RACING DUNEDIN FORM LIKELY GUIDE TO TRENTHAM

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30943, 27 December 1965, Page 4

RACING DUNEDIN FORM LIKELY GUIDE TO TRENTHAM

Early favouritism for the rich Wellington Cup next month might hinge on result of major races at the Dunedin Jockey Club’s Cup meeting, which opens today.

Most of the South Island's top contenders for Wellington Cup honours this season will meet in the James Hazlett Cup, the second leg of the T.A.B. double at Wingatui today.

This £B5O race has attracted a field that is strong by any standards, though the majority of the runners have earned high ranking over longer distances than a mile. A measure of the strength of the Hazlett Gold Cup field is that four acceptors—Palisade, Royal Bid, Eiffel Tower, and Hushaway—have won major races at Trentham. Besides Castle Flight, Cassarook and Court Belle have shown at Riccarton and elsewhere that they are close to if not right In the top class. Palisade. Castle Flight, and Court Belle appear to hold the brightest chances, but Cassarook might be little if any inferior at the distance.

The first leg of today’s T.A.B. double is the Dunedin Jockey Club Handicap.

Llanmai, a stablemate of Palisade, is the veteran of the field, but he has started his nine-year-old racing promis-

ingly, and should take beating if the track is firm. Tundra, a last-start winner as a sprinter, is also capable at a middle distance. Llanman should find her the hardest to beat.

The best prospect in other races on the programme maybe the two-year-old Red Sash in the Champagne Stakes. If she gallops with full freedom—she was shin sore when she failed at Trentham in the spring—this swift Bellborough filly should keep her winning record on her home course intact 11.15 a.m.—

TRIAL STAKES No. 1, £250; St. —Cassol (13), Kinara (7), Proud Celt (4), Silver Paper (12), 8-9; Colour Bar (15) Starson (1) 8-5; Desert Trail (5). Heavenly (10), Kindling Spark (17), Paten (2), Sweet One (6), Flair Go (14), Monade (8) Pearly Queen (3). Saliblue (9) Steplite (11) 8-0. Scratched: Cassira (16). 11.50 a.m.— WARRINGTON HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, £350: Ilf.—Ravelston (1) 10-4; Ettrick (5) 9-12; Underwood Lass (4) 9-4; Tracy’s Comet (8), Woodella (2) 9-2; Ronda (6), Say So (3) 9-0. Scratched: Etassem <7). 12.30 p.m.— MORNINGTON IMPROVERS’ HANDICAP, £350; 7f.—Dunsun (5) 8-10: Khairuzan (19), 8-3; Lucky Streak (3), Pease (17) 7-12; Gay Coon (24) 7-11; Kelven Lad (9), Mighty Peak (1) 7-10; Happy Days (14), Prestilite (2), Shoelace (13), Soncerai

(20) 7-8; Bele (23), Frolicsome (4), Grey Satin (26), Marona (12). Norse (6), Primrose Lane <7>, Red Harken (10), Red Stole (16), Roeana (15), Silver Savant (25). The Kurd (11) 7-7. Brackets: Lucky Streak and Primrose Lane. Mighty Peak and Grey Satin. Scratched: Alexandra (22), Manhattan (8). Sailor’s Flight (21) Peter (18). 1.5 p.m.— CHAMPAGNE STAKES, £500; 6f. —Black Wonder (5), Hadlow (6). Panace (1), Red Sash (3). Royal Blue (4), Talic <2) 8-7. Bracket: Royal Blue and Tallc. 1.45 p.m.— DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP, £825; Ilf.

0344 The Missionary (5) .. 7 0 Scratched: Cheiro («), Debater (11). 2.20 p.m.— TRIAL STAKES No. 2, £250: 6f. —Don Cortauld (4), How Exciting (7), Left Over (14), Sierra Gold (11), Tipperary Terry (2) 8-9; Lambano (17). Top Price (1) 8-5; Arden (12), Magic Rose <5). Miss Gidgett <10). Silver Jet <3). Tres Vite (16). Wand (9) 8-4; Golden Supreme (6), Sea Belle (13), Summer Sand (8) 8-0. Scratched: Mystic Rose (15). 2.55 p.m.— FLYING HANDICAP, £500; 6f.— Warfare (9) 812: Bellarook (1) 8-11; Modern Imp (S) 8-3; Shipmate (4) 7-9: Satlnette (5) 7-8; Big Smoke (6) 7-7; Grand Prix (2) Waihola (3) 7-0. Scratched: Captain Hunt (7). 3.35 p.m.— JAMES HAZLETT GOLD CUP, £850; Im.

Scratched: Uanmai (13), Royal Bid (12). Sir Athol (3), Hushaway (4), Summer Magic (9). 4.15 p.m.— PRESIDENT'S INTERMEDIATE HANDICAP. £400; Im.—Sometime (11) 8-12; Bellbrtdge (4) 8-11; Bell View (7), Mosque (9) 8-9; Allex Vite (2). Ski (5) 8-3; Magic Mirror (6) 8-2; Belloch (3), Castle Gregory (10). Limbo (8) 8-1; Misjudge (1) 8-0.

Riders For Wingatui

“The Press" Special Service DUNEDIN. Riding engagements for the Dunedin Jockey Club’s meeting today include: B. J. Anderton: Kinara, Castle Gregory, Tipperary Terry, Mighty Peak. R. T. Casey: Bellaronk, Last Count, Sea Belle, Magic Mirror, Summer Magic. J. F. Crawford: Court Belle, Happy Days, Black Wonder. Beginner’s Luck.

A. J. Stokes: Flair Go, Shipmate, Norse, Hushaway. Bellbridge. R. N. Marsh; Belloch, Pearly Queen, Dunsun, Tundra. Lambano, Modern Imp, Cassarook. M. J. Skelton: Warfare, Top Price, Kindling Spark, Palisade, llanmal, Kelven Lad. A. K. Robison: Sierra Gold, Waihola, Pease, The Missionary, Limbo, Heavenly. L. W, Hare: Golden Supreme, Silver Paper, Khairuzan. W. C. Gye: Lucky Streak, Ravelston, Sallbule. A Gye: Wand. M. S. Parr: Say So. Desert Trail, Don Cortauld D. A. Adams: Monade.

J. D. Pankhuret: Left Over, Panace, Cassol. T. Brown: Lorastan. W. J. Hillis: Ettrick R. O. Cairns: Underwood Lass. E. G, Low: Proud Celt, Castle Flight, Presume. A H. Eastwood: Big Smoke, Misjudge, Tumble, Frolicsome, How Exciting, Just Peter. M. J. Lawson: Mosque, Ronda, Soncerai. Town Crier. B. P. Kennedy: Red Sash, Steplite, Tres Vite, Woodella.

A. Telfer: Shoelace, Cobble, Middy, Paten. N. T. Cowles: Tracy’s Comet. G. W. Mein: Talic, Bell View, The Kurd. E. J. Didham: Eiffel Tower. Satinette, Carpenter. Ski, Roeana. Sweet One. Silver Jet.

st. lb. 763 Llanmal (10) ..8 9 1671 Tundra (8) . ..8 4 4291 Solicitor (9) .. 7 10 OS Beginner’s Luck (12) 7 9 2328 Carpenter (2) 0353 Cobble (3) ..7 8 ..7 4 5118 Lorastan (1) ..7 4 0367 Just Peter (7) ..7 0 09 Last Count (4) ..7 0

st. lb 6812 Palisade (5) ..93 7521 Castle Flight (1) ..8 7 8512 Eiffel Tower (1) ..8 7 5114 Court Belle (7) ..8 4 1211 Cassarook <10> .. 8 1 8301 Town Crier (8) ..8 0 2008 Tumble (2) .. ..8 0 0696 Middy (6) .. ..7 0