TO-DAY'S FIELDS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22694, 5 April 1937, Page 7

TO-DAY'S FIELDS

LIST OF ACCETTOBS TWENTY-THREE IN AUTUMN THE PROSPECTS REVIEWED The Avondale Jockey Club's autumn meeting will be concluded to-day. The chief events will bo the Autumn Handicap, which lias drawn a field of 23, and tho Mount Eden Handicap. The weather outlook yesterday was not promising, but if tho conditions are favourable, another interesting day's sport should be provided. Following are the acceptances, with a review of the prospects in each race by "Archer": — 12.0—HOBSONVILLE HURDLES, Of £175; about V/ A niileß St. lb. Bt. lb. Valpai . . . 10 13 Sandrift ... 0 13 P. of Oranpro 10 7 General Ruse 9 0 Black Marlin 10 6 High Star ..00 The top.weight Valpai should go well, but Prince of Orange and Black Marlin will require to do better than on Saturday to have winning chances. Sandrift should give a good account of herself and what beats her should win. General .Ruse and High Star are improvers, but have not had a great deal of experience. The favourites may be SANDIMFT, VALPAI. 12.42—DOMINION HANDICAP, Of £130; 7 fur. St. lb. St. lb. Erndalo ... 0 3 Seven Seas ..77 Bass .... 7 115 Digitalis ... 7 7 llutana ... 7 10 Aero Queen . 7 7 Ivy Willonyx 7 7 Royal Mistake 7 7 Droll .... 7 7 Eryeo Street . 7 7 Morning Sun 7 7 Erndalo should make a forward showing if started, but ho has a later engagement. Bass and Hutana are improvers who ran good races on Saturday and they should bo very dangerous. Droll should have a chance to make amends for her defeat on the first day and other possibilities are Aero Queen and Bryce Street. Popular fancies may be HUTANA, BASS, ERNDALE.

I.26—WAITAKEREI HANDICAP. Of £130; G fur. sf . lb. st. lb. Palustro ... 8 9 Marjory Daw 7 7 Surella .... 8 5 Frances Aero 7 7 Merial .... 8 5 Haputaio ... 7 7 Strathire ... 8 3 Waitaka ... 7 7 Slight improvement upon her first day's running should make Merial difficult to beat and it will not be to her disadvantage if tho track is easy. Palustro and Surella are capable of forward showings and Strathire may do better than on the first day, when he led into the straight. Waitaka and Haputaio may be best of the others. Some who may find favour are MERTAL. PA LUSTRE, SURELLA.

2.II—AUTUMN HANDICAP, Of £300; IV, miles st. lb. st. lb. Master Brierly 9 'J Crooning ... 7 9 Gay Talkie . 8 10 Gay Rose ... 7 8 Mazir ... 8 8 • Gay Broney . 7 7 Scotland ... 8 8 Valrent ... 7 7 Sinking Fund S 4 Loombination 7 7 Tybalt. ... 8 3 Winlona ... 7 7 Velocipedo ..81 To Ilai ... 7 7 Kelly .... 8 1 Round Up . . 7 7 K. of Australia 7 13 Legatee ... 7 7 Lornacro ... 7 11 Tradesman ..77 Shy 711 Parquet ... 7 7 Triuno ... 7 11 Bracket.—Velocipedo and Triune. Master Brierly should again race well, although it will not be to his advantage if tho track is soft. Gay Talkie, Mazir, Scotland, Sinking Fund and Tybalt are all capable of solid performances and the last-named will have enhanced prospects if the ground is soft. Kcllv should make his presences felt and others capable of adding interest to the contest are Shy, Lornacre, Gay Rose and Gay Broney. The best supported may bo SINKING FUND. TYBALT. KELLY

2.SS—NURSERY HANDICAP, Of £130; two-year-olds; 6 fur.

st. lb. st. lb. Airam .... 10 10 Son of the Soil 7 10 Bachelor King 10 2 Highborn ..77 Elanage ... 8 12 Lapidarian ..77 Dragon Moth 8 0 Rainier 7 7 Aero King . . 7 12

Tho top weights, Airam and Bachelor King, should run fine races and with a concession of 81b. tho preference may be for the latter. Elanage is a newcomer who should have good prospects in the class, and Highborn will have an opportunity to make up for his misfortune of the first day. Aero King may show a little improvement and the likeliest of the others may be Dragon Moth and Son of the Soil. The main fancies may bo

HIGHBORN, ELANAGE, BACHELOR KING

3.4O—MOUNT ROSKILL HANDICAP, Of £140; 7 fur. st. lb. at. lb. Valmlnt ... 0 0 Erndnle ... 7 7 Valamito ... 813 Than pi lam ba 7 7 Trouvaille ..89 To Broney . 7 7 Prince Rangi 8 7 Glen Abb ..77 Melvanui 7 32 Tip Toes ..77 Gay Sister . . 7 11 Valmint is in fine form and should make a good showing in spite of his big weight. Valamito was a good third on the first day and the extra furlong should be in his favour. Trouvaille is in winning form and Prince Rangi, although beaten on Saturday, should have rnanv friends. Krndale, if reserved, should go well with his light, weight and others capable of adding interest to tho contest are Glen Abb, Melvanui and Thangilamba. The favourites may be PRINCE RANGI, VALAMITO, GLEN ABB.

4.24—MOUNT EDEN HANDICAP, Of £200; 6 fur. St. lb. st. lb. I m pas to ... 0 7 Tosh .... 8 1 Triune ...» 2 Kins Neptune 8 l Tray Bit ... 811 Klar Artist . . 7 12 Lad'y Kyra . 8 7 Sir Tommy . . 7 12 Tybalt .... 8 7 Prince Aero . 7 11 Golden Shoila 8 8 Gay Seton . . 7 0 Diutoinous ..83 Anion .... 7 7 Orate .... 8 2 Invor .... 7 7 Korin on the first clay indicates good chances for Orato, Triune and King Neptune Jind they should make forward showings. Tybalt, if reserved, should go well, especially if the ground is soft. Tray Bit should make his presence felt and Prince Acre will have a chance to make amends for his defeat on Saturday, when ho ran below expectations. Golden Sheila and Lady Kyra may .do a little better than on the first day and other possibilities are Sir Tommy, Star Artist and Tosh. Popular fancies may bo ORATE. TRAY BIT, PRINCE ACRE. 5.10 MORNINGSIDE HANDICAP, Of XI00; 1 milo st. lb. st. lb. Calcutta ... 0 <> Bonny Glow . 8 3 Racemosus . . 0 () Tutor .... s 3 Survoy ... 8 10 Ringshot ... 7 12 King Theo ..Bft Spoarcourt . . 7 12 Professional . 8 4 impellant ... 7 7 The form horses are Bonny Glow and King Theo and they should again perform well. Calcutta and Racemosus are not without prospects and Survoy may do better than on the first day. Ringshot has been racing consistently well and should bo dangerous. Tutor may be improved for his race on the first day and other possibilities are Spearcourt and Professional. The favourites may be BONNY GLOW, KING THEO, TUTOR.