NAPIER PARK RACES

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 144, 15 December 1933, Page 6

NAPIER PARK RACES

TOMORROW'S USEFUL CARD

LINE FOR THE HOLIDAYS

A final line for the holiday fixtures found the southern \end of the North Island will be given by the Napier Park Racing Club's Spring Meeting at Greenmeadows tomorrow.1 This meeting was to have been held in September, but the original date was abandoned. The fields, except in the nursery event, are of useful size and. the racing should be interesting. The track is a rocniy one nearly nine furlongs "round,1 and although it will be dry it will not be severely hard, owing to the formation; of the subsoil. The programme and . prospects are as follows:— . . l.is: prince or wales handicap"'. £75; 5 furlongs. Queen's Pride . 8 4 Passion Jflower 7 0 Trackman ..« 8 0 Peggy's Joy ..77 Talari 7 9 , In the five-horse fi^'d in the Prince <of Wales-Handicap-Queen's Pride is likely to be favourite, as she won at Hastings last month at her .only-appearance to date, but there-are improvers among the others who should, fully extend her. The:; well-bred' Passion Flower went very promisingly at Woodville, and Peggy's Joy showed plenty of pace though insufficient ability to stick, in a measure caused by her running wide. Talari is the full- i. er to Princess Doreen who is expected to do well later on. The public may; rely on Queen's Pride and Passion Flower..' 1.55 :' * TKIAL HANDICAP, £00; 6 ' furlongs. Vanestep 9 0 Bonnie Quex . 7 T Hunting Star 8 5 Abbey Feale . 7 7 Lnrinia ...... 8 5 Tres Sec .... 7 7 Mana Gift .. 7 11 Mercian Lass 7 7 Sunny Maid . 7 9 Dorado .... 7 7 Wine Tray .... 7 0 Strome 7 7 Tycoon 7 9, Grand Vizier . 77 Silver Song ~7 7 Forteno .... 7 5 Lady Wessex ,77 There are a lot of. unknown quantities in the Trial Handicap, for horses who have not won a race worth £50 to the winner, but it may pay best to-stick to the revealed form. Vanestep, a halfsister by Weathcrvane to Footfall, won a couple of races recently at Gisborne and despite her top weight she should go well again. Huntinn Star is another speedy winner in the race, but he is a bad horse at the barrier. Lavinia's form at Woodville was promising, and her failure when favourite on the final'day was clue mainly to overkeeuness on tie''part of her. rider, Mann Gift, Sunny Maid, Wine Tray, and Abbey Feale may be best of the others. There will be support for Vanestep, Lavinia, and Hunting' Star. ; 2.30: GREENJIBADOWS HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP; £70; about 9 furlongs. Aesculus ; ... 10 c Rory Jlor ... 9 0 Gbahawk ..'..10 3 Tareha ...... 9 0 i F.ondle . ■ 9 10 Lady llalsere ..9 0 Manuirt .... 9 9 Dusky Crown 9 0 ; Bothwell :.' .... 9 9 Tino Waiata .. 9 0 i Man 80l .... 9 i : Hukemanu ..9 0 '._: A mixed'lo.t'of horses is set down to contest' the Greennieadows Highweight Handicap, and the range of selection may be wide. As :hanipion hack winner at Tuentham in October Aesculus will probably be pne-of the-main fancies, but he will require a strong rider. Mon Koi and Rory Mor stick well, and Bothw'el] and Manuiri are a bcasoned pair who will not mind the distance. Goshawk has been working well,- but he is on the down grade. -Fondle hardly appeals at o high scale of weights. ■ -Perhaps-those in chief demand will oe Aesculus, Mon Roi, and Bbthwell.-,•'■.-■ ■ . ',;.'. ./-,. ■. ~ ; ' 3.10: PAUK STAKES: HANDICAP, £115; .1% "■-■.■••.'-■'. ■,:;</'•-''.;■■:■/'-niHes.. ... .„■■■.■■■■■■ ' ■'■~ wGold :; "Trail.",-;. 9 6. .Courtyard .. 7 9 ;: .Emptipni-■;.-'•(lnc.. -Esteem .... 7 6 ;' 51b penalty) 7.13 White Fang ..' 