FIELDS AT RICCARTON.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21142, 28 March 1932, Page 7

FIELDS AT RICCARTON.

GREAT EASTER HANDICAP. CRICKET • BAT'S PROSPECTS. * REVIEW OF THE • PROGRAMME; The Canterbury Jockey Club's autumn meeting opens at Riccarton to-day., Telegraphing on (Saturday our Christchurch coirespondent said that weather conditions were very favourable and the track, which had benefited from light rain during the likely to be fast but not hard, r ouowing are the fields with a review ot llie prospects by our correspondent:— 12.1—KILDARE HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP. Of £140; 1 milo. _ st. ]h. gt lb Rational 11. .10 5 Night Recital 9 4* Jumper . . .10 !f Tarquinius . . 9 2 *y n , 1" 2 Countermnrch 9 1 Starshoofer . 913 Pixie Gold ..91 Black Mint . . 9 8 Nightcap ... 9 0 Elude .... 9 8 The "field ia very avonly balanced, with clrss strongly represented. Those who may make most appeal are RIRT. RATIONAL 11. JUNIPER. 12.36-CHAMPAGNE STAKES, Of £4oo;.for two-year-olds; colts and geldings, S. 10: fillies, 8.8; 6 fur. T 1 1 >r s *' - et. lb. Jout le Mond 810 Silver Ring . . 810 Drum Firo . . 8 10 Importance ..88 Oratorious . . 8 10 Fleeting Glance 8 8 Hilary .... 8 10 Bracket: Drum Fire and Fleeting Glance. Silver_ Ring is outstanding. Fleeting Glance is to start in the Russley Plate in preference to this race. Oratorious will be ridden by his trainer, C. Emerson. The favourites may bo SILVER RING. TOUT LE MOND. DRUM FIRE. 1-11—AUTUMN PLATE HANDICAP, Of'£l4o; 1 milo. st. lb. st.'lb. Azalea ... 8 8 Muff 7 9 Niggerhead ..85 Earthquake . 7 8 Locksley ... 8 2 High Tor ..70 Monastic ... 7 13 Night Flyer . 7 0 Hounslow ..79 The Viscount . 7 0 Azalea is entitled to serious consideration as she haa raced consistently in her laßt four starts in better company than this. Thcro may be most support for AZALEA, MUFF. NIGGERHEAD. 2.I—RUSSLEY PLATE HANDICAP, , Of £140; for two-year-olds; 5 fur. st. llj. st. lb. Oratorious i . 8 9 Grampian . . . 7 R Silver Scorn .. 8 2 Rebel Song ..70 Topthorn . „ 7 13 Silver Sight . 7 (I Arden's Beauty 7 it Pacify .... 7 5 Natural .... 7 (j Fleeting Glance 7 3 Rocket .... 7 G Irish Lady ..73 Night Wind . . 7 G Lady Zephyr . 7 3 Azevedo . . . 7 C> Los Ques ... 7 3 Star Raider . 7 G Brackets: Rocket and Fleeting Glance; Night Wind and Azevedo. * Silver Scorn will not start owing to developing a slight ailment. Oratorious also will be missing, as he is to eturt in the Champagne Stakes.' Arden's E'eauty did the best 6print of the morning on Saturday, running half a on the outside of the course proper in 48s.' This filly ran away with the juvenile handicap on the second day of the Dunedin meeting last month, unwinding a rare turn of speed, which was responsible for the poor showing made by Silver Ring. Investors may favour ARDEN'S BEAUTY. . TOPTHORN. FLEETING GLANCE. 2i4I—GREAT EASTER HANDICAP, Of £500; 7 fur. st. lb. st. lb. . Gay Crest ..94 True Shaft . 7 9 Autopay ... . 812 Jaloux ..... 7 8 Cricket Bat .85 Ranelagli .... 7 0 Meprisant . . 8,0 Grecian Prince 7 0 Groat Charter 712 Dunraven ... 7 (> Charmeuse . . 712 The Quorn -.70 Red Heckle . 7 12 ■ - Bracket: Gay Crest and The Quorn.

