RACING Gold Nuggets May Stay On West Coast

Press, Volume CV, Issue 30953, 8 January 1966, Page 6

RACING Gold Nuggets May Stay On West Coast

A good field, by South Island provincial standards, will run for £6OO including £5O worth of gold nuggets in the Kumara Handicap at the Kumara Racing Club’s annual meeting today.

This year the West Coast stables, with the likes of Vivien Robe, Wester, Totara Lad, Rae’s Hope, and Clipper, have likely material to cope with the Canterbury invasion; the nuggets might not cross the border.

The Kumara Handicap was once run over a mile and a half, and for many years after the distance was a mile and a quarter. But it has been more popular since it was redluced to a mile, and since the club gave up an autumn fixture to race in January.

With the consistent Vivien Robe in the field hopes for a top-weight’s victory in the Kumara Handicap look very bright. But in track conditions altogether different to those experienced on the South Canterbury-North Otago holiday circuit, when the ground was firm, there is every possibility of form upsets.

Wester, a noted performer on heavy tracks, could make holiday form valueless and win over this, his favourite distance. He has not raced since the Hororata meeting early in December, but the fresh run of this lightlyframed Red Jester gelding is usually the best. Jet Girl has been scratched from the Gilbert Memorial Hack Handicap, second leg of the double. Debbie Marie, El Beka, and Cantenay may now be the pick of this field.

TRIAL STAKES, £180; s|f. First Division: His Command (2), Mt. Nadhu (8), Red Spec (1), Willmore (11), Madras (9) 8-10; Hanoi (4), Morning Rain (7). Reefton’s Gold (3), Senator Jack (10) 8-5; Cosmotrix (5) 7-10. Second Division: Cash Prize (2), Isaac's Gold (1), Rosetti (7),

Red Treasure (11), Yvonne’s Pride (3) 8-10: Chuckles (9), Mighty Bank <4). Romayne (8),

Redmit (6), Why Harp (5) 8-5 Cushmahal (10) 7-10.

Brackets: Red Spec and Red Treasure; Cosmotrix and Cushmahal. Scratched: Bareape (6).

12.45 p.m.— BOROUGH HANDICAP TROT, £180; 2:20 class: Um and 100 yds.—Charlie Mack (1), Karano (5), Lachlan (6), Oran (4), Platinum Son (2), Samaria (3), Smokey Haze (7) It; High Pitch (1) Justurina (3), Orient Belle (2) 24. Bracket; Charlie Mack and Smokey Haze. Scratched: Quality Inn. FIRST LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE 1.25 p.m.— KUMARA HANDICAP, £600; Im.

Scratched: Totara Lad (1), Duplex (14), Eastburn (8). 2.10 p.m.—

JACK REEDY MEMORIAL HACK HANDICAP. £275; Um.—Filspar (6) 8-13; Glenmist (1) 8-6; First Time (13) 7-13; Giipey (4), Red Fox (8) 7-9; Banerva (12), Handsome Lass (10), Luzonite (11), Lucky Crown (7). Mission Girl (5), Patrician (2), Prize Melody (9) 7-7. Scratched: Walhalla (3). SECOND LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE 2.55 p.m.— GILBERT MEMORIAL HACK HANDICAP, £225; sif. st. lb.

3.30 p.m.— DIGGERS’ HANDICAP TROT, £180; 2:20 class; Um. and 100yds.—Charlie Mack (4), Karano (3), Lachlan (7), Oran (1), Platinum Son (2), Samaria (6), Smokey Haze (5) It; High Pitch (3), Justurina (1), Orient Belle (2) 24. Bracket: Charlie Mack and Smokey Haze. Scratched: Quality Inn. 4.5 p.m.—

FLYING HANDICAP, £300; 7f Totara Lad (2) 8-10; Dark Seaman (5) 8-9; Waitohi (1) 8-2: Mister Bud (6) R-0: Duplex (3) 7-12; Silver Shell (4) 7-10.

4.45 p.m.— TARAMAKAU HACK HANDICAP, £225: 7f.—Silver Princess (9) 8-4; Eastburn (1) 8-1; So Lovely (5) 7-13; Sir Limond (10) 7-10; Glen Harp (6) 7-9; Dowmanca (3) 7-8: Banerva (4). Indian Chief (8), Jayess (11). Patrician (2), Prize Melody (7) 7-7.

st. lb. 1231 Vivien Robe (11) .. 8 10 0053 Dark Seaman (7) ..84 73 Rae’s Hope (13) ..83 3422 General Gilbert (12) 8 0 3066 Morris Francis (6) 7 12 7140 Wester (4) .. 7 11 2023 Clipper (9) .. 7 10 9100 Waitohi (3) .. 7 10 0053 Deladana (2) ..7 8 70 White Skies (5) ..7 5 2223 His Host (10) .. 7 5

1842 Debbie Marie (4) Newbury (1) ..9 0 ..8 2 0015 El Beka (7) 7 13 5824 Taxman (6) 7 13 Cabalina (13) 7 11 2211 Chantenay (8) 11 51 Aoudo (9) G’enharp (5) i 9 352 7 9 0550 CorneM (12) 7 8 43 Kummel (2) 7 8 0006 Maguire’s Peter (3) 7 7 3312 Wai-ike (10) 7 7 Scratched: Jet Girl.