TO-DAY'S RACING PROSPECTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22320, 18 January 1936, Page 11

TO-DAY'S RACING PROSPECTS

THAMES MEETING

USEFUL FIELDS ENGAGED tTEN HORSES IN HANDICAP THE HACK CUP CONTEST DISCUSSION OF PROSPECTS The Thames Jockey Club's meeting irill be concluded to-day, when the chief events * will be the President's Handicap and the Hack Cup Handicap, which have attracted fields of 10 and 12 respectively. As on the first day. many of the acceptors appear in more than one race and it is probable that there will be a number of scratchings, although, in view of the fact that it is 'the end of the meeting, it, is probable that some will be started more than once. The track is again likely to be on the soft side, but, unless there is further rain, it should be good racing •ground. Following are details of the fields, with a review of the prospects in each race by '' Archer'': 11.45—KOPU HANDICAP, Of fliO: 6 fur. st. lb. at. Ib. The Vamp b 5 Rothoon ... 8 1 Grind Tonic 8 4 Diacquedoon 8 1 Dust Up ..8 3 All Irish ..81 Aramis . . .'8 3 Clovacre ... 8 1 Gold Musk ..81 King Theo . 8 1 Race Whip . 8 1 Hone Lass ..81 Staruia ... 8 1 Wahineroa .81 Heskertoon . S 1 The Vamp ran a creditable third in slightly better company on the first day and should be capable of showing up prominently. Dust Up's finishing effort on Thursday was encouraging and a similar performance should make him dangerous. Wahineroa and Diacquedoon are likely improvers and Heskertoon is a newcomer who has shown some-speed on the tracks. Other possibilities are Racewhip, Aramis, Gold Musk, Rothoon and Starma. The fav.ourites may be THE VAMP, WAHINEROA. DUST UP. 12.30 HIKUTAIA HURDLES, ,Of f 100; 1! miles st. lb- st. lb. Solomon . . .10 0 Sweet Lap ..93 Clan Ronald . 9 S Semiarch ... 91 British La Femme Columbia . 9 6 Noire . 9 0 Lapt Lap ... 0 5 King Tim ..90 Dark Princess 9 4 Mossvnle ..90 Valorous •' 9 4 In spite of the fact that he has a rise-'of 111b., Solomon should again race prominently,.as he is likely to have benefited by his experience ? on Thursday, when he would have won easily only for jumping the last fence badly. It is probable that he will be ridden to-day by J. H. Mcßae. Last Lap appeared a trifle sore behind after his effort on the first day, but, if he is all right, he. should again beat more than will defeat him. British Columbia should be all the better for his run on the first day 'and has only to gain a little more confidence in his fencing to take a lot of beating. Mossvale is a distinct possibility and the best of the others mav be Dark Princess and Sweet Lap. The best supported may be SOLOMON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, LAST LAP. I.IS—TURUA HANDICAP. Of £7O: 6 fnr. et. lb. st. lb. Leo Colossus . 9 0 Queen Nona ..80 'Winlona Abbey Feale . 7 11 Te Hai • . .8 5 Application ..79 Laudatory .. . 8 -i Mafeking ..78 Sir Tommy •. 8 4 Gay Egypt ..77 King Brierly' 8 1 The topw6ight,. JLeo Colossus, has no recent form, but he is very capable when fit and also likes the sting out of the ground, so that he will have the conditions to suit him. Winlona and Laudatory were responsible for solid performances on Thursday and Sir Tommy is an improved galloper who is. staying on much better than formerly. Te Hai is very speedy and should be prominent if he races generously. However, he is inclined to bo wayward. Mafeking should have a good chance to make amends lor his defeat on' the first day, while others likely to add interest to the contest are Queen Nona, Abbey Feale, Gay Egypt and Application. Some who mav be in demand are LAUDATORY, SIR TOMMY, MAFEKING. 2.O—THAMES HACK CUP, Of £IOO, with a sweepstake of £2 encli; •; 1 mile st. lb. at. lb. Bolana . . ~ 9 10 King Brierly . 7 10 Huskie ... 8 9 Queen Nona . 7 10 Lady Zinnia . S 5 Ringshot ... 7 9 Enlightenment 8. 3 Racette • • • Z ? Seaman ... 8' 0 Valrent . / • i 9 Loombination 712 Dutch Girl . 7 Solaria should not be out of it in spite of his big weight, but he reads better placed in the open sprint. Huskie scored in good style on the first day and should again give a good account of himself, as he is very well. Seaman is on the upgrade and did not have the best,of the running when ho finished second to Huskie on ihursday. Enlightenment has* struck winning form at last- and should make a good showing. Lady Zinnia won recently at Stratford and is at her best on easy going. Ringshot did not have the best of luck on Thursday and should go well, and another pair likely to make forward showings are Loombination And Valrent. The prime fancies may include HUSKIE, SEAMAN, ENLIGHTENMENT. 2.4S—PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, Of; £l2O. 9 fur. st. lb. B '- 'j? - Sir Abb ... 9 0 Bonny Gay . 7 b Prince Acre .83 Day Wind . ' ° Master Norval 8 2 Puriri Park . 7 3 Lagoon ..80 Grand la lk . ) - Misa Lu . . ;. 8 0 Andy Zinnia . < •' Sir Abb is always likely to win in this class, but he requires a dry track to display his best. Prince Acre has yet to prove his worth beyond a mile, but his speed should take him a long way on the turning course and lie may be very difficult to beat. Lagoon won well on Thursday and has only to repeat the performance to again be prominent The shorter distance should fiuit Bonny Gay, who will be suited by the going. Master Norval and Miss. ■Lu may be the best of the others, although Day Wind may go well in ®Pite of his failure on the first <*iay flhe favourites may bo PRINCE ACRE, BONNY-GAY, LAGOON. 3.3O—PARAWAi HANDICAP, Of £100; 6 fur. p . st. lb.Acr« . 9 1 Coronis •■•la Lucidug ..90 Tin Lap ... J ' w u" a • 8 3 King l'ord • • ' »V&xiinß Reihi 8 1 Puriri Park .71 U Started here, in preference to tho Previous race, Prince Acre should 1 have good prospects, as he is a smart sprinter and just failed on ] . k'tfsday. Wahine Reihi is on. the j?^+i ore rir "' should again race promi- j ®ently. Solaria appears nicely placed 1 'if should take considerable beating ] 1 reserved for this event. Tin Lap is '