Seven furlongs may be deemed too shorty for Gay Crest, but it has to be borne in mind that he had the Thompson Handicap won a good way from home. Autopay has been very disappointing lately, and would create a surprise if he succeeded. Cricket Bat is the form horse and, considered from any angle, is entitled to be a good favourite. He carried 8.13 in the Challenge Stakes _at Trentham, and ran.seven furlongs in 1.25j. and the best time in the Easter to date is 1.24 3-5. Meprisant is capable of making a bold showing, while Red Heckle has probably never been better than at present. He ran third to Great Charter and First Sight two years ago. carrying 8.13, and now has 15lb. less. Great Charter is on hand again and in spite of his wind ailment he will have to be given a chance. Charmeuse'a two races at Westport have topped her off ns desired, and she will now be a hard proposition. She won last year's race with 7.1, and is well placed on this occasion witji lllb. more. Difficulty has been experienced in getting a rider for her. and this is a big consideration with this rnare. _Triie Shaft may be the surprise packet. .He is right back to form, and shows no signs ot his old leg trouble. Jaloux will be. better suited to the Great Autumn journey, but Ranelagh is capable of upsetting all calculations. He is exceptionally well just now, and seems to have become much more generous Riccarton racegoers will remember his second placing to Kahikatoa in the last Winter Cun. Grecian Prince has come much into the limeligfit lately, and is a decided possibility. Hp is a good beginner and stays on well. The Quorn. too. is another promising light-weight land gained many adherents by his good but unlucky effort at Trentham. Dunraven cannot be lightly dismissed as he-has been galloping very well. and is always "liable to execute a striking performance. Investors have an intricate problem to solve, but the final voting may. be in favour of < CRICKET BAT. . GAY CREST-THE QUORN BRACKET, CHARMEUSE. 3.26—PAPANUI HANDICAP, Of £140; 6 fur. at. lb. at. lb. Kaka.'a. .... 9 0 Ma Belle Polly 7 7 Monastic ... 8 9 Proud Knight 7 7 Kinging Cheer 8 8 Craigavon -.77 Weatlierly ..83 Homecoming . 7 7 Royal Amphora 8 2 Eclair .. . . 7 7 Lochlaggan ..82 Water „ 010 , . 7- 7 Crash .... 713 Tea Garden ... • Red Royal . . 713 Fearsome ... 7 7 Hystride . . 711 The best supported may be ' RINGING CHEER. ROYAL AMPHORA, LOCHLAGGASP. 4,6 —SOCK BURN HANDICAP, Of £200; 9 fur. st. lb. sf - lbRed Sea <..88 Martian Chief 7 1 Ramo ... 8 4 Minerval ... 7 0 S halter . . . . 7 7 Night Effort . 7 0 Red Racer ..77 Earthquake ..70 Don Jose ... 7 1 Eight of the nine acceptors are Great Autumn Handicap candidates, and tills fact alone will make the race, very inteiesting. The public choice may be RAMO. ' ,j SHATTER. RED SEA. 4,46—COURTENAY HANDICAP, Of £175; 7 fur. ,„t ]b, St. lb. G real Charier 9 4* Wise Choice . 8 2 Taku Tama . 8 8 Arrowm.r . -.77 Gold Pit . . 8 5 Arrowmaid . . 7 7 33a1l Dress . - 8 4 Rational Jl. • The field is somewhat disappointing and ,wo Of those paid up for appear earlier in the day. The chief selections may bo ARROWMAID. COLD PIT , t TAKU TAMA. GOOD FINAL GALLOPS. LIST OF JOCKEYS' MOUNTS. [by TELEGRAPH. —OWN COR.RES I*ONDENT.] CHIRSTCHURCH. Saturday. Good six-furlongs gallops were recorded at Riccarton this morning by Jaloux and Azalea, Kakara. Muff. Cricket Bat and Ball Dress, True Shaft, Juniper, Sihcr R"ieGreat Charter, Charmeuse. Ringing Cheer. Lochlaggan and National 11.. the last-named gaining the honours of tho morning with 1 K • Voitro and W. 4. McDowell will be nt Riccarton on Monday. Voitro will nde for P. V. Mason and mil 'i' Bo bave the mount 011 Jaloux in the Great Autumn Handicap. McDowell's rides will include Grecian Prince and High J or. Other riding: engagements arc: A. L. ElHs: Juniper, Drum Fire, Lochla M «g. Cricket Bat. Q ßed, &ea. H. Tout le Monde, Great Charter. Arden» Beauty. G. Humphries: Ramo Red Heckle, silver Ring, Grampian. Weatherly. A. H. Eastwood: Meprisant, Muff.. Martian Chief. Crash D.- O'Connor: Rm. Kakara. W. The Viscount, Irish Lady. I. T lßon Night Recital. A. Meseervy: Hilary, Tnnthorn Dunraven, Shatter. .A. Stove:. Topthorn, v , . J. "VV. Jennings: CharMinerviU, Ran K ■ M Kirwan: Rational ariar&rfr & Monday.. National i . the champagne Earthquake and Monastic in the Autumn Plat®. -