Strong Fields Carded For Two Open Races At Beaumont Meeting

Evening Star, Issue 26067, 3 April 1947, Page 4

Strong Fields Carded For Two Open Races At Beaumont Meeting

------ af The Beaumont Racing Club’s annual meeting will open on Saturday and the second day will be held on Monday. Being the nearest meeting to Dunedin over the Easter holidays, this fixture has always proved popular among local racegoers, and a large number are likely to make the trip this year. A pleasing feature of the card is the strength of the fields in the two open races. It is not unusual for these races to dwindle to about three or four starters at country fixtures, but the Beaumont meeting promises to be an exception as eight horses are carded for the Easter Handicap and TO for the Stewards’ Handicap. The Beaumont track is reported to be in excellent order this year, and if favoured by fine weather the‘club may have a record meeting.

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3 WETHERSTONE HACK HANDICAP, £l4O. 6f. 0110-Silver 4400-Don 't Stream 9 9 Forget 7 7 0022-Punjab 8 2 0003-Foreign 3120-Welcome Lady 7 7 Light 710 3402-Regatta 7 7 4040-Depth Palpitate 7 7 Charge 7 7 Eaton Lad 7 7 Silverstream will be much better suited in this event, and if reserved he will be aifc short odds. Strongest opposition is likely to come from the speedy Punjab, who should be capable of keeping the top-weight up to his work all the . way. Of the remainder, Don’t IReget and Regatta may shape best. When the totalisator closes most money will probably be for Silverstream. Punjab. Don’t Regret. 3.45 PRESIDENT’S TROT. HANDICAP, £l4O. lim. 3000-A von Hall sc* 2000-Sunn y 001-Coliseum scr Hall scr Dandji 2013-Top Thorn scr Travis scr Tyrone 3200-Duncraig scr Power scr 3000-Eloquence scr 3000-Victory Madrigal scr Dale scr 3000-Quite Cer- Violet Sun scr tain • scr 00-Dalziel 24 3000-Recast ' scr Honest 3000-Ready Charlie 24 Relief scr 0000-Spring 0000-Silk Boy scr Parade 24 Segundo scr 3000-Quite Clear 24 0000-St. Phils scr Sister Joan 24 00-Sunny Direct scr Practically the same horses are engaged in this’ event as for the trot earlier in the day, and form in that eveqt may throw some light on the proßpects of those which start twice. The best of the newcomers is Coliseum, who outclassed a’similar field at the Birchwood meeting. Duncraig is also a useful newcomer, while Dalziell has shown ability in saddle, although he has no recent form. The best may be; ; ColiseumDuncraig. Top Thorn. • 4.30STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, £175. 6f. 1332-Air Ace 9 0 3110-Night 1210-Gold Song 810 Fighter 710 002-Prize Ring 8 4 03-Bridgehead 7 9 4034-Sallor’s 3003-Divorced 7,6 Pal 711 0000-Ring Nurnie 7 11 Chief 7 5 ; 0000-Starlee 7 0 The sprint field is one of the strongest ever carded for a Beaumont meeting, and it promises to be the best race of the day. Air Ace does not appear to be at his top, and his stable mate, Gold Song, is likely to be a staunch favourite. Gold Song has not always given of his best on country courses, and it will be remembered that

Cold Feet is a smart beginner who ha*, been racing well lately, and he will have a lot in his. favour on the •mall Course; Regatta will also be in . demand.on the strength of her recent, plAcihgSj while Amicus also has a good turn of speed. Incitatus shaped well at ; Cjfomwell, and of the remainder Otir Maureen may be niost in favour. The favourites may ho;— Cold, Feet. Rehatta./; Incitatus. : * ■. 12.45TUAPEK4 .TROT HANDICAP, £l4O. ."■-I. ■'/' ■ lim. , 3000-A von Hall ‘ecr 000-Teviot Hall scr 0000-Eloa hence •. sdr 2013-Top Thorn scr *, Madrigal .. scr Tyrone . SegUado ’ scr power scr QdOO-Sifk Boy scr 1 2201-Blind Fury 36 -0060-St. Phils scr 0000-Qttite Clever 36 Sure • Silver scr 0000-Spring 00-Sunriy Parade 36 . Direct - scr 0001-Tayside 36 1000-Sunny Halt scr ; Bracket, Blind Fury and Tayside. Top , Thorn, who finished \ first and •eeond in his two races at Invercargill an .Saturday, should again shape well in this event. Blind Fury and Tayside form a strong bracket, and, as they both race well under saddle, they may. bO next in demand. The mainder have liitle form to their credit, and the best of them may be Spring Parade and Quite Clever. Thbse selected are:— Top Thorn. Tayside—Blind Fury bracket.. Spring Parade, , 1.30- :.r..v.-y;.;.. . HAPPY VALLEY HACK HANDICAP, . £i4o. 7f. 3332-Air Lord - ST 10 0001-Minslie! 0110-Silver . ' Light 7 7 Stream ,9 3 2403-Winning 3120-Welcome Cheer 7 7 ' Light 7 T O-Kosciusko 7 7 Air Lord has been racing consistently in ojien company, and, if his weight does not jjrove beyond him, he should again be m a place. Silverstream won a double in hollow fashion at the Cromwell meeting, and, with 3lb less than he was v Successful with on the second, occasion, he may trouble Air Lord if th# distance is not too far for him. Welcome Light and Minstrel Light both ’ won novice races at Cromwell, but the best of the light-weights may be Winning Cheer. The .winner may come frdU):— ' Air Lord. * Silverstream. 1 Winning Cheer. 1.15 EASTER HANDICAP, £2OO. lim. ■ 4220-Salad 8 11 XXW-Pencarrow 7 13 1061-Robot , 8 3 3400-Brockie 7 2 2100-Rdd Prize 8 1 1003-Divorced 7 2 03-Bridge- . 3230-Linloch . 7 2 htad 8 0 The big race has drawn a very even field, ana betting is likely to be even op the four top-weights. If at her beet-again, Salad may turn the tables on Robert, who beat her decisively when

he was beaten in a much weaker field at Omakaii. Sailor’s PaLhas.good credentials for a race of this, type, while Night Fighter will be hard to beat if he does, not get left through playing up at the harrier. - Bridgehead appeals most of the remainder. The favourites may be: . Gold Song. . . • ; • , Night Fighter. Sailor's Pal., 5.15 WOOD MEMORIAL HANDICAP, £145. lm. 5532-Air Lord 9 6 0000-Cover 1121-Kassai 8 5 Drive 7 7 2403-Winning 0000-First Out 7 7 Cheer 7 7 00-Kosciusko ■ 7 7 0440-Count ■ 0001-Minstrel Roger 7 7 Light 7 7. Most of the carded field in this event hold engagements earlier in the day. Ii Air Lord does not incur a penalty he will he among the favourites, with Kassai also attracting strong support. Winning Cheer has been placed'several times recently, and he should again' earn some of the. place money. The remainder have no form over this distance, and Count Roger should account for them. Those selected are: Air Lord. Kassai. ' Winning Cheer.

tb£y last met. Red Prize stays well, and should hold, his own in this conir patiy, while Bridgehead showed that he is in form: by running third at Waimate. Penearrow and Brodkie would be well suited by a heavy track, and Linloch, who shaped well at Birchwood, Should beat Divorced. Those in favour are:— - Salad.' Robert; Red Prize.

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