RANGITIKEI HANDICAP

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 February 1947, Page 7

RANGITIKEI HANDICAP

Tavern Light May Score Again The Rankitikei Racing Club s meeting will be held to-morrow,; when, under win-and-place bettm& the following horses should be well; supported: — , , Pukehou Hurdles. —Foreign Coin.| Roto Parera, Park Light. Trial Plate. —Valliere, My Way, "T 3 r ete. Apprentices' Hack, —Beau Son, Tahli, Theioway. Rangitikei Handicap. — Tavern Light, Mbutoa Lord. Ngaio Handicap.—Calm Sea, Yalta, Ella Shields. Flockhouse Hack.—Sheilwyn, Flak, Patanui. Flying Handicap. — Theocritus, Theiolyn, Glen Urquhart. Santoft Hack.—Pellmeer, Bramerton, Royal’Flash. The fields are as follows:— 11.45. Pukehou Hack Hurdles, of £240; one mile and a half. —Roto Parera 10 2‘ Foreign Coin 9.13; Gay Rouen 9.11; Park Light 9.3; Battle March, Red’Rocket. Transmitter 9.0. 12.0. Trial Plate, of £160; six furlongs. —Backsoon, Blue Pier, Devonogue, Foxtonian, Harmond, Jinny Jinks, Minlore, Me Way, Nightlena, Old Dooley, On Trust, Pedro, Phoenicia, Relampago, Tarete, Tide Area, Valliere 8.6. 12.45. Apprentices’ Hack Handicap, of £200; seven furlongs.—Tahli 9.0, Beau Son 8.6; Theioway 7.12, Top Drawer 7.11; PramW.B; Bonny Lang, Fen, Flying Faye, Mister Bean, Red Foil, Silver Eyes 7.7. 1.30.

Rangitikei Handicap, of £450; one

mile and a quarter.—Tavern Light 8.13; Donegal Bay 7.13; Clyde Bridge 7.8; Moutoa Lord, Persuade 7.3; Filature 7.2; Revetir 7.0. 2.15. Ngaio Hack Handicap, of £200; six furlongs.—Sea Fury 9.0; Ella Shields 8.8; Beau Son 8.6; Grand Affair 8.5: Calm Sea 8.1; Yalta 8.1; Balcairn 7.9; Fluctuation 7.7. 3.0. Flock House Hack Handicap, of £250; one mile and a distance — Sheilwyn 8.; Flak 7.10; Patanui 7 9: Havildar, Tula 7.8; Beaulitha, Begowned, Gynee Lou, Lackamor, Latique, Marshall Cook, Master Gain. Mister Beau 7.7. 3,45. Flying Handicap, of £300; six furlongs.—Theocritus 9.2; Blue Bonny 8.9; White Cap 8.3; Theiolyn 7.10; Glen Urquhart 7.3; Furioso, Rebate, Tanith, Trig Point 7.0. 4.35. Santoft Hack Handicap, of £200; five furlongs.—Bramerton 9.0; Pelmeer 8.7; First Act 8.3; King of Quiz 8.2; Yalta 8.4; Royal Flash 7.1 L Dickens, Old Dooley 1. 10; Vallie*e 7.9; Repudiate 7.8; Currency La.., Fluctuation, Gay John, Hoarin Bay, Relampago 7.7. Brackets At Omoto. brack - The following horses will be bi acx eted on the totalisator at Omoto tomorrow:—Novice Handicap: Glamis Pal and Triplicity. Mawhera Tiot. Becky Loyal and Carlow. Lunate Trot. Abel Tasman and Scotch Drift, Cai low and Becky Loyal. Metropolitan Handicap: John o’ London and Dinky Di. Long Straights . French trainers who did so well .n England last season have expressed the opinion that long straights aie ibad for the morale of horses. They consider that the horses see what is expected of them and it breaks then hearts. ■ -