Top stayers in Benson & Hedges Gold Cup field
In a year of record entries the Canterbury Jockey Club had to resort to the ballot box in five races, including the Benson and Hedges Gold Cup, when acceptances for the first day of the New Zealand Cup meeting at Riccarton on Saturday closed yesterday. The $15,000 Benson, and Hedges Gold Cup attracted 24 acceptors, among them some of the top stayers available in the country at the present time. But only 18 are assured of a start and among the six reserves are Clarendon Gold and Thomas Mellay, the winner and run-ner-up in last Saturday's New Zealand Cup Trial at Motukarara.
Last year’s New Zealand Cup winner, Andrew, will lead the Gold Cup field out. Closest to this Hastingstrained stayer in the weights are Cattle King and Guest ;Star, last year’s Wellington Cup winner.
Royal Dell, winner of the North Canterbury Cup at Rangiora on Labour Day, is the top-rated South Island stayer. He will carry 54.5 kg., half a kilogram less than Cattle King and Guest Star and two less than Andrew. Glen, Reklaw and last year’s Benson and Hedges Gold Cup winner, Heidsieck, are notable acceptors among the eight northerners in the field.
The Benson and Hedges Gold Cup will be the first leg of the T.A.B. concession double. The second leg of this double, The Pegasus, is dominated by southern sprinters but the speedy Levin filly, Sly Wink, snould give them all plenty to do. One of the major attractions, the $20,000 New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas, has attracted 11 acceptors. From the north are the high-class three-year-olds. Uncle Remus, Crest Star and the filly, Braless. Catastrophe, which has taken high ranking among the southern three-year-olds this season, should be the south’s brightest hope. Other first-day features will be the Welcome Stakes, for two-year-olds, and the Jockey Club Handicap, a $4OOO event for class one and two metric-milers.
Fields are: — 11.30 a.m.— WAIMAIRI HIGH-WEIGHT $2000; 2000 m. Joint Effort (15) .. 634 Kaimoto (16) 62.0 Alfee (17) 61.0 Cockatoo (4) 61.0 Finalea (10) .. .. .. 61.0 Mlnella (6) 61.0 Rosearna (19) 61.0 Tokyo Lad (20) .. .. 61.0 Blue Beacon (21) .. 60.5 Jipcbo (14) .. .. 60.5 Myr (9) 604 Bell Rock (7) 60.0 Bucenhall (24) .. .. 60.0 Orbiton (23) 60.0 Trelesse (5) 60.0 Jet Setter (2) 59.5 Triverton (13) .. .. 59.5 Pythian (12) 59.0 Balloted out in order of reentry.— Town and Country (22) .. 59.0 Melfare (18) 59.0 Onedin (1) 58.0 Native Rein (8) .. .. 58.0 Denosera (11) .. .. ~ 57.5 Glendhu (3) 57.0 12.5 p.m.— WELCOME STAKES $3025; two-year-olds; 1000 m. Brutus (9) .. .. ... 53.0 Hlghfield (8) 53.0 Lejano (6) 53.0 Mr Banyon (5) .. .. 53.0 Precious Mac (11) .. .. 53J) Sable Coat (2) 53.0 Silver Hock (10) .. .. 53.0 The First (4) . ... .. 53.0 Tudor Glen (18) .. .. 53.0 Abby Kecll (7) .. .. 51.0 Anadarko (14) 510 Coral’s Pride (17) .. .. 51.0 First Degree (16) .. .. 51.0 Halo (13) .. 51.0 lonian Sea (12) .. .. 51 0 Pepite (3) 51.0 Royal Choice (1) .. .. 51.0 Snooze (15) 51.0 12.45 p.m.— SPRING PLATE $2000; 1400 m Cracker Day (10) .. .. 56.0 First Ace (14) 53.5 No Secret (4) 52.5 Sliverbay (2) .. .. .. 52.0 Belle Tirage (12) .. .. 51.0 Ben Ahee (3) .. .. .. 51.0 Benita Star (1) .. .. 51.0 Candldago (9) 51.0 Colonel Proctor (17) .. 