TO-DAY’S RACING NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 July 1939, Page 11

TO-DAY’S RACING NEWS

Galloping

MEETINGS TO COME July 22—Rangitikei. July 22—South Canterbury. July 29—Christchurch. July 29 —Manawatu. August S. 10, 12—Canterbury. August 19—Pakuranga. August 31—Egmont-Wanganui.

Quinopiil: Quinopal, who won and lost the Waimate Hunt Cup on Saturday, had not appeared in public since his victory in the same race a year ago.

Fireguard: It is understood that Fireguard contracted a severe chill on his return from Wellington, and has since been in a bad way. Kan Well:

Sly Fox lightened up a good deal with his racing at Trentham, but he made good showings. He is not in the Winter Cup.

Unfortunate: War Cloud ran two of his best races of his career at Trentham, and it was unfortunate, for his connections that they did' not get a run on the concluding day.

Screen Star: Screen Star ahVays races well at Marton and had a win and a second there in the Spring. .His second at Trentham indicated his forward condition and he will be in demand in the Closeburn Hack next Saturday.

Shining Honrs: Shining Hours ran a' great race on the opening day at Trentham and she would need only to reproduce that Corm to return to the winning list shortly. The Arausio mare is engaged at Mar-ton on Saturday next and she will count a big following. Brilliant Boa:

Brilliant Boa did not win out of his .urn when he scored at Waimate. His ;>revious win was in a Novice Handi;ap, run at Gore in 1937, when racing is a three-year-old. Brilliant Boa has >een improved, and would have been mlucky to miss a win at the meeting.

ly Panmure: Panara, who was awarded the Waiaate Hunt Cup on a protest , is trainfl by H. Morton at Winton. Her only irevious appearance at a totalisator aeeting was unsuccessful in a maiden [at race at the Birchwood meeting ast season. Like most of Panmure’s tock she is a good jumper, and has lad experience with the Birchwood lunt.

2. Bartie Engaged: or Royal Chief to be ridden in most F. D. Jones has made arrangements f his Australian engagements by E. iartie, who was associated with the orse last Spring. There will be one xception, however, as Bartie is atiched to J. T. Jamieson’s stable and robably he will be required for High taste in the Chelmsford Stakes. ’lans Altered:

The plans for Defaulter’s visit to tustralia have undergone a _ slight hange. F. A. Roberts has decided to elay his departure till early in .ugust, when he will travel by the ime steamer as F. D. Jones. Being Jixious to secure a working mate for lefaulter, Roberts has bought Munga>on for Mr H. D. Greenwood.

wo-year-olds: Two-year-olds filled the three places i the maiden race at the Hawke’s ay Hunt meeting on Saturday. J. H. efferd provided the favourite with farina, an Australian-bred colt by [arinero, but he was beaten comfortbly by Black Majesty, by Defoe—ucky Bag. Third place was filled by tla, a filly by Arausio.

uke’s Horse: An announcement has been made •om London that the Duke of Kent ill participate in horse racing as an wner while Governor-General of ustralia, running among others the iree-year-old Dhoti, whom he purdaser from H.H. Aga Khan. Dhoti ' a three-year-old chestnut colt by astur—Tricky Aunt, and last season on at each of his three starts—the ranby Stakes, five furlongs, the First pring Two-year-old Stakes, of simiir distance, at Newmarket, and the hesham Stakes, five furlongs, at Asjt. In his first three starts this seam he was unplaced.

GRAND NATIONAL HURDLES.

HANDICAPS REVIEWED.

[SPECIAL TO “STAB.”]

AUCKLAND, July 18. Due recognition o£ the success of adishah at Riccarton last August and harade at' Ellerslie last month has jen made in the handicaps for the rand National Hurdles, to he run on le second 'day, -August 10, of the Can■rhury Jockey Club’s meeting. Charlo has been rated the better by one jund, being raised 111 b above her reat Northern Hurdles handicap, bile Padishah’s impost of 12 months ;o has been increased by 161 b. Each is won once since that first occasion, adishah on the flat, and Charade l the Remuera Hurdles, which she on under 11.10. Both are among the irly favourites. The Great Northern winner now eets Innes Lad, the runner-up, ten i worse and the third horse, Erinaon, 171 b worse. As Erination was lire! also in the last Grand National urdles and in the Remuera Hurdles, lis concession is a real one and will 3 appreciated. Although King Key’s falling, in the Gnter Hurdles took some of the line from his Trentham Hurdles honirs, he has had his weight increased vo lb. The nearest horses to the inner, Curie, on the third day at r ellington were Ellanui, Disturbed id'Erination and he meets them relectively two lb better, one lb worse id level. The firmer conditions like- ■ to prevail at Riccarton will be in ivour of the horses with superior ieed and there are few in the race ith as much pace as has King Key. Another good performer on the flat ho has the Sydenham Hurdles and ore recently, the Duke of Glouces>r Cup to his credit this season is ravenna. He did not contest tlie 138 Grand National and he has won ily three times in all over the batms, but he has every qualification >r the place he holds in the hanicap. Silver Sight got into the last rand National Hurdles with 9.1, but e showed a return to form during le year and was equal to top-weight

iwith Curio for the Trentham Hurdles. Neither was placed, but as Curie went on to win the Winter Hurdles, he is not regarded as hardly treated with 10.3. Second placing’s in the Jumpers' Plat ami Grand National Hurdles and a. Iliird in the Sydenham Hurdles gave Fireguard the reputation of being one of the coming leaders among the jumpers, but although he was a winner over the battens at Dunedin last month, lameness has recurred and his immediate future is doubtful. Survey will probably concentrate on the Steeplechase, but there will be some in favour of Recollection, who won four hurdle races in succession during the Summer and returned to the list at Ashburton three weeks ago. llecollection stays well and can carry weight, while his schooling has often been a feature of the work at Riccarton.

