GENERAL GILBERT FANCIED

Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31543, 4 December 1967, Page 5

GENERAL GILBERT FANCIED

(From Our Own Reporter/ GREYMOUTH.

With Next Please out of the , way the Kettle Memorial Handicap, first leg of the TA.B. double at the Greymouth Jockey Club’s meeting today, looks open. General Gilbert, runner-up tn the Greymouth Cup, will prob- ! ably be favourite. His strongest : rivals are likely, to be Count ( Down, Norma's Lass, which did ( not -race bn Saturday, and Alle- < gretto. < Totara Lad, Pango and Azir, ! the place-getters in the open ’ sprint on Saturday, should again battle it out in the second leg, the Stewards* Handicap.

The weather yesterday continued fine and. warm. Unless there is a sudden change the going will again be firm.

Fields are:— 12.30 p.m.— ANNIVERSARY HACK HANDICAP, 5460 ; 71.—Massakal (9) 8-10; Pickawyn (3) 8-9; Cosmetic (8) 8-6; Mary Ann (4) 8-1; Russian Jack (7) 7-11; Centaur (1) 7-13; Kowhai Princess (5) 7-12; Dow manca <lo>. Glen Harp (6), Magic Way (2) 7-8. Bracket: Mary Ann and Russian Jack.

TRIAL STAKES NO. 1, 5400; SJf.—Blue (1) 9-4; Blackball Las* <3l, Depict <4), Enrapture (6), Fils Du Vent (5), Red Mit (8), Rookswood <2> 8-8; Exciting Bell (9) Mary Ellen <7>, Reefton Queen (11) s-3; Dolly Varden (10) 7-10.

1.40 p.m.— KARORO IMPROVERS' HANDICAP, 5440 ; 7L—Doraldo (10). Merrimae (7) 8-10; Mary Ann (8) Trickstar (5) 8-7; Mr Joe (9) 8-6; Khush Mahal <lo> 8-4: Russian Jack (11) 8-3: Gold Vista (2) 8-1; Alberta (6), Cindy Maria (1), Palamette (4), Waiike (3) 8-0- ' - Bracket: Mary Ann and Russian Jack.

TR&L STAKES NO. 2. 5400; SH.~Chuato (7) 9-4, Trovato Mine (8)«frl3; Decimal Currency (S), COraletta (2), New Forest (UK'liol* Lad. (9) 8-8: Arabian Fountain (5) 8-5: Break-a-Comin (1) Ml. Hack handicap. IMO: ' lim.— Smiley (6) 8-10; Massakai (8) 8-0; Doctor Snoddy (2) 8-3; Gee Tee (5) 8-2; Centsur (?) 7-12; liarpee (4), Orissa (10),

Palamette (3), Subtitle (1), Why Should We (9) 7-9.

99 Clipper (12) ..7 7 5000 Red Treasure (9) .. 7 7 6830 Serengeti (10) ..7 7 08 White Skies (7) .77 4.5 p.m.— MAIDIN STAKIS NO. 2, 9400; 7f.-—Chuckles (3). Misjoi (9) 9-4; Marope (8) 8-13; Decimal Currency (6), Denniston (7), Jester Maid (5), Royal Harken (1), Scimus (2). Summerleazo (11) 8-8; Amanda Star (10), Lord Lytton (4) 8-3.

3.23 p.m.— W. R. KRTTLR MEMORIAL HANDICAP 0980; Um. st lb 5614 Norma’s Lass (5) .. 8 10 3004 Count Down (3) ..84 0052 General Gilbert (11) 8 2 0000 Gingerbread (4> ..80 8175 Jester Jinks (6) .. 7 13 6803 Allegretto (1) .. 7 11 5386 Lucky Son (8) ..7 0 7266 Taxman (2) ..7 8

*.« STEWARDS’ HANDICAP *750; 71. st lb 2751 Totara Lad (7) 8 9 9413 Azlr (3) 8 3 0124 Mister Bud (11) 8 0 Bae’s Hope («) 7 13 700# Jayess (2) 7 10 2712 Pango (4) 7 10 7087 Special Request (0) 7 10 9575 Etoile Este (10) 7 7

770 Jet Girl (1) .. . 7 7 0857 Misjudge (5) .. . 7 7 80 Reefton Gold (8) . 7 7