ASHBURTON CARD

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23761, 14 September 1940, Page 9

ASHBURTON CARD

PROSPECTS FOE TO-DAY WIN AND PLACE BETTING CHANCES OF WINNING RIVAL The Ashburton County Racing Club's Spring Meeting will be held to-day. r I he chief events will be the Ashburton Handicap and the Spring Handicap and the evenly-balanced fields should provide interesting racing. The betting will be under the win and place system. Telegraphing last evening, the Herald correspondent advised that there was every, prospect of .fine weather. The track would be firm, although not fast Horses likely to be well supported were: — County Hurdles. —Jewish Lad; Sir Frederick, Master Dingle. Novice Stakes.— Pleading, Wild Coon, Sweet Mystery. Selma Trot. —Anrie's Star, Clonard, Marco Polo. Ashburton —Winning Rival. The Raker —Dunstan bracket, The Wrecker. Chatmos Handicap.—Don't Forgot, Nightglass. The Vulture. Penscroft Handicap.—lceland Spar, Muffler, Great Night. Spring Handicap.—Tiebcllion, Night Hawk, Shikari. Rakaia Trot. —Mortlake, Wainoni Jack, 13raw' Lass. • Acceptances:— Io.i.v—COUNTY HURDLES, of £l2O, 1% miles and 100yds.—Court Yard, 10.11; Ton Rank. 10.S: Jewish Lad, 10.7: Master Dingle 0.13; Land Raid, fI.S; Sir Frederick, Sunnyland, 0.3; Waka. 0.2; Leopardstown, 0.0. 12.55—NOVICE STAKES, of £IOO, G furlonis. —Royal Lrtncer, deutility, Swe«t Mvstcrv. Pink Gauntlet, My Ship, ■ Snfc Light, ' Star Wink. 5.4-, Foxette. Platform, Bali, Pleading, Whiphanrt, Stylosa. Joll> Time Green Gables, Wild Coon, Caesarina, 8.0. I,an —SELMA TROT, of CI 10; limit, 3 13; 1% miles.—Ardglass, Anrie's Star. Ren Travis, Canister, Castlcbar. Clonard, Dandy Travis, Durate, Festivity, Ilamarfast, Happy Man, Lady Denise, Marco Polo. Mickey Koonev, Nationalist, Ngnrimu, Nilgnu. Paddy Pointer, Ronaki. Rorqual. Salisbury, Surprise Potts, Turret, limit; Wainoni Jack, 12yds Mid; Hoyle, 24: Jarrah, 3<i. Brackets: Castlebar arid Marco Polo; Ardglass and Aurie's Star. o-|o—ASHBURTON HANDICAP, of £2OO, \y t miles. —Sovereign Lndy. O.O: Sword?tick, The Wrecker, 8.3; Winning Rival, 7.12; Settlemrnt, 7.10; Glenora Boy. 7.5; Petersham, 7.7; Entail, The Raker, 7.5; Dunstan, 7.0. Bracket: The Raker and Dunstan. 2.SO—CHATMOS HACK HANDICAP, of £ 120, G fur.-—Gay Parade, 0.3; Retrogression, Sl2: King's Toast, 8.8: Don't Forget. 5.7; Nightglass, 8.1; Dinah Dhu, 5.2; Lord Midas, 7.13; The Vulture, 7.0: Muscatine, Airline, Lady Magellan, Night Shift, Royal Refrain, 7.7. 3.3O—PENSCROFT HACK HANDICAP, of C 120, 1 mile.—Prudent Prince, 0.1; Iceland Spar, 0.0; Great Night, 8.7; Dranoel, S.I; Grey Silk, 7.13; Ferriby, 7.10; Ryetown. 7.!)-, Blue Abbey, Muffler, Gay Thread, I\ilea to, 7.7. Bracket: Ferriby and Ryetown. 4.IO—SPRING HANDICAP, of Cl-10, 7 fur.—Royal Chief, 0.10; Willie Win, 0.3; Toro Koura, 8.9; Thermidor, 8.(>; Passaform, 8.2; Shikari, 7.13; Rebel Star, 7.7; Roy Bun, Night Dress. 7.6; Night Hawk, 7.1; Rebellion, 7.0. •I.SO—HAKAIA TROT, of £130; limit, 3 38; IVa miles.—Braw Lass, Burt Scott, hlrin's Lad, Jarrah, Mortlake, Oasis, Pursuit, Silver Grattan, Swift Lady, Talak, Wainoni Jack, limit; .Clive Brook, 24yds bhd; Panquitch, Star Ