Royal Sheen Fancied For Hastings

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30947, 31 December 1965, Page 7

Royal Sheen Fancied For Hastings

"The Press" Special Service

WELLINGTON. Bandon and Royal Sheen, first and second in the Manawatu Cup, will probably meet again and will clash with the Manawatu Challenge Stakes winner, Starlit, in the Hastings Gold Cup tomorrow. Bandon, however, could miss the first leg of the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s T.A.B. double and be reserved for a later meeting. Starlit (by Star Kingdom) had little trouble winning a mile and her trainer, K. Couper, is confident that she will not be disgraced in the Gold Cup. Devastation will be the popular fancy for the Stewards’ Handicap, second leg of the T.A.B. double. His main rivals are expected to be Dalvui and the improving Grazioso and Bywon. If the weather stays fine the track will be fast. Selections.— 11.30 a.m. —Hastings Trial Plate No. 1: Mr Fashion, Empire King, Blue Glare. 12.10 p.m. Otatara High-weight: Far Cry, Tarim, Bonny Chat. 12.45 p.m. Hastings Trial Plate No. 2: Manarewa, Otherwise, Complicated. 1.25 p.m. Fernhill Hack Handicap: Grisbi, Ka Wini, High Glee. 2.5 p.m.—Juvenile Handicap: Nuihau, Ponsidin, Silver Sabre. 2.45 p.m. Hastings Gold Cup: Royal Sheen, Bandon, Starlit. 3.30 p.m. Waipatu Hack Handicap: Castle Dee, Dreamon, Gave All. 4.15 p.m. Stewards* Handicap: Devastation, Dalvui, Grazioso. 4.55 p.m.—Wahine Hack Handicap: Tinsel, Kirkmay, Justify. Fields:— 11.30 a.m.— HASTINGS PLATE No 1; £300: 6f.—Beau Reader (2), Blue Glare (8), Great Affair (4), Koitiata (10). Mr Fashion (5), Nebu lae (3). Nibrae (9), 8-7; Dancing Dan (1), Empire King (11), Pos sum (12), Shogun (7). Timbarra (6). 8-0. 12.10 p.m.— OTATARA HIGH-WEIGHT HAN OICAP, MOO; Um.—Far Cry (6) 10-1; Tarim (5) 9-10: Aorangi (12) 9-8; Selwyn (1) 9-4; Bonny Chat (2), First Mink (3), Gayemana (11), Huntor (8), Lightning Chief (4), Polo Pony (9), Salubrious (13), Tse Tse (7), Wynd Touch (10) 9-0. 12.45 p.m.— HASTINGS PLATE No. 2, £300; 6f.—Black Knight (4), Complicated (12). El Bandito (II). Manarewa (6). Michelle (2), Red Note (3) 8-7; Chartres (9) Dusty Lady (1). Otherwise (7). Royal Guest (10), Signus (8). Veronique (5) 8-0. 1.25 p.m.— FERNHILL HANDICAP, £3OO. 6f.—Kawini (11) 8-1: High Glee (5) 7-12; Diamond Red (2) 7-11: Elucidation (8), Grisbi (6) 7-8: Bientot (1), Ben Bella (12), Fair Deal (4), Gurkha (3). Home (7). Knights Command (9) 7-7. Bracket: Bientot and Home. Scratched: Blue Glare (10). 1

2.5 p.m.— JUVENILE HANDICAP, £5OO. 5K. — Nuihau (2) 8-9; Ponsadin (8) 8-1; Silver Sabre (3) 7-13, Coprosi (14), Game, Gilt Light (15), Vinous (5) 7-9; Great Luck (I) 7-8; Stylish Mate (12), Chev (9) 7-7; Gun (4), Per Second (II) 7-6; Hulastep (6), Kawearet (7), Lucienne (10) 7-5 Brackets: Coprosi and Kawearet; Game, Chev and Gun. 2.45 p.m. HASTINGS GOLD CUP, £2000; Ilf.

Scratched: Royal Sheen (11), Fascinate (15). 3.30 p.m.— WAIPATU HANDICAP, £800; Im. —Castle Dee (6) 8-10; Dreamon (13) 8-8; Sweet Dream (11) 8-7; Patsy’s Pride (8) 8-6; Gave All (10), Miss Angel (3) 8-3: Marine (12) 8-1; Fon (2), Frighzs (7), Matawera (4), Omahaki (1), Oth erwise (9), Throb (5) 7-13. 4.15 p.m.— STEWARDS* HANDICAP, £1000; 6f.

4.55 p.m.— WAHINE HANDICAP, £400; 7f —Tinsel (2) 8-10; Kawini (13) 8-9; Patsys Pride (9) 8-7; Justify (10) 8-6; So Wealthy (7), 8-5, El Cerrito (3), Kirkmay (4) 8-1: Kiwietta (1), Leonie Marie (12). Miss Fury (11), Pizzicato (5), Throb (6), Woodwitch (8) 7-12.

Suspended (N.Z. Press Association) TIMARU. Two jockeys, J. D. Pankhurst and N. T. Cowles, were suspended until 5 p.m. tomorrow as a result of inquiries at Washdyke yesterday. Pankhurst, the rider of Golden Thistle in the Smithfield Improvers’ Handicap, was charged with interference which caused the fall of Danny Kaye near the furlong. The judicial committee found the charge proved after evidence had shown that Pankhurst had taken the line of Danny Kaye. Cowles, the rider of Golden Vanity in the St. Andrew’s Highweight, was suspended after it was found that he had taken the line of Prince Callan (K. W. Quayle) outside the furlong. E. A. Winsloe, the Gore trainer of Flying Trix, a late scratching for the President’s Handicap, told the judicial committee that he had not noted that the race order had been changed from the club’s original programme. He arrived at the course under the imDression that the President’s Handicap was the second leg of the T.A.B. double.

The club’s secretary, Mr L. R. Oliff. confirmed that the race order had been changed after acceptances were taken on Tuesday night. Because of this, the committee fined Winsloe the minimum of £5 under the Rules of Racing.

st. lb. 9651 Bandon (8) ..91 8201 Starlit (10) ..8 7 2390 Baloo (6) ..8 1 1550 Three Kings (12) ..81 9078 Sall Away <9) ..8 0 0300 Fleeting Moment (5) 7 11 3101 Lucky Rebel (4) .. 7 11 3610 John Derry (13) ..7 5 2549 Shady (17) ..7 5 4600 Carlynn (19) ..7 4 6006 Count Down (2) ..7 0 8609 Israel (14) ..7 0 3860 Narbada (3) ..7 0 8704 Shut (16) ..7 0 0900 Sir Robert (1) ..70 0000 Strontian (7) ..70 000 Trossach (18) ..70

st. lb. 3123 Devastation (8) 8 8 0001 GraziO'So (15) 7 11 7139 General Derby (2) 7 10 2232 Dadvui (11) 7 7 0 Mr Dickens (6) 7 6 3003 Sir Juvante (13) 7 3 Gold Dowa (14) 7 2 4285 Gyross (4) 7 2 6790 Gaynova (12) 7 1 075 Jan Eyre (9) 7 1 9709 Preferable (10) 7 1 00 Prince Mahmoud (ij 7 1 4590 Reciprocal (7) 7 1 7040 Topless (3) 7 1 Scratched: Bywon (5)