AUCKLAND RACES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22615, 31 December 1936, Page 7

AUCKLAND RACES

TO-MORROW'S FIELDS DERBY BEARS OPEN ASPECT DISCUSSION OF PROSPECTS Tlie Auckland \R.minp Club's Summor Meeting 'will be continued at Ellerslio to-morrow, when the chief events will bo the Auckland Racing Club Handicap and Great Northern Derby. The fields are again good and another interesting day's racing should eventuate. After yesterday's rain it is probable that the track will be soft, although it is likely to roll out well and provide good going if the weather clears. _ Following arc the acceptances, with a review of the prospects in eacli race n} "Archer": — 12.4—ELLERSLIE HANDICAP, Of £300; apprentice riders; 1 mile st. lb. s iValspenr . . o 0 King Theo . 7 Flectwind . 8 Aymon . . . / • KinnNcptnne 8 3 Sinsara . . < ' Spearcourt, . 8 a l«°x Moth \ Z n Small Boy . 8 2 Smiling Hiru 7 7 Pennycoine- fticodemus . 7 7 quick. . . 7 13 The race bears an open aspect and the problem will not bo made any easier because of the fact that the horses will bo ridden by apprentices. Form suggests a good chance for King Neptune." who is on the improve. Sma Boy and Spearcourt should go well and others who should add interest to the contest are Vnlspear, Fleetwmd, Pennycomequick, King 'I heo and lox Moth. The favourites may bo KING NEPTUNE SMALL BOY SPEARCOURT. 12.49 MIDSUMMER HANDICAP, Of 13(H); two-year-olds; 5 fur. st. lb. st. lb. Money Raid 8 8 Huntingmore 7 7 Relative ..82 Miss High Born 710 Appellant 7 7 Trilliarch . 7 8 Feldberg ..77 Beverley ..78 Manatere . 7 7 Royal Min Lu .. . 7 7 Bachelor . 7 7 Dragon Moth 7 7 Slight improvement upon hsr first day's running should make Money Raid dangerous. Relative finished second at Woodville and is very speedy. Highborn is a likely improver and others with chances are Huntingmore, Trilliarcli and Privy Seal. The best supported may bo j RELATIVE MONEY RAID HIGHBORN.

I.34—NEW YEAR HURDLES. Of £350; 2 miles st. Ib. St. lb. Yal Watch 11 11. Modem Lap Up . . 10 11 Maid . . 10 1 Valpai ... 10 8 Boxy ...97 High United .. . 9 0 Quality .10 7 Irish Comet 0 0 Mio Lnmo . 9 0 Form suggests a good chance for High Quality, who is on the improve. Val Watch "and Lap Up should run good races and Valpai is likely to he very troublesome if free from soreness. Tlio casing of the ground should assist him. Roxy reads best of the others and his effort on the flat on Tuesday indicates that, he has prospects. Popular fancies may be HTGH QUALITY • ROXY VAL WATCH. 2.24—AUCKLAND RACING CLUB HANDICAP, Of £750; iy 2 miles fit. lb. st. lb. Argentic ..95 Kelly ... 7 7 Flood Tide 9 1 Sunee ... 7 7 Master Mungatoon. 7 7 Brierly . 810 Horowhenua 7 7 Mazir ... 8 7 Con Fuoco. 7 7 Scotland ..85 Loombination 7 7 Jonathan . 8 0 Knight of TVerohia ..77 Australia 7 7 Ponty ... 7 7 Argentic should again race well and Flood Tide may be more prominent than he was at the finish of the Auckland Cup. Master Brierly should not be without a chance, although a soft track may be against him. Mazir and Scotland should both race prominently and others likely to make forward showings are Ponty, Kelly, Sunee and Mungatoon. Some who may be in demand are FLOOD TIDE MAZIR SCOTLAND. 3.O—GREAT NORTHERN DERBY, Of £1250; three-year-olds; colts and geldings 8.10, fillies 8.7; IVi miles St. lb. St. lb. Gustos . . 810 Rollicker . 810 F.ssrx . . 810 St,ndlcy Royal 810 Gay Streak. 810 Trench Fight 810 • Great Hope. 810 Cerno Abbas 8 7 Mandamus . 810 Golden Blonde 8 7 Martara . 810 Golden Sheila 8 7 Quadroon . 810 The event appears more open than usual. The easing of the ground should assist Trench Fight, who should run well. Essex and Martara are another pair with good chances, while_ Mandamus, Ctistos and Golden Sheila are also possibilities. The favourites may be TRENCH FIGHT ESSEX MARTARA. 3.S4—COUNTY HANDICAP. Of £300; 7 fur. et. lb. st. lb. Paso Robles 8 8 Abbess of Surella ... 8 8 . Whitby 7 7 Roaming ..87 Doric Star . 7 t Rnlette ... 8 7 Gold Pocket 7 7 Round Un . 8 r, High Star . 7 7 Johnny Walls 8 5 Huntsman s Gay Egypt .82 , Chorus 7 7 Rollicker ~80 Outspan . . 7 7 Jack Tar . . 713 Rabbi form . 7 , Great Hope. 7 0 Solo Song . 7 7 Impersonator 7 8 Tidewaiter . 7 < Aces Up ..77 R alette won well on tho first day and should again race prominently in spite of her rise in weight. Round Up ran very creditably in better class in the Railway Handicap and Jack Tar has run second in both his starts to date. Others likely/to make forward showings are Rollicker, Johnny Walls, Gay Egypt, Paso Robles and Roaming. The main fancies may bo ROUND UP RULETTE JACK TAR.

4.39—NEWMARKET HANDICAP, 01 £500; 6 fur. St.. lb. fit. ib. Impnsto ..05 Greek Gold 8 2 Triune •» . 9' 4 Tybalt ... 8 1 Galileo ... 812 Tonnerre . . 8 0 Adalene ... 8 8 Mangukaha 7 7 Star Artist 8 8 Solaria ... 7 7 Pakanui ..85 Legatee ..77 Royal Dance 8 4 The issue appears very open and the dra# for post positions may bo a factor Tonnerre, who struck trouble in the" Railway Handicap, should go well. Adalene and Star Artist have shown form at the meeting and others who should enter calculations are Tybalt, Impnsto, Greek Gold, Solaria and Royal Dance. The best supported may bo TONNERRE TYBALT GREEK GOLD. S.24—GLASGOW HANDICAP, Of £350; 7 fur. st. lb. st. lb. Royal Haut Monde 7 10 Appellant 9 2 Chief Ranger 710 Dark Shadow 810 Light Comedy 7 8 Sweet Rose . 8 4 Sergia ... 7 7 Biff Dook . 8 3 Solaria ... 7 7 Tybalt ... 8 1 Armacourt . 7 7 Ponty ... 8 0 Do Friend . 7 7 Sinking Gay Broney 7 7 Fund 8 0 Keith Lu . 7 7 Crooning . . 712 Bun Fight . 7 7 Lornacre . . 7 10 Lady's Boy 7 7 Lornacre and Sweet Rose have shown form at the meeting and Royal Appellant is in great heart. Haut Monde is on the improve and should go well. Others worthy of respect are Dark Shadow, Ponty, Sinking Fund, Crooning, Chief Ranger, Light Comedy, Sergia, Do Friend and Armacourt. Popular fancies may be TYBALT LORNACRE HAUT MONDE,