an improver likely to C o well and a leturrr- to her best would make Coronis very dangerous. King Ford and Puriri lark will require to display mariced improvement upon Thursday's running to have chances, and Lucidus appears a much bettor prospect than either. Investors may show a preference for SOLARIA, WAHINE REIHI, TIN LAP. 4.IS—FAREWELL HANDICAP, Of £BO. with sweepstake of £1 each; 6 fur. Wahine. Reihi 813 King Brierly . 7 11 Bellkyrian ..{l9 Professional . 7 8 Mungacre ..86 Abbey Feale . 7 7 Winlona ... 8 4 Sing Lee ..75 Triune ...{l3 Gay Egypt 7 3 Sir 1 ommy ..80 Professional displayed distinct promise when he won on the first day and he should take a lot. of beating with his handy weight, especially as he is a good beginner. Wahine Reihi, Sir Tommy and Bellkyrian are capable of solid performances in the class. Winl°ni \ and Mungacre each recorded a second on Thursday. Gay Egypt reads best of the others, although Triune, King Brierly, Abbey Feale and Sing Lee all possess speed. Sing Lee may be all the better for his race on the first day. Popular .fancies may be PROFESSIONAL, SIR TOMMY, WINLONA. 5-O—COUNTY HACK HANDICAP, Of £75; 7 fur. „ . Bt. lb. st. lb. Solaria .10 6 Gay Egypt ..80 Huskie ... 9 7 Pound Enlightenment i) 0 Sterling ..SO Seaman ... S 12 Barograph ..80 Fe Hai .... 8 9 Ellamu ... 8 0 Ringshot ..85 Libra ... 8 0 Valrent ... 8 2 Ella Bunsby . 8 0 Calcutta ... 8 1 Wahineroa ..80 Dutch Girl . 8 0 Nearly every horse in the field has an earlier engagement and it is difficult to know what will start. Huskie and Enlightenment were winners on the lix'st day, when Solaria and Seaman recorded seconds. Ringshot appears nicely placed and Te Hai .is speedy enough to be troublesome if he shows his best. There are other possibilities and these include Gay Egypt, Dutch Girl, Valrent, Wahineroa, Libra and Pound Sterling. Some who may be in demand are RINGSHOT, VALRENT, GAY EGYPT. KING MESTOR INJURED MISHAP ON WAY TO COURSE The Ellerslie-trained gelding King Mestor was injured while on his way to the course at Thames on Thursday and as a result was unable to contest the Maramarua Brush Hurdles. King Mestor became startled by a passing motor-lorry and.,, jumping into a ditch on the side of the road, cut one of his hind legs on a bottle. The wound bled freely and necessitated veterinary attention.

