RACING Chimaera Favoured At Wingatui

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31077, 4 June 1966, Page 6

RACING Chimaera Favoured At Wingatui

If last-start form is any guide, Chimaera should have a strong winning chance in the St. Clair Hack Handicap at the Dunedin Jockey Club’s meeting at Wingatui today.

After a patch of indifferent form, Chimaera struck a heavy track at Winton last month and scored a 10-length win over Golden Web over a mile and a quarter.

is Lord Fair, which returns to jumping after a spell of flat racing. He showed excellent form as a hurdler and could prove a little too good for his opposition. Fields:— 11.15 a.m.— TRIAL STAKES NO. 1. £250; 6f.—Blue Stephan (1). Chow Maine (9), Decimal Coin (10). Don Cortauld (15), Flowing Gold (5). High Silver (8). Jaykay (4). Maiaba (t 3 Nelhaven (6) Queen's Speech (7), Sierra Gold (12), Silver Paper (2), Skinfull (16), Windvale Girl (3) 8-5; Steve's Hope (11) 8-0

9-1; Barney <6). First Watch (1). Hygeana (9), Jolly Fox (7). King's Tax (8), Maguire’s Peter (2) 9-0.

Bracket: Castle Rock and Bayline. 1.45 p.m.— BIRTHDAY HAHDICAF, £700; Ilf. at. lb 8453 Kumai (6) .. 9 11 0218 Tundra (2) . ..8 1 0330 Warfare (1) ..St 7359 Golden Glen (10) ..8 5 1111 Bastille (9) .. 8 ( 0000 Calvados (5) .. 7 1' 0333 Certain (8) .. ..7 1: 0260 Cobble (4) .. ..7 8 3462 Mosque (7) .. .. 7 ! 7904 Misjudge (3) ..77 2.30 p.m.— TRIAL STAKES HO. 2, £250; 6f.—Cesare Borgia (3). Darkest <11), Deseray (10), Early Night (4), Golden Meadow (6), Idaburn (14), Kindling Spark (13). Mighty Bank (2) Mystery Cloud '9). Robert Bell (12). Salihlue (7) Third Chance (1) 8-5; Baron’s Pride (15), El Tegrave (8) 8-0.

An extra furlong is unlikely to trouble the Cassock gelding today as the track should again be heavy. Blue Amber and Hawkins may be the best of Chimaera’s rivals. Blue Amber has not raced since being unplaced at the Riverton meeting over Easter but his form before that suggested a liking for winter footing. Hawkins won the Waitaki Gold Cup over a mile and five furlongs at Waimate at his last start and on that run must be considered.

Scratched: Reine Cheval (10) 11.50 a.m.—

GREENFIELD HACK AND HUNTERS' HURDLES, £350: lim.—lstan Light (11) 10-1:

Scratched; Superspan (5). 3.15 p.m.— WINTER HANDICAP, £500; 71.

Proud Boy and Golden Web also have some form credentials, but going on Chimaera’s Winton win. Golden Web would have to improve vastly to upset Chimaera. The St. Clare Handicap is the second leg of the oncourse double. The first leg is on the First Trial Stakes, in which Decimal Coin could improve on a narrow second placing at Winton at his last start. The consistent Don Cortauld and Nelhaven also warrant support. The T.A.B. double is on the Birthday Handicap and the Winter Handicap. Bastille, which is unbeaten in open class, and Kumai, one of the best winter gallopers in recent years, dispute favouritism for the first leg, while the two Riccarton entrants, Tumble and Sabell, look the best prospects in the second leg.

st. lb 3847 Cranbrook (5) ..9 9134 Sabell (13) .. 8 12 9811 Belltana (11) .. 8 It 2714 Tumble (7) ..St 5350 Big Smoke (2) .. 8 ‘ 4562 Etolile Este (14) ..8 4 3340 Magic Mirror (9) .. 8 t 9062 Just Peter (1) ..81 2129 Azir (4) ..8 0 4140 Balken Boy (8) .. 8 ( 1406 Crossway (6) .. 8 C 2339 Indian Briar (10) ..8 0 2985 Mogambo (12) ..St Scratched: Grand Prix (3). Selections:— 3.55 p.m.—

BRIGHTON IMPROVERS’ HANDICAP, £300; 7f.—Mon Amour (17) 9-9; Belfie (7) 8-13; Shoelace (6) 8-11: Arabian Light (9) 8-8: Silver Savant (18) 8-7; Ronrlco 113) 8-3; Bellesse (16), Captain Howe (21), Glamis Lad (2) 8-2-Banverva (8), Cedar Bank (20), Earl Howe (19), Jan’s Joy (23). Kelven Lad (3), Now or Never (14), Pasowa (10), Red Motto (12) Sandy Man (5), Standard Time (11). Swashbuckler (4). Tracy’s Comet (15) 8-0 Scratched: Arden (22), Left Over (1).

The feature jumping event is the Tahuna Steeplechase which has drawn a strong field of hack jumpers. The interesting runner in the event

Ataarangi (10). Knight (5) 9-8; Pahi (3) 9-7: Sir Athol (4) 9-4; Side Saddle (6) 9-2: Maguire's Peter (2) 9-1; Melhar (7), Red Harken <Bl. Winfield <l> 9-0

Scratched: First Watch (12). 12.30 p.m.— ST. CLAIR HANDICAP, £400: Ilf.—Hawkins (7) 8-10: Patrician (I) 8-8; Chimaera (9) 8-7: Full Course (4) 8-5: Proud Boy (12) 8-3; Etassem (2), Golden Web (II) 8-2; Blue Amber (6). Boawood (10), Edenisle (3). Elvln Bay (5). Sirtax (8) 8-0.

1.5 p.m.— TAHUNA HACK AND HUNTERS' STEEPLECHASE, £500: 2m.— Castle Rock (14) 10-6: Bayline (11) 10-5; Tidal Rip (5) 10 3: Captain Morgan (12) 9-8: Bador (4) 9-6: William David (10) 9-3: Goodbye (13) 9-2: Lord Fair (3)