Balkis A Form Prospect For Waimate Race

Greymouth Evening Star, 31 March 1950, Page 2 (Supplement)

Balkis A Form Prospect For Waimate Race

In a moderate field which will parade in the Waimate Cup at the Waimate Racing Club’s meeting tomorrow Balkis may stage a return to the winning list. The Sir Beau mare has been running solid races for minor placings, and she was prominent in both her races at the recent Oamaru fixture. Terminate was deemed unlucky not to beat Elofa at Washdyke last month and these two must again be considered in tomorrow’s field;

Although All Serene failed to cope with the best sprint class at the Wellington meeting, the Riccarton-train-ed three-year-old probably will be a staunch favourite for the open sprint, the President’s Handicap. Bosun had very smart form over short distances in the hack ranks.

Prospects are as follows: — Studholme Highweight Handicap. —Zorro, Eulogize, Top Class. Trial Plate.—Levant,*’ Neptune's Daughter, Marcus. Waimate Clip.—Balkis, Terminate, Elofa.

. Morvern Trot Handicap.—Colinova, Anitrh, Free Alecia. President's Handicap.—All Serene, Bosun, .Theocritus.

Waitangi Handicap.—Aegina," Flying Agnes, Happy Hunter. Hook Trot Handicap.—Clinker Hall, Mountain Gem; Anitra. Farewell Handicap.—Chord, Pacific Edition, Top Class. Acceptances are as follows.— 11.0

STUDHOLME _ HIGH - WEIGHT HANDICAP, of £150; one mile and 150 yards.—Money Lender 10.7; Wee Mac 10.4; Eulogize 10.0; Zorro 9.9; Volomai 9.5; Bon Chale, Rival Chase 9.1; Zarcon, Top Class, Koskiusko, Bravura 9.0. 11.40 TRIAL PLATE, of £120; six furlongs. —Air Travel, Bengal, Better Days, Boy Friend, Chan, Charlie McCarthy, Kandahar, Marcus, Neptune’s Daughter, Paper Raid, Rebel Anne, Rosie Gazelle, Top Note 8.8; Haar, Levant 7.11. 12.30 WAIMATE CUP HANDICAP, of £350 (trophy £25); one mile and a quarter.—Conclusion 9.0; Falconbridge 8.8; Balkis 8.4; Elofa 7.13; Open Sky 7.11; Crease 7.9; Terminate 7.8; Eulogize 7.6; Broie 7.5; Bren Gun, Bright News 7.1; Oronoko 7.0. 1.10 MORVEN TROT HANDICAP, of £154; one mile and a half.—First division: Anitra, Ferndale, Filament, Grattan Hall, Ikawai; Key Spring, Queen of Scots, Sandy’s Pet scr; Anchorage 12; Swithindale 36; Kildare 48. Second division:, Colinova, Ferry Pilot, Free Alecia, Honest Truth, Keretaki, Major Gaillard, Novatone, Red Sea, Supreme Command scr; Graticulate 12; Doris Potts 36. 2;0 PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of £200; six furlongs.—Faithful Pal, All Serene 7.11; Connaught 7.10; Bayfort, Theocritus 7.9; Bright News, Bosun 7.5; Winning Gem 7.0. 2.40 WAITANGI HACK HANDICAP, of £150; six furlongs.—Dark Chief 8.10; Martianair 8.5; Aegina 8.2; Flying Agnes 7.13; Vain Lad, Ferry Post, Happy Hunter 7.8; Feola, Silver Clipper, Mt Nimrod 7.7. 3;20 HOOK TROT HANDICAP, of £154; one mile and a quarter.—First division: Anitra, Clinker Hall, Free Alecia, Gaiety Hall, Irenous, Key Spring, Mountain Gem, Parabar, Red Sea, Spring Melody, Supreme Command, Vraiment scr; Anchorage 12; Kildare 36; Retribution 60. Second division; Cdlihova, Ferndale. Ferry Pilot, Filament, Galladora, Honest Truth, Keretaki, Major Gaillard, Novatone, Queen of Scots, Shanegin, Sun Lane, Trueleeh, Western Comet scr; Graticulate 12; Swithindale 24. , . 4.10 FAREWELL HACK, HANDICAP, of £150; one mile and 150 yards.—Chord, Top Class 8:6; Pacific Edition 8.1; Symbolic 8.0; Night Ruler 7.12; Cue, Penny Pie, Eyemark 7.7.

Maiden. Winners

What Next, Beau Esprit, Happy Hunter and Thisbe, maiden winners at recent meetings, are still eligible for maiden races at Riccarton. These are open to horses which had not won at time of entry.

Fine .Crop of Three-Year-Olds Appart from the highest rates this season—Sweet Spray, Tudor Prince and Beaumaris, —there are a large number of other outstanding three-year-olds who have shown good form over all distances. They include Super Snipe, Lord Moss, Gold (Script, Birdman, Dixie, Lord Fox- | bridge, Royal Scri& Trench Fray, Stanfred, Bhutan, ■ Golden-Spa, King Finchall arid the Laird.