NOTES FROM AWAPUNI JOCKEYS' ENGAGEMENTS [by telegeaph—-own correspondent] PALMERSTON NORTH, Friday Riding engagements for the Ashhurst meeting next Wednesday include:— A. McDonald. —Ituenzori. . . * , H. Thomas.—Tiger Bill, P. Burgess.—Ba?;aine. J. Chaplin.—True Shaft, Discoursive. C. Thomson. —Aiguille, Beau Gallante, Muggins. « L. H. Jones. —War Lap, Pawky, Invoice, Zionist, Eminent, Distinguished, Wasteland. S. Anderson.—Land Tax, Sanguine King (Cup), Taumau (Hack Cup), Happy Hunting. The list of riding engagements for Trentham includes: — B. H. Morris. —Round Score. J. McCauley.—Tout le Monde, Silver Jest. G. Tattersall.—Hine Ha, Fulojoy, Vinco, Deficit, Sea Wrack, Sunee. W. E. Pine. —Sweet AgneSj Lord Moutoa, Barley Almond (second day). R. Reed.—Grand Jury, Full Throttle, Ben Braggie. Corroboree (Douro Cup). All the local riders who will be in the saddle at Ashhurst will go on to Trentham for the later days. The Awapuni trainer G. W. New has leased the two Blenheim horses, Pawky and Zionist. Although they have little to their credit as yet, the fact that they are progencv of Rabbi makes them appear likely prospects. NOTES FROM EVERYWHERE TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP Rebel Chief has gone on the fight way since his success at Oamaru and is to go to Trentham. He' is to contest the Anniversary Handicap on the first dav in preference to the Telegraph Handicap and he will be ridden by M. Kirwan.

Mr. Jack Crawford, director of the British Bloodstock Agency, left London last month en route for Bombay. He hoped to arrive in time to see the race for the Emperor's Cup. He is remaining iii India until the end of this month, when he will proceed to Australia and New Zealand.

J. Fryer, who formerly trained for Messrs. Smith Bros, and was responsible for the early tuition of those good horses Gaine Carrington and Peter Jackson, is again acting as trainer for those owners. He has the three-year-olds Wotan and Le Grand working regularly, and Colenso, tho remaining member of the team, has arrived at Hawera. Another trip to Australia with somo of these horses is contemplated.

The presentation of the trophies won at the Vincent Jockey Club's meeting always arouses a lot of interest and each recipient is accorded a salvo of cheers. Trivet was led into the birdcage to be decorated with a blue ribbon by Mrs.' li. Butcher, but the daughter of Tea Tray showed a disinclination to accept the honour and kept backing away on approach. Mrs. Butcher finally festooned the owner, Mr. D. P. Wilson, with the ribbon and made the hit of the day. RACING FIXTURES January 18—Thamen Jockey Club. January IS—Wairio Jockey Club. , January 2'2—Ashhurst • Pohangina Racing Club. _ _, January 22, 24. 25—Wellington Racing Club. Janunry 25--Clifden Racing Club (at lnvercargi.ll). January 25,. 29— Takapuna Jockey Club (at Elleralii>). , . January 30. February I—Wairoa Racing Club - ttt ■ T 1 January 31, February I—Wanganui Jocksy Club. February !!—Matamata Racing Club. February !i—Tapanui Racing Club. February (!, B—Taranaki Jockey Club February (i, B—Poverty Bay Turf Club February fii—Canterbury Jockey Club. February fi. 10—Rotorua Racing Club February 1!!, 18—Egmont Racing Club. February lil, 15—Dunedin Jockey Club, February lii—Tolaga Bay Jockey Club. February 23, 22—Woodville Jockey Club. February 2!:, 22—Winton Jockey Club. February 2fl-Waiapu Racing Club February 2il, 24—Waikato Racing Club.