THAMES RACES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20768, 10 January 1931, Page 7

THAMES RACES.

(MEETING ENDS TO-DAY.

GOOD FIELD IN PLATE.

'ANTIQUE AND SIR MOND.

EE VIEW OF THE PROSPECTS.

The Thames Jockey Club's Annual Meeting will be concluded to-day, when the leading events will the Thames Plato and tho President's Handicap. Useful fields are again engaged, and anothor interesting day's racing should eventuate. The following is the list of horses engaged with a review of tho prospects in each race by " Archer": —

11,50—KOPU HANDICAP, Of £100.; 6 fur. st. lb. st. lb. Fenrcher . . 810 Hit tho Deck 8 1 Gay Idea ~86 Trickle ... 8 1 Grand Talk . 8 5 Momonatui . 8 I Laptown ..85 Snow Lap ..81 Pleasure Craze 8 I Good Idea . 3 1 Abbey Dream 8 3 Lapaway ..81 Queen Val . 8 2 Valley King . 8 1 Catehem ..82 Cross Stitch . 8 1 King Val . . 8 ,2 Smithfield ..81 Royal England 8 1 First day's form suggests Searcher, Laptown and Abbey Dream as a likely trio, while other possibilities are King Val, who ran a c>od race after being slow to begin on Thursday, Gay Idea. Good Idea and Grand Talk. Fancies may tako a fairly wide range and some who may be well supported are LAPTOWN. GAY IDEA, KING VAL. 11,35—HIKUTAIA HACK HANDIOAP, Of £100; 7 fur. i st. lb. st. lb. Tetrarchate . 9'5 Liona ... 7 7 Miss Albyn . 8, 5 Gallant Jack . 7 6 Loving Cup . 8 3 Neil .... 7 8 Snow Princo . 7 13 Curraiong ..72 On their running in <\ similar class on tho first day Snow Princo. who was very unlucky. and Neil should be very dangerous, Tetrarehate, a newcomer, whose form at Ellerslie was good, will also have to be considered, and the likeliest of the others may be Miss Albyn and Currajong. Investors may show a preference for SNOW PRINCE. NEIL. TETRARCHATE. I.2O—TURUA HANDIOAP, / Of £100; G fur. st. lb. st. lb. Ruling Chief . 9 8 Crimestor . . 713 Full Measuro . 8 5 Vnlcuir ... 7 7 King Win ..83 Iliata ... 7 2 Welcome Boy 8 2 Crown Arch . 7 0 Glenison ..80 Good Idea ..70 Vital . . . . 7 13 Momonatui ..70 This event bears an open aspect. Form •uggeats Ruling Chief, King Win, Vital and Crimestor as horses likely to run well, and there are several likely improvers among tho others, such as Full Measure, Valcuir and Welcome Boy. It should be a good belting race and investors may favour CRIMESTOR. VALCUIR. FULL MEASURE. 2.S—PR ESI DENT'S HANDICAP, Of i'lio; t> fur. st. lb. st. lb Sir Russell . !> 1 Town Bird ~ . 7 5 Royal Itulcr . 8 4 Hampton Park. 7 3 Lady's Boy . .8 3 Ruffles .... 7 3 Bill;kins ... 8 1 Abbess 7 0 Hakanoa ... 7 10 The J. Jumper 7 0 Big Bertha' ..77 Foot Rule ..70 The form horses ore Billikins, Royal Ruler and Kir Russell, and the two latter may bo preferred to Billikins. Hampton Park maybe improved for his race on Thursday, when he finished fourth, in which case ho should be very dangerous, whilo the best of the others may be Lady's Boy. The main fancies may bo ROYAL RULER, HAMPTON PARK. SIR RUSSELL. 2.SO—THAMES PLATE, Of £2OO, D fur. ' Jg) st. lb. St. lb. Grand Tea . 8 7 Valsier .... 7 G Maori Boy ~86 Cloptou ... 7 4 Sir Russell . 8/5 Sir Mond ... 7 1 Antique .... 8 0 Mosaic .... 7 0 High Pitch .78. Helium .... 7 0 Cruachan . . , 7 B J. It. Wallace holds a strong hand, as he has Antique, Sir Russell and Valsier engaged. Although ho has a rise of 131b. for his win on Thursday, Antique looks tho pick .of tho three and seems certain to go well if started. Clopton can bo expected to run another solid race, and tho shorter distance may enable Sir Mond, Cruachan and Grand Tea to do better than on tho first da.v. The favourites may be ANTIQUE. SIR MOND. CLOPTON. / 3.4O—COUNTY HANDICAP, Of £100; 9 fur. st. lb. . at. lb. Marblo King . JO 8 Neil 9 3 Brampton ... 10 7 Lupin Abbey 9 0 Patutahi . • . 10 G Arch Eagle . 9 0 Steady Fire . 10 0 Master Armour 9 0 Snow Princo , 9 13 ,Nassono ... 9 0 First Lap ..90 Bizarro .... 9 0 Thursday's place-getters in the snine class. Brampton, Patutahi and Marblo King, •hotild again be in tho picture. Under the altered weights Patutahi and Marble King may turn tho tables on Brampton 1 hia time. Howevor, J. Buchanan has a good second string in Neil, who should mako it difficult for tho topweights if started in preference to Brampton. Tho likeliest of the others to Bhow up may be Snow Prince and First Lap. There may bo support for PATUTATir, MARBLE KING. SNOW PRINCE. 4.2S—NGATEA HACK HANDICAP, Of £100; (i fur. st. lb. , et. lb. Foot Rule . . 8 5 Gay Idea ... 7 3 Liona ... 8 0 Abbey Dream 7 3 Vital .... 8 0, Laptown ... 7 3 Leasehold ... 711 Snow Lap ..73 Joy Girl . • 7 6 Leasehold won well in the novice class on Thursday and should again race prominently here. His chief danger might come from Foot Rule, Vital and Gay Idea. ihe xnain fancies may be TjEA S KflOTjD. FOOT RULE, GAY IDEA. S.IO—FAREWELL HANDICAP, Ot £130: 7 fur st. lb et. ]b. - C.rand Tea . 9 0 Helium .... 7 0 KingWillonyx 8 2 Brampton , . 7 0 Hakanoa ... 711 Quinsilia ... 7 0 Big IJertha . . 7 11 Palmares ... 7 0 Sir Mond ..78 Joy Girl ..70 / Nearly nil the candidates tiave previous engagements and there may possibly be a few defections. If reserved for this event. Sir Mruul should bo very hard to beat. In his absence the likeliest may be King illonyx, llakanoa and Grand Tea. Support may be forthcoming for SIR MOND. KING WILLONYX, hakanoa.