7 0 I Chopin i...... 711 Mclleath .... 7 0 ! 'Atliolsiieaf i.. 7:9 '•.- ■ - ■■. : . : Air except two of the Park Stakes'field raced at Woodville, so there' is ample line to form. Gold Trail went the most promisingly there, and one must incline to her, in spite of '.he fact that she is asked to meet her opponents at all-round worse terms at the 1% miles, up to 101b (on weights awarded) in the case of Atholspear and 71b in the case of Courtyard, She is probably on trial for her Ellerslie-trip and if she.doe" not perform creditably., her ' engafeements: in; the north may not be : continued, : • On..' weights Atholspear and Courtyard .fiust be considered as likely rivals as any, but Esteem and Chopin also have chances. Emotion has not yet tackled the d:stance and it may prove too far, but it would not be safe to overlook' Win, as . • is in soljd heart, at present. A good pair should be Gold Trail and Courtyard.--; ' '; 3.45: AHDKIRI HACK HANDICAP,' £70'; 0 furlongs.- " \f- ■' ■: :'" \ ' Asturlsca ..... 9 10 Lavlnla /..'.... 1 8 Cullus i 8 8 Plklao :'..-..- 7 0 , April Fool ..8 7 Celcrrimus .... 7.0 Royal Shift ..8 2 Abbey .Feale . 7 0 Lady Ronald ~ t, 13 Conference .: 7 0 Caubeen 7 11 - . '' ■ With five wins in . line Asturisea ' .has proved her.worth, and .9.10 may not check her seqtlenbe in. the Ahuriri Hack Handicap, but she'will have tobe-everybit as good as her record makes her .to score from the Woodville winner April Fool and last month's Hastings winner Cawbeen. April. Fool is an improving filly, but she does,npt look too-well'handicapped, as she was beaten by Cawbeen at Hastings at a ulb'!dift'eretic'e, and 'now the difference is widened, i<f. 101b agauisfher,:;and Cawbeen has'riot .started since." Royal Shift,; who has been workirtg' well,- and' Lady ijßon'aJd (well' h'nndicapped) are two others who may play a part in the decision. Good efforts are likely from Asturisea, Cawbeen, and Lady Ronald, 4.25: FLYING HANDICAP, £90; 6 furlongs. Slippery .... 9 0 Gold Mag .. 7 7 Souchong .. 813 Stitch - 7 0 Speed 8 5 Cullus 7 0 The top .three will probably command the attention of betters in the Flying Handicap, and Souchong is offered his best chance this season of scoring a deserved win. On second-day Woodville running he should beat 'Slippery again at lib better terms, but Slippery is a.most in-and-out sort this season, alternating good and bad races. Speed; who has been working well, bent both. Slippery and Souchong at Hastings last month, but although he meets Slippery;.olb better he is 101b worse-off .with Souchong. , Gold Mag, back from Sydney, will add interest to the race. The public cast .may be for Souchong and Speed. ', ' 5.5: COUNTY HANDICAP, £75 r ; 1 mile. . Senior 8 D > Werohla .. ■ ..i T 0 ' Sir Nlrcl 8 9 Pitfall . ......... J J ■ Royal Dash ..8 0 .Wine Tray .. 1: 7 • Swift'and Sure 8 6 PUkohou ....7 7, 1-Sylvan Dell ..8 0 Monette .... ,7 T ; ■Bothwell. >~. 8 0 Kind Words .. T 7 i Blue Boy .... 7 8., -The likeliest form in the County Hack Handicap appears to be held by Senior, jSir Nigel, Royal Dash, and Werohla, and this quartet will -probably comprise the 'favoured division. Senior's second 'to 'Catalbßiie "at Woodville was fair form and :it ia: likely, to be improved on shortly,'as itliis three-year-old, colt is a well-propor-itioned horse of excellent-breeding; Sir Nigel was a winner at'llastings last mpnth, and Royal Dash ran a close second at Feilding. Werohia's consistent' form should soon earn him. a bracket, and a mile should suit, liirti splendidly. Blue Boy and Bothwell may do best of the others: i The final backings may go to Senior, Sir! -;Nigel, and Werohia.