RACING Meandering-Tuborg For Greymouth Double

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30610, 28 November 1964, Page 6

RACING Meandering-Tuborg For Greymouth Double

Meandering and Tuborg could be one of the most popular combinations for the TA.B. double at Omoto today. This double on the first day of the Greymouth Jockey Club’s summer meeting will operate on the Hannan Memorial Handicap and the Brunner Hack Handicap.

Meandering will be the only runner in the Hannan Memorial trying to keep a winning record intact.

He beat the ’ open milers convincingly on a heavy track at Hokitika last Monday. He might not have similar footing today, but the track is almost certain to be easy and Meandering will be going a mile and a quarter which is probably his best distance. Five-year-old Shanty Town, the youngest in the field, might be the strongest of Meandering’s rivals. This Nel-son-trained Khorassan gelding has not raced since the Wellington meeting last month. He was not placed at Trentham but ran well for a seventh and fifth in strong hack fields. Not long beforehand Shanty Town had won a double in hack class at Westport.

The prospect of better footing will brighten the chance of Silver Kingdom. Although he finished third among the milers at Hokitika on Monday he was under pressure on the heavy ground a fair way from home. Silver Kingdom is one of three six-year-olds still left in the field. Gold Find has been scratched. The others are Crackers, the runner-up in each of his two races at Hokitika, and Marlow, which will be a light-weight chance on a left-handed track. He could not handle the turns When

going the other way around at Hokitika. Julloch, R. J. Skelton’s mount, and Ashleigh, a stablemate of Tuborg, are two newcomers to the circuit which could have solid backing. Tuborg, the Otaio Plate winner at Riccarton the last time she raced, is generally expected to master 9-1 successfully against the hack stayers in the Brunner Handicap. The hardest for Tuborg to beat could be Waitohi and

Beach Gold, which both have last start wins on their records over the distance, a mile and a quarter. There will be a double for course patrons only on the Novice Stakes No. 1 and the Blackball Hack Handicap. Idle Chatter and Corneil might be the successful combination. There was heavy rain for about three hours in Greymouith yesterday morning, but it was fine with good drying during the afternoon. Nevertheless, the forecast for today is for further showers, and if that proves correct the track could be soft or even heavy. Fields are:—

1 NOVICE STAKES NO. 1. £145: sif. —Pianella (7) 9-4; Lady Tyrone (4), Lucky View (11), Outward Bound (5), Persian Sea (2) Princess Donnington (14). Quacee (12) 8-8; Home Again (3) Idle Chatter (1), Jet Girl (13), Lord Jester (8). Madras (6), Red Spec (10) 8-3. Balloted out with right of reentry: Lady Tyrone. Scratched: Jayess (9). 1.35 p.m.— BOROUGH HANDICAP TROT, £187; 2:20 class; lira. —Fallax (2) Orient Belle (1),. Racol (6), Rola Coaster (7), Ronny Bee (3) Royal Adorian (4), Sister Jane (5) It; Fluid Drive (2), Gay Gordon (1), Last Beam (4), Patriach’s Son (3), Wheels (5) 24; Bob Hanover (1), Nephrides (2) 48.

2.10 p.m.— BLACKBALL HANDICAP, £200; 7f.—Totara Lad (14) 9-2; Belle York (18) 9-0; Waitohi (5) 8-12; Serengeti (2) 8-3; Corneil (8), Silver Princess (15) 8-2; Mushtara (13) 8-1; Filspar (10) 7-10; Joyean (19), Messmaid (7), Prize Girl (4) 7-9; Tanzy (3) 7-8; Cumberland (12), His Host (16), Kummel (17), Margaret York (1), Patrician (9), Printer (11), Tar Boy (6) 7-7. Balloted out with right of reentry: Printer, Kummel, Patrician, His Host, Waitohi. FIRST LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE 2.45 p.m.— HANNAN MEMORIAL,

Scratched: Gold Find (10). 3.20 p.m.— NOVICE STAKES NO. 2, £145: 7f.—Fine (6), - Glen Harp (8), Handsome Lass (9), Lady Tyrone (10), Lucky Crown (5), Lucky View (3), Outward Bound (4), Princess Donnington (12), Quacee (1) 8-8; Yayess (2), Red Spec (11) 8-3. Scratched: Coming (7). 3.55 p.m.— STEWARDS' HANDICAP TROT, £187; 2:20 class; 12*f.—Fallax (3), Melinite (6), Orient Belle (5), Racol (4), Rola Coaster (1), Royal Adorian (2) It; Fluid Drive (1), Gay Gordon (3), Patriach’s Son (4), Wheels (2) 36; Bob Hanover (3), Chiefly (1), Great Nick (2) 60. SECOND LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE 4.30 p.m.— BRUNNER HACK HANDICAP,

5.5 p.m.— TELEGRAPH HANDICAP, £275; 7f.—Meandering (5) 8-13; Picket (3) .8-11; Gabbler (7) 8-9; Deladana (4) 8-1; Gold Find (2), Race Guide (6), Rae’s Hope (1), Shanty Town (8) 8-0.

£440; Um. st lb 076 Julloch (9) 9 0 4380 Ashleigh (3) 8 4 9031 Meandering (8) 8 4 0053 Silver Kingdom (5) .. 8 2 0014 Gabbler (2) 8 0 0022 Crackers (6) 7 9 4G06 Marlow (4) .. 7 5 1175 Shanty Town (1) 7 5 06 Wyebank (7) 7. 5

£170; lira. st lb 1931 Tuborg (9) .. 9 1 0111 Waitohi (1) .. 8 11 0041 Beach Gold (8) 8 8 0943 Scribbler (3) 8 5 544 Ben Blue (6) 7 11 0300 Opportunity (7) 7 11 0706 Charlborough (10) .. 7 9 3 Prize Melody (4) 7 9 9260 Prince Callan (5) .. 7 9 7085 Sirtax (2) .. 7 7