SPORTING GRAND NATIONAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 August 1946, Page 5

SPORTING GRAND NATIONAL

As Required in Popular Favour

SONERI’S CHANCE IN CVP

[ SPECIAL TO STAR.] CHRISTCHURCH, August 2. The Canterbury Jockey Club’s Grand National Steeplechase meeting will be opened at Riccarton to-morrow. The fields hre all large, and include horses from all parts of New Zealand. Fifteen horses are carded for the Grand National Steeplechase, and all with the exception of Timber Topper, who has contracted lameness, are likely to be paraded. The class engaged cannot be. considered very strong, and does not the average field which, has contested past Grand National Steeplechases. There is no outstanding candidate, and the issue appears very open.

The Winter Cup will present the usual' difficult problem for investors, and there should be a close dispute for favouritism. Others likely t(5 have good followings are Findon, Verdant, Tiger Tan, Tutere, Soneri, Bonny Flight and Leigh Barton, while lesser lights in Whitley, Western Front, Salary, Tribal Night, Imperial Front, Salary, Tribal Night, Imperial, Ganges and Dash o’ Dink wil also be in request. Leigh Barton will be bracketed with Western Front, and the bracket will'no doubt be the place favourite. The Paparua Handicap has also drawn an evenly balanced field, and again speculation is likely to cover a wide range. The Jumpers’ Flat will be run for the first time for some years, and a high class field will parade. The result of this and of the Trial Hurdles will no doubt help towards summing up the prospects of the Grand National Hurdles to be decided next week. The weather has been fine during the last few days, and provided there is no rain, the course, which has been rolled several times since last week's racing, should provide excellent going. , , 4 Under the win and place system, the following horses can be expected to race prominently: — Enfield Steeplechase: Roman Ned, Bravura, Golden Glow. Cashmere Plate: Indian Dawn, Queen's General, Grand Melee. Jumpers’ Flat Handicap: Prize Ring, Sphere, Hunting Mac. Paparua Handicap: Whitley, Grill, Bridge Acre. Grand National Steeplechase: As Required, Rival, Indian Sign. , .Trial Hurdles: Glad Fox, Olgas Choice, Arctic Dawn. Winter Cup: Soneri, Leigh BartonWestern Front bracket, Bonny Flight. Avonhead Hack Handicap: Lord Elgin. Burnbrae, Alamode. The Holds are as follow:— 10.47: Enfield Steeplechase Handicap, ol £600; about two miles and a hall. The Raker 11.3; Night Prince 10.10; Page’s Raid 10.5; Bravura 9.12; Appeasement 9.10; Laciy Premier J.o, Golden Glow 9.5; Stromboli, Penetration, Roman Ned, Bank Raid. Noble Robert 9.0. 11.32: Cashmere Plate, of £400; six lui — longs.—Desert Fox, Duncan’s Quib, Fort Silver, Front Page, Kmrara, Lc Sonnet, Lord Chase, Majestic Fox, Queen’s General, Spare Part, Spi ing Water. Thomas, Tin Hat 8.5; Antibes, Bonnie Fair, Grand Melee, Indian Dawn, Koronah, Lady Melrose, Loina Leigh, Mestiza, Rahine, Regal Lily, Responsive, Victory Bells 8.0. 12.17: Jumpers’ Flat Race Handicap, of £500; one mile and a half. —Prize Ring 11.2; The Monarch 11.0; Sphere, Arabian Night 10.6; Boloyna 10.3; Betterman 10.2; Blue Title 10.1; Forage, Bramble Song 10.0; Arctic Dawn 9.12; Hunting Mac 9.11; Brantome 9.9; Bettermusk 9.7; Hasten 9.6; Lunaria, Endurance 9.5; Prince Dolomite 9.3; Ring Scarf, Slavonik 9.0. 1.2: Paparua Handicap, of £600; seven furlongs.—Tribal Night 9.7; Bridge Acre 9.5; Foxhaven 9.2 Platform 9.1; Grill, The Grand 8.11; Whitley 8.10 Betterman 8.8; .Broiefield, Piccolo 8.7; Karachi, Money Bird 8.6; Panope 8.5; Dash o’ Dink 8.4; Air Ace 8.3; Trench Law, Julius Caesar, Burberry, High Ideal, John o’ London, Double Cross, Kiloney, Cramond Bay, Good Friend, Sedgemere, Sumra 8.0. 1.47: Grand National Steeplechase Handicap, .of £3000; about three miles and a half.—Red Glare 11.10, Phil Boa 10.4; As Required 10.2; Siglow 10.1; Timber Topper 9.12; Roman Son, Indian Sign 9.11; Rival 9.8; Slayer 9.6; Dumbo 9.4; Abbey Lu, Spanish Mam, Bronze Night, Night Prince, Page’s Raid 9.0.

2.32: Trial Hurdle Race Handicap, of £600; one mile and three-quarters and about 50 yards.—Beneve 10.10; Maharajah, Glad Fox 10.8; Arctic Dawn 9.11; Greek Dancer, Olga’s Choice 9.10; Big Top 9.8; Cuisinier 9.3: Tamerlane 9.2; Banco, Trueway 1 9.0. 3.17: Winter Cup, of £1750, one mile.—, Swift Quarry 10.2; Findon 9.13; Longsword 9.11; Verdant 9.10: Typhoon, Tiger Tan 9.9; Bonny Flight, Tutere 9.5; Tribal Night 9.4; Lance Wing, Soneri 8.13: Nepeta, Imperial 8.12; Good Bay 8.11; Sing Sing, Grand Forest 8.10; Lady Chips, Salary 8.8; Ganges, Foxchase 8.7; Lowry Bay, Honest Sal, Whitley, Piccolo 8.6; Leigh Barton 8.4; Western Front 8.3; Boolamskee 8.1; Kiloney, Bdrberry, Belle Leonne, Foxella, Dash o’ Dink 8.0. 4.2: Avonhead Handicap, of £500; one mile. —Lord Elgin 9.6; .Alamode 9.3; Tomahawk 9.2; Burnbrae 9.1; Wane 9.0: Persuade, Joy Rosa, Bittersweet 8.12; Tifox 8.11; Manatone, Winning Ticket, Deep Harmony, Eudora 8.8; Foreign Ways, Quadrille 8.6; Sir Tague 8.4; Blue Orchid 8.2: Gallimaufry 8.1; Provider, Deficiency, Denirn, Kirkella, Liquidate, Handshake, Leighnote, Soft Light 8.0.