NAPIER PARK RAGES

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 83, 4 October 1935, Page 6

NAPIER PARK RAGES

TOMORROW'S USEFUL CARD

BRIEF REVIEW OF FIELDS

Although the fields will comprise mainly local horses, with a few additions from- the Gisborne and Southern Hawke's Bay districts, the card for the Napier Park Racing Club's Spring Meeting has filled most satisfactorily, and a successful fixture promises to be placed on the records. The weather has recently been fine at Napier, and the Greenmeadows track is reported to be in first-class order. - Several new juveniles will make, their debut in the two-year-old event,' a race that last year introduced Kotou (the'winner), and also Haut Monde and Round Up, who were unplaced but did' well later. The other races are also likely to show up some promisinghorses, for winners last year included Gold Trail, Cuddle, and Royal Banquet, whose subsequent form was top class. The betting tomorrow will be under the single-pool system, with .two dividends in fields of five or more starters (excluding brackets). A brief review of the form is as follows:— 1.0 UKGENJUSADOWS HUUDIJiS, £75: l'/a miles. ■fazz King .... 0 9 Lord Hereford .90 Isms 9 6 Journet ..... 9 0 Tahoma ...i, 9 5 Dusky Crowo . n 0 rtoyal Bengal . 9 ft Karuugapai ... 0 0 Ilirasher 9 0 - Several promising hurdlers will make their debut at the game in the Greenmeadows Hack Hurdles, but though v Thrasher and Royal Bengal, are possibilities the public will probably look to the proved jumpers, especially such as Jazz- King, Tahoma, and Isms. A. likely lightweight is improved Journet, and recent experience may aid the nonstaying Karangapai. A good pair promise to be Jazz King and Journet. i.'io . ■■ •. • « ,■ t'RtSCE OF WALES HANDICAP. £"5; 4 furlongs. ..,' ■*. ■ '. Jhkk Boy .... 8 s'' Western Maid .■ 8 ;"0 Xereus, :.'.... 8 5 PatrlciivHolm . S "0 Essex 8 5 Gay, Doll ...-80 Royal Minstrel- 8 5 Caridico. .... 8 0 Silver IHver.. 8 5 Chat ......... S 0 I Larwood l.w. ,S 5 . ■ •.•-.. Only two of the youngsters in the Prince of Wales Handicap have raced yet, excepting for the parade at Hastings last week, so one must remain in the dark as to the general quality of the field. As a result of her fourth ; oh the final day at Avondale Gay Doll - is certain "to be well supported, and Essex, who finished fifth in the Wanganui Debutant Stakes, will also have friends. Silver River 'and Candico were first and second in the Hastings parade, and Chat,. Jazz Boy, Royal Minstrel, and Patricia Holm also have likely breeding. A forward pair are CJay Doll, and' Essex. ' 2.20, , ■ ' '•■• : AHUEIEI HACK HANDICAP, £70;.6 furlonss. ..Gasman .... !) 0 Silver Song .. 7 7 "'-Livina 8 9 Blue Garter ..7 6 . tt Duce 8 9 Granvale ..... 7 3 Queen's Pride. 8 7 Golden Pennant 7 U VShu ......... 710 Bothwell .... 7.0 ' Itoyai Shift j. -7, 9 Mutunga 7.0 • Gasman's three successes in line since he resumed racing, under good weights, too, are likely to secure the post of favouritism for him in the Ahuriri Hack Handicap. The three-year-olds II Duce and Snu, who have been racing lately, the latter a maiden winner at Marton, promise to offer solid opposition; and Lavina, Queen's Prido, and Royal Shift are.speedy hacks whq do not require racing to produce form. In the hack heat at last week's parade' Lavina was' first ; home. There /will be support for, Gasman and"ll Duce.'ft' 3.0 •' ■ ■■-■'■'' ,:.'' '.'■-■ -.. TRIAL HANDICAP. £60: 6 furlongs. Sybil Song .... 9 0 Mesurina '...■ 8 7 Hard Times ... 8 13 Ballyculane .. t) 7 Tidal Song ... S 7 Noisy Night ..8 7 Black Maglo ..8 7 Grand Vizier .. 8 7 ■■■' Forum ...... .8 7 Version ..... 8 '7y Bettors will probably stick; to the performed horses in the Tiyal Handi--cap, though none has been very impressive in past efforts. Sybil Song is probably the most promising of them, ' but Mesurina. though he does not hang on too well, has Tiad recent experience that should help him; and: Hard Times is long overdue. Tidal Song is another who should be a better gat . loper this season. A pair who maiy show up are Sybil Song and Mesurina. .'•-■3.-4B ■' ■ ■ ■••'' ; "■'• :- •■ .' ■'■ '•- I'iKK STAKES HACK HANDICAP, £85; ltf- . : ■■■•': »'. . miles. Unexpected .. 0 0' Happy Landins 713 Hunting Cat . H 9 Morning Quest 7 6 Trackman ... 8 4 Iddo 7 6 .."-; ;It' is a very moderate field that has ' accepted for the Park Stakes Hack , Handicap, and only Unexpected and .'.. Trackman among them haye shown any ability, to stay: a mile and a qusu-ter, though Hunting Cat had a trial beyond a mile oh- the last Bay at Wanganui and Happy Landing ran in the Guineas, both making fair showings. Trackman -fails too often to be recommend- . cd.' A pair who may run out the dis-; - itanee satisfactorily are Happy Landing and Unexpected. ; , 4.M ■ '■ ' fLTING HANDICAP, £100; 6 furlongs. -. Passion I'rult-. 9 0 Cnllns ...... 712 Curie 813 Sunny .Maid-.. 112 , Slippery .... 810 Contact 7 0 Speed ....... 8 3 False Scent -.. ? 0 Canbeen 1 12 Manifesto ....7 0 The three horses.at the top of the Flying Handicap have recent form behind them and this should enable one of them to prevail here. Down below. the 9.0 mark. Curie has a real chance offered him, and if he fails again he. , goes-out for a spell. . Passion Fruit, on' form, looks a more dangerous opponent than Slippery, but the latter is, seasoned and is generally a hard horse to' beat on Hawke's Bay tracks. Perhaps the best will prove to be Curie and" Passion Fruit.. ■-s.tr - -■■■ -■■ -.. . •■• . . • . . ■■■■. COTJNTT HACK HANDICAP, £75; 1 mUe. West .......... 9 0 Shirred Elbbon 1 }2 The Grasper .. 8 7. Bljgain 7 12 Thane .-. 8 2 Poklha ...... 712 Windward ... 8 1 BotHwell .... 1 6 Koyal Feast .. 7IS Koyal Garter .. 7 6 Silver Song .. 712 .. ' The County Hack Handicap offers the most open issue of the day. The Grasper, Thane, and Pokiha have been comparatively recent winners, and Hest a little earlier; and Blygain, Royal Feast, and Windward have been just , missing the large end of the staike. Thane was impressive when finishing second to Alchemic at Wanganui, but ,he is not too.sound. Pokiha has an East. Coast reputation, where he has won'at his two last starts. Those in favour will probably include Thane and Pokiha (or Blygain).