DARK FLASH MAY BE WAIPUKURAU CUP FAVOURITE

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 April 1949, Page 5

DARK FLASH MAY BE WAIPUKURAU CUP FAVOURITE

The Waipukurau Cup. of £5OO is the feature event of the race meeting to be held at Waipukurau on Monday, and it has attracted a field of 11. x , Though the form represented is not strong, the issue is open, and the topweight, Dark Flash, may be installed as favourite. The chances of Batley, a recent winner, Sun Burn, Flymg Eridge and Lord Latour are also bright, while Mr Pym is a lightweight prospect. The following may be well supported:— , Maiden Race. —Pireho, Waimate, Village. Hautuma Handicap.—Gold Circuit, White Diamond, War Admiral. Rautaniwha Handicap.— Salient, Aratucky, Sandalwood. Waipukurau Cup.—Dark Flash, Batley, Lord Latour. _ . . Pukeora Handicap.—First Division: Pontresina, In Front, Belle Blue., Second division: Paper Spy, Marcia, Broiesome. Gloucester Cup.—Lord Boswells, Malamint,. Arctic Circle. Flying Handicap.— Bolivar, Hawkes Bay, Cot Case. Purimu Handicap.— Rhodesian Gold, Running Rein, Dickens. The fields and starting times are as follows: — 11.15 MAIDEN RACE, of £200; six furlongs. —Lady Lotus, Ace Pilot, Battle Acre, Ben Lomond, Bramond, Fine Study, Fleet.master, Lady Cambria, Nevano, Pirelio, Revered, Slippery Sam, Tweeds Only Vale Rosa, Village, Waimate 8.7. 12.0 HATUMA HACK HANDICAP, of £200; five furlongs.—Snow Boy 9.0; Gold Circuit 8.9; White Diamond 8u; War Admiral 8.6; Rhodesian Gold 8.4; Rokdale, Dickens 7.12; Broiesome 7.11; Leighwin, Inspired, Alana 7.9; Solnera, Heroic Lass, Übbriaco 7.7. 12.45 RUATANIWHA HACK HANDICAP, of £250; one mile—Aratucky 9.0; Golden Hope 8.8; On Probation 8.7; Carter Fell 8.6; Vakura 8.5; Sandalwood, Graeme’s Joy 8.2; Lomond, Neap Tide, Salient, Lumond 8.1. 1.30 WAIPUKURAU CUP, of £500; one mile and three furlongs.—Dark Flash 9 0- Batley 8.7; Sunburn 8.4; Lord Latour, Flying Bridge 7.13; Salut d’Amour 7.12; Hulabaloo, Flying Dink, Comedy Star, Mr Pyrh, Golden Hope 7.11. 2.15 PUKEORA HANDICAP, of £2oo;’five furlongs.—Demure 9.6; Snow Boy 8.9’ Pontresina 8.1; Marcia 7.12; In Front 7.8; Broiesome 7.6; Leighwin, Paper Spy 7.4; Bramond, Fleurbaix, King’s Benefit, Queen’s Emblem, Royal Briton, The Echo,/ Village 7.2; Balcora, Belle Bleue, Brown Lace, Fairy Mine, Felecia, Golden Rye, Khadru, Money Box, Peer Gynt 7.0. 3.0 DUKE OR GLOUCESTER CUP, one mile and three furlongs.—Arctic Circle 11.10; Foxella 11.2; Trig Point 11.1; Craven 10.13; Balintore 10.9; Lord Boswells, Levane, Omaio, Malimint, Foreign Gold, Gold Dip, Grey Morn, Restriction, Tudor Maid, War Effort 10.7. ’ , ■ 3.45 FLYING HANDICAP, of £300; six furlongs.—Cot Case 8.12; Sir Royal 8.4; Hawke’s Bay 7.10; Bolivar 7.5; Trig Point 7.4; Prince Revel 7.3; Master Rich 7.1; Broilyn, Clive Bay, Flare Path, Paper Ruffle 7.0. 4.35 PURIMU HACK HANDICAP, of £225; six furlongs.—White Diamond 9.0; War Admiral 8.13; Rhodesian Gold 8.11; Phanion 8.8; Running Rein, Little Titch 8.7; Vakura 8.6; Dickens 8.5; Graeme’s Joy, Alana, Sandalwood 8.2; Hinepai, Lumond, Queen’s Parade, Solnera, Heroic. Lass, Übbriaco, Vale Rosa, Waimate 8.1.