-0; Super Glen (3) 8-12; For Sure (8) 8-10; Mulvey (9) 89; Carpenter (1), Tundra (4) 8-8: Lightning Girl (5) 8-7; Disagree (16) 8-5; Star Quality (17) 8-2; Ataarangl (12), Game Call (13). Sir Anthony (15), Star Malden (14) 8-0

£700; Ilf. St ib 8047 Kumal <1> 9 6 9417 Sailorman <5> 8 13 1033 Golden Glen <3> 8 5 2367 Hovat Crest <4» 8 0006 Rhythm Rein <2) 8 0 9624 Marwon <7) 7 10 1541 Captain Morgan (6) 7 6069 Gracefield s Pride (8) 7 7

£500; 71. *t lb 1266 The Wanderer (4) ..9 5 0181 Sir Athol (11) ..9 4 7021 Tampa (10) ..9 0 3603 Cranbrook (13) ..8 7 2328 Gladaub (12) ..8 7 0087 Lucky Son (3) 8 6 2631 Golden Blossom (1) 8 5 8278 Brown Watch 16) ..8 4 9199 Cobble (9) .. ..8 4 3805 Tombob (2) .. 8 3 2735 Blue Haven <S) ..8 3 9109 Mogambo (7) ..8 2 1000 St. Malo (5) . 8 1 4899 Magic Casement 1«) 8 0 Promise (14) ..8 0 Scratched: Tutton.