Field Of 12 In Steeples

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32050, 26 July 1969, Page 6

Field Of 12 In Steeples

Tw«lv« horses, six of them from North litand stables, were left In the field for the Grond National Steeplechase when ecceptances for the first day of the Grand Notional meeting closed yesterdey.

Eleven of the accepters for the Canterbury Jockey Club’s $BOOO feature event will continue their preparations today. 10 of them at the Christchurch Hunt's meeting. Kumal, Koral, Mosque, Robert Earl, Marco Lass, Indian Chief, and Mo-I-Rana comprise today's field for the Homeby Steeplechase. Ettrick. Silver Kingdom and Agra will be rivals tn the Lawlord Steeplechase, which Brovlded a valuable guide to the ational last year. Ettrick and Silver Kingdom were minor place-getters behind Mosque in this event 12 months ago. Repair, which was third behind Agra and Grand Coeur over country at Awapuni last Saturday, will compete on the flat at Marton today. He is in the Itangitlkel Hunt Club’s Otalri Bracelet Handicap. The only Grand National candidate without an engagement today is Macquarrie. This stablemate of Marco Lass was a minor place-getter in both the Hawke's Bay Steeplechase and Hastings Steeplechase—the respective winners were Mosque and Robert Earl—at Hastings last month. The major flat race on Grand National Day will be the Winter Cup. Free Pass, which won this $4OOO race for milers last year under top-weight for Bst 101 b, shares top-weight of Sst 31b with Kalott. which will be trying for her third successive Brabason Handicap victory to4,Jther well-performed northern horses in the field include Mammoth, Mackley, Tosh, Mike Haynes, Pasa Doble, and Master Spy. Sandbank and Time and Tide have been rated the best of the South Island milers in the field—both have Bst 21b—then within 21b of the Joint topweights come Every Post, Meldie and Watallan. The Winter Cup will be the second leg of the T.A.B. concession double. The first of this double will be the Jumpers’ Flat Handicap, which has attracted a field of 12 and six of them are from the north.

Foxonewa, which has already won the Great Northern Hurdles and the Winter Hurdles at Trentham this winter and will be trying for a notable treble in the Grand National Hurdles next Tuesday week, has topweight of list 51b. 71b more than Humber and 121 b more than Sentry, the next two in the handicap. There will be a concession double for course patrons only on the Enfield Steeplechase and the Cashmere Plate. The Canterbury Districts jackpot will operate on races two to seven inclusive—the Trial Hurdles, Cashmere Plate, Grand National Steeplechase, Jumpers’ Flat, Paparua Handicap, and Winter Cup. Fields for Grand National day are:— FIRST LEG OF ON-COURSE DOUBLE IXIS a.m.— ENFIELD STEEPLECHASE $1400; 2im. st lb Ettrick (2) ... ■ *. 10 12 Radiant Light (1) .< . 10 4 Lonvato (12) ... 10 2 White Rajah (18) ... 9 7 Lambano (4) ..99 Bandarshar (6) ..95

11.55 a.m— TRIAL HURDLES

SECOND LEG OF ON-COURSE DOUBLE 12.40 p.m CASHMERE PLATE $1260; 7f.

1.25 p.m— GRAHD NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE $8000; 3im.

FIRST LEG OF T.A.R. DOUBLE 2.10 p.m— JUMPERS’ FLAT HANDICAP

2.55 p.m.— PAPARUA HANDICAP $1600; 71.

SECOND LEG OF T.A.R. DOUBLE 3.45 p.m— WINTER CUP

4.30 p.m— AVOHHEAD HANDICAP $1200; Im.

Danielle (19) .80 Eliminated: Court Star, Never In Doubt. Corttglana, Isel Place, Offender. Honeytown, Archanlae, Mislea, Outlook. Burn's Knight. Beier axe. Strathboy. Treacherous. Belling Lee, In Doubt, Banway. Bright Blue.

Indian Chief (5) ... t s White Wine (U) ... 9 5 Gillie (18) , r.. 9 3 Banerva (9) ,..90 Drum Call (17) ..9 0 Lord Aurora (8) ..9 0 Nelhaven (10) ..9 0 Neilson (3) ., ...9 0 Sliver Paper (11) .) ... 9 0 Ship Ahoy (15) ..9 0 Startler (7) ..9 0 Scram (14) ,..90

11200; lim. and 60yd st lb Montini (17) .. 10 0 Bill Bailey (2) 9 12 Mr Johnny (21) 9 12 Verey Light (19) .. 9 10 Cedar Bank (14) .. 9 8 Emir (18) 9 7 Trovanta (10) 9 5 Deep Cove (12) 9 3 Running Scared (5) 9 3 El Keba (7) 9 2 Flying York (8) 9 2 Little Johnny (20) .. 9 2 Sabaean Summer (15) ... 9 2 Doctor Snoddy (4) .. 9 1 Jewel Case (22) .. . 9 1 Beau Coup (1) 9 0 Doraldo (3) 9 0 Fairpay (16) 9 0 Balloted out with the right of re-entry:— Bank Again (9) 9 0 Alberta (13) 9 0 Urban (6) ... 9 0 Sea Harvester (11) 9 0

st lb Gold Nip (4) ..9 0 Princess Mellay (7) i. ■ 8 13 Red Bow (19) .. 8 12 Domic <2) ..87 Titus (12) ..8 8 Pavoluss (22) ... ..8 5 Dowry (11) .. .. 8 3 Euripydies (19) e.8 3 Adrose (20) ..8 2 Hentelna (6) ..8 2 Tulsate (9) ► . 8 2 Lloyd (13) ..8 1 Dax (3) ..8 1 Braidwood (IS) „. 8 0 Bannock (10) ■ 8 0 Colbrodor (17) ..8 0 Diamond Hunter (23) ..8 0 Hidden Hystery (25) ..8 0 Joust (1) le. 8 0 Northern Lights (21) ..8 0 Renoll (24) h . 8 0 Royal Bliss (8) ..80 Soon (14) ... 8 0 Trelay (18) .. .. 8 0 Wyevern (5)

st lb Kumai (9) ... . 10 9 Koral (4) .., h. 10 7 Mosque (7) i-. 10 2 Robert Earl (8) .., 9 6 Macquarrle (1) r.. 9 5 Ettrick (11) i.. 9 1 Marco Lass (12) h . 9 1 Repair (2) K.1 9 1 Agra (10) ...., .... 9 0 Indian Chief (3) f. < 9 0 Mo-I-Rana (5) . , s 9 0 Silver Kingdom (0) .90

11200; lira. st lb Foxonewa (5) . ► . 11 5 Humber (8) . .j n . 10 12 Sentry (10) r 10 7 David William (1) n. 9 12 Gladaub (12) s... 9 12 Loewe (4) i>. 9 10 Segundo (9) n. 9 7 San Leonardo (2) ..9 7

Bellcara (8) V. 9 S Trowich (?) ». 9 2 King Minot (11) 0 Syckle (3) 1* «1 9 0

st lb Shipmaster (18) „ 9 1 Billy Joe (5) „ 8 11 Jay Ribbon (13) .» 8 10 Tumble (9) 8 7 Yipp (4) h 8 7 Gay Doctor (1) 8 5 Pango (16) . „ h 8 2 Cantostan (17) k 8 0 Flowing Gold (8) h 8 0 Gee Tee (7) ► 8 0 Gayspot (3) ■ ■ ► Golden Promise (13) » 8 0 8 0 Joe Doe (11) .. i. 8 0 Ronray (14) . -> » 8 0 Red Carpet (6) .. i. 8 0 Sliderule (12) ... „ 8 0 Sailing Home (10) 8 0 Silver Fountain (2) 8 0

MOOT; Im. lb Free Pass (1) .. 8 3 Kalott (24) 8 3 Sandbank <19) 8 2 Time and Tide (1) .. 8 2 Every Post (20) 8 1 Meldie (10) 8 1 Watalian (3) 8 1 Bargain Hunter (16) 8 0 Mammoth (6) 8 0 Mackley (21) 8 0 Tosh (2) » 8 0 Capasco (11) 7 13 Mike Haynes (7) . - 7 10 Gay Doctor (14) . - <. 7 0 Pasa Doble (14) 7 9 Fair Dream (11) 7 8 Ardfern (11) 7 7 Anvil (9) .. . 7 7 Chilli Bean (17) .. 7 7 Displease (23) 7 7 Kiowa (13) 7 7 Morris Francis (S) •. 7 7 Master Spy (12) . i. 7 7 Nursie (22) .< b 7 7

st lb My Boa (32) 8 12 Crepe de Chine (13) 8 11 Dory (10) 8 7 Dandy Miss (24) .. 8 6 Persian Beider '3) 8 6 Count Como (23) 8 5 Lord Macquarie (21) 8 5 Bervan (8) 8 4 Gone Astray (•) .. u 8 4 Shipboard (18) Smiley '27) .. ( 8 4 8 4 Not Guilty (30) 8 3 Pseudonym (28) .« .. 8 3 Willie's Pride (25) 8 2 Bellesse (26) .« 8 1 Hayburner (7) . 8 1 Bellene (17) 8 0 Bigoted (31) .m 8 n Blitz (18) .« u 8 0 Count O’Cally (21) 8 0 Danielle (IS) 8 0 Double Star (12) .4 8 0 Fairy Cloud (4) ... 8 0 Gay Peter (11) ... » 8 0 Jeykalu (2) <. 8 0 Loppy (20) . - » 8 0 Llanston (15) .. <. 8 <1 Quick Tide (14) 8 0 Running Waters (5) « 8 0 Starvato (») 8 0 Snow Boy (1) 8 0 Tinopai (22) Balloted out with right of reentry:— Count O’Cally (28) Running Waters (5) Quick Tide (14) 8 0 8 0 8 0