SPORTING Good Armour May Repeat Success At Trentham

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 July 1947, Page 5

SPORTING Good Armour May Repeat Success At Trentham

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WELLINGTON, This Day.

The Wellington Racing Club will continue its winter meeting- at Trenth-arn tomorrow when the main events on the programme are the Parliamentary Handicap, the July Steeplechase am] the Members’ Handicap, The weather has been fine during the week and the light raiy which fell today is not expected to have any effect on the track, which will be yielding, but in good winter order,'providing there is no further rain.

The fields are all large and there should again be some excellent racing. Prominent candidates in the Parliamentary Handicap will include Tremello, Foxchase, Chung Chong, Robin’s Reward, Valley Boy, Fortune’s Smile (easy winner of the Whyte Handicap), and Arco with Precedency a likely lightweight. Good Armour may be favourite for the July Steeplechase, but he will meet si I fl' opposition from Roman Ned and the southerner, Royal Writ, while Abdicate will not be discarded.

Win-and-place betting will be used, and the following horses should be well supported:— Corunna Hurdles: Selected, Desert Trek, Montello d’Oro. Trial Plate: Tranbycroft, Play Boy, Horouta. Lambton Hurdles: Mary Lee, Lost Art, Rink. Seatoun Hack: Neville, Ratatu, Tommy Gun. July Steeples: Good Armour, Royal Writ, Roman Ned. Parliamentary Handicap: Tremello, Fcxchase, Chung Chong. Members’ Handicap: Playtos, Neenah, Yascla. Petone Hack: Erin's Pal, Aristea, Mr Pym. The fields are as follows:— 11.0

Corunna Hack Hurdles, of £700; one mile and three-quarters.—Mary Lee 10.13; Desert Trek 10.7; Ruling Moment 10.6; Duality, Hippodrome 10.2; Pedantic 10.1; Legal 10.0; Master Ring 9.13; Montello d’Oro 9.12; Monte Cristo 9.9; Selected 9.5; Corineus, True Friend 9.2; Solo Park 9.1; Ally Sloper, Marshall Cook, Peter Brierly, Revetir, Roman Duke 9.0. > 11.42 Trial Plate, of £6QO; six furlongs. —Best Behaviour, Bon Chale, Clive Bay, Flying Swan, Gay John, Gay Tide, Horouta, Joe’s Cobber, Marcelona, Noble Knight, Playboy, Platamon, Shenandoah, Tranbycroft 8.11; Banshee, Colorado Maid, Clare’s Pal, Full of Fun, Gay Glance, Helenette, Hostess, Invest, Lecturer, Liebestraum, Norfolk Boy,. Red Herring, Regal Gem, Tennessee, The Rip 8.0. , 12.25 Lambton Hurdles, of £1250; one mile and three-quarters.—Lost Art 11.12; Bay Robe 10.6; Shepherd’s Mate 10.4; Foxstar, Mary Lee 10.0; Rink

9.13; Khadim 9.11; Glad Fox 9.8; Whirlwind Star 9.5; Sporting Gold 9.4; Town Echo 9.2; Waiting 9.1. 1.10

, Seatoun Hack Handicap, of £600; seven furlongs.—Tommy Gun 9.9; • Bonnie Fair 9.6; Special Flight 9.4; 1 Royal Flash, Copper Coin 9.1; Relampago 8.13; Neville, Sir Warrior 8.12; Blank Cheque 8.11) Precipitate 8.5; Ratatu 8.2; Find Out, Moretbni Bay 8.1; Lackagh, Morotai, Royal Baron, Nighthena 8.0, 1.55 July Steeplechase, of £2500; about three miles.—Abdicate 10.11; Gsod Armour, Red Glare 10.9; Town Survey 10.8; The Dozer 10.7; Royal Writ 10.5; Moderate 10.4; Roman Son 10.3; Northfield 10.0; Kilmanagh 9.13; Representative 9.12; Roman Ned JJ.IO; Spanish Main 9.3; Royal Scholar 9.2; Abbey Lu, Cuisinier, Seropuri 9.0. 2.41 Parliamentary Handicap, of £2000; one mile and three furlongs.—Valley Boy 9.12; Fortune’s Smile. 9.7; Chung Chong 9.6; Foxchase 9.3; Longsword 9.2; Robin’s Reward 9.0; Arco, Joy-

giver, Tremello 8.13; Pensacola 8.12; Alamode 8.10; Honora 8.8; Precedence,Sheilwyn 8.7; Botany 8.6; Flying Gold. 8.5; Battle Dance 8.4; United Nations 8.3; Prize Ring 8.2; High Order 8.0; Ganges, Hulabaloo 7.12; Lowry Bay, Welcome Guest 7.11; Lord Darnley 7.10. 3.25 Members’ Handicap, of £1000; seven furlongs.—Neenah 10.6; Hot

Pursuit, Yasada 10.0; Stony Broke 9.13; Lord Theio 9.11; Citation 9.8; St Nattar, Verdant 9.7; Tiger Tan, Tutere 9.6; Master Ted 9.2; Frances 9.0; Dymondy, Grand Tourist, Playtos 8.11; Po Marama 8.11; Psalm 8.9; Prince Revel 8.6; Gay Chat 8.5; Finalist, Trig Point 8.4; Royal Duce 8.3; Lady Chip, Lady Delight 8.2; Panope, Swift Fox 8.1; Big Money, Blue Tie, Ghazi pur, Riverview 8.0. 4.10 Petone Hack Handicap, of £700; one mile.—Mr Pym 9.4; Aristea 9.3; Concrete 9.2; Erin’s Pal 9.1; Copper Coin, Queen’s General, Royal Flash 9.0; Mercian Lad 8.12; Sir Warrior 8.11; Magnus Lux 8.10; Even Light, Great Chum 8.9; Lord Bradbury 8.7; The Crofter 8.6; Blue Moon, Gaystock 8.4; Kahuraponga, Salut d’Amour 8.1; Baffling 8.0.