51.0 Cyprianne (8) 51.0 Double Vision (16) .. .. 51.0 Lady Creosote (5) .. .. 51.0 Lamp Light (13) .. .. 514 Mariachi (15) . .. .. 51.0 Sweet Malley (11) .. .. 51.0 The Fantasy (7) .. .. 51.0 Wyona (6) 51.0 1.25 p.m.— BRIGHTON HANDICAP $2000; 1400 m. Rosehip (16) 59.0 Braque (17) .. .. 57.0 King Muffin (10) .. ..56.5 Capital (11) .. .. .. 56.0 Chiltern Blaze (12) .. .. 55.5 Golden Trumpet (21) .. 55.0 Dawnway (20) .. .. 54.5 Lady Libra (24) .. .. 54.5 Misty Morning (15) .. .. 54.5 Moutere Gold (7) .. .. 54.5 Star Order (23) .. .. 54.5 Big Gong (13) 54.0 Blue Sage (3) 54.0 Timber Creek (5) .. .. 54.0
Unic (4) i 54.0 Dad’s Pride (1) .. .. 534 Gideon (19) 53.5 Struggler (8) 53.5 Balloted out in order of reentry:— Beau Frere (2) .. .. 53.5 Bacchus (6) 534 Vldelco (22) 53.5 Laingwln (18) 53.5 Grand Chandelier (14) .. 534 Chasland (9) 53.5 2.10 p.m.— BENSON AND HEDGES GOLD CUP $15400; 2500 m. Andrew (2) .. 56.0 Cattle King (10) .. .. 55.0 Guest Star (18) .. 55.0 Royal Dell (13) .. ..544 Glen (17) 54.0 Reklaw (8) .. .. 54.0 Candyboy (3) 53.5 Cappello (4) .. .. 534 Rocky Leigh (15) .. .. 534 San Ardo (24) .. .. 53.0 Heidsieck (22) .. .. 52.5 Diamond Pal (1) .. .. 52.0 Lynda Mary (2) .. .. 52.0 Tumbler (11) 524 Arapeta (14) .. .. .. 51.0 Deep Mystery (23) .. .. 50.5 Greysun (9) 50.5 Tiva (21) 50.5 Balloted out in order of reentry:— War Jet (7) .. .. 50.5 Clarendon Gold (16) .. 50.0 Ruy Lopez (12) .. .. 504 Thomas Mellay (19) .. .. 49.5 Captain Scott (6) ... .. 49.0 Blnkie (5) 49.0 240 p.m. — N.Z. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS $20,000; 1600 m. Catastrophe (11) .. .. 55.5 Crest Star (2) 55.5 Dual (10) 554 First Ace (1) .. .. .. 55.5 Greek Magic (4) .. .. 55.5 Lifes A Gamble (5) .. .. 554 Seans Gift (9) 55.5 Uncle Remus (8) .. .. 55.5 Braless (3) .. .. 534 Polly Porter (8) .. .. 53.0 Regina Caeli (7) .. .. 534 3.30 pm.— THE PEGASUS $4000; 1200 m. Panagor (2) 57.0 The Swagger (10) .. .. 55.0 Hi Roona (12) 54.0 Conbrio (9) .. .. .. 524 Sly Wink (11) 514 Like Magic (6) .. .. 51.0 Shift Time (3) .. .. 514 Colada (5) .. 494
Leroy Brown (8) .. .. 494 Hl Surge (1) 494 Southern Hostess (4) .. 49.0 Star Beau (7) 49.0 4.10 p.m.— HAGLEY HANDICAP *2000; 1800 m Bagpiper (8) 55.0 Melllng (6) 54.5 Grand Country (7) .. .. 53.5 Lady Belinda (11) .. .. 534 Summer Treat (2) .. .. 534 Red Demon (14) .. .. 53.0 Bacllarach (17) .. .. 524 Bopepa (1) 524 Princess Velvet (10) .. .. 52.5 Dancing Eva (4) .. .. 524 Najeeb (15) .. .. 524 Phoenix Lad (16) .. 514 Southern Comfort (12) .. 51.5 Keldor (9) 51.0 Rosie’s Boy (5) .. 51'0 Uncle Geoff (3) ~ .. 514 Silver Coat (13) .. .. 50.0 440 p.m.— JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP $4000; 1600 m. Nuriootpa (4) 594 Dandyman (17) .. .. 550 Sir James (16) .. .. 564 Game Warrior (7) .. .. 53.5 Gotta Go (3) 53.0 Judge Obadiah (1) .. .. 534 Bold Mellay (9) .. " 52j Sovereign Cloud (6) .. .. SLB Trade Secret (13) .. ..80S Lady Lucifer (12) .. .. 504 Rockford (100 ■■ .. .. 514 Battle Joy (15) .. " 495 Candidate (5) . . " fix nrpo (19)- .. :: Eatery! (Il) 49.0 Mt Aorangl (2) .. 49,9 Napiat (14) . . .. "S o Ultimate (8) 49'0 Balloted out in order of reentry:— Quad Erat (18) .. ..49 0 Darnley Star (20) 49.0
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