Bed Sun’s last win was when ho beat Disturbed, conceding 241 b, in the Okoke Hurdles at New Plymouth in March. In the interval, Disturbed has gained four jumping successes, the last being in the Century Hurdles, over Silver Sight and Airam. As a. result, Disturbed has to meet lied Sun 161 b worse at Riccarton, but he is the more likely to be in demand. Two interesting entrants just below the 10.9 division are Cottingham, winner of the Grand National of 1937 and Peter Beckford, who made an impressive debut as a hurdler on the East Coast recently. Cottingham has raced onlyfive times in the intervening period and two successes were gained on the flat. He still has the opportunity of racing before the big test and a better line on his condition can then be secured. Peter Beckford's chance must be seriously considered. In the Hawke’s Bay Hurdles he made a decisive showing against Curie, Small Boy, Journet and Iddo. tie was receiving weight from the quartette, but he won easily. He should find his metier- at Riccarton, and he is sure of a large following, especially as the stable, which also shelters Charade, has been so successful this Winter.

Agog is under a cloud and his future programme uncertain. Dividend is only rising four years, but being from a half-sister to Charlatan and a halfsister to Punchestown, it is not surprising he has been an early winner over the battens. He scored nicely in the Otago Hurdles last month and Pink Robe, Fireguard and Travenna, who finished behind him, were all subsequent winners at the same meeting. Nevertheless, he is required to meet them respectively on six, seven and Hlb worse terms, which indicates that the weight adjuster regards him as a probable improver. Aussie Ra is an unknown quantity as a jumper, but since his return this winter, Silk Sox has won over country and has been placed in a hurdle race. Ellanui added a flat race victory at Trentham to his enviable if short jumping record, and his double success at Ellerslie and second in the Winter Hurdles indicate decidedly that he should wn a race at Riccarton.

Royal Dance made an impressive entrance to the ranks of hurdlers and following a double event at Tauranga, he carried 10.0 to capture the Hamilton Hurdles, two miles. He was brought down at Ellerslie, and was beaten by the going at Trentham, but his previous form was too good to be lightly dismissed. Ponty’s reputation received a mortal blow at Trentham, and some of the other light-weights, although smart, will find the opposition too strong. However, the very consistent Vantoon who has been placed in his last seven starts, Pink Robe and Lustral, whose showings at Wellington were disappointing, are capable of picking u]3 a stake during the carnival.

Trotting

MEETINGS TO COME

August 5,9, 11 —N.Z. Metropolitan. August 26—Auckland. September 2—New Brighton. September 20, 23—Wellington, Seputember 30—Methven. October 7 —New Brighton. October 12, 14 —Manawatu T.C. October 21, 23—Greymouth. Octobex- 21, 23, or 25—Auckland. October 23—Oamaru. October 25, 28—Wellington. Octobei’ 28 —Invercargill. Nov. 7,9, 10 —N.Z. Metropolitan. Nov. 23, 25—Forbufy Park. (Dates to be approved by the New Zealand Trotting Conference.)

Hard Held: “Won hard held,’ ’is a phrase seldom used nowadays. At Waimate, the Jack Potts marc Straight won pulling her pilot out of the cart. She looks sure to step to a much faster mark.

Marie's Pride: The Man o’ War mare Mario’s Pride was made a good favourite at Waimate, but she broke up at the start, and' took no further part in the race. The fact that she was so well backed suggests good track work prior to the meeting.

Pringle’s Team: J. Pringle has set up as a public trainer and occupies the property recently held by J. J. Kennerley, who in future will reside in Auckland. Pringle has started with a useful team that includes Windsor Lass and Loyal Pat, who has been nominated for the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s August meeting. Handicapper's Case:

While some Auckland pacers have received the benefit of'liberal concessions in the new assesments, the aged gelding Handicapper has not been so fortunate, in spite of the fact that he has failed to gain a place this season. He began the term on 2.20, 2.56, 3.32 and 4.46 and has been moved' up one second in the mile and a-half and two miles assessments only. Handicapper’s last win was in the President’s Handicap at Hawera in 1937, off 2.59, and for which he received £9O, and a 36yds penalty. Last season the Great Bingen pacer started 15 times for two seconds and a third.

Unusual Penalty: Unless some power, not provided for in tho regulations of the handicapping system, is delegated to the reassessment committee an error J,as crept into the marks allotted Kewpie’s .Bingen for the new season. Kewpie’s Bingen received 12yds penalty early in the season', through winning \C7O in place money, his marks being altered from 3.5 and 3.13 to 3.4 and 3.42, in accordance with clause 12 of the handicapping system. Kewpie’s Bin-

gen continued to race in the maiden classes for the rest of the season, gaining further plat e money, without registering a win, tnd in accordance with the rule, his nark remains unaltered until he wins a race. In the published list of assessments, however, Kewpie’s Bingen appears on line 3, which places him on 2.26, 3.3, 3.41 and 4-59. or one second tighter than his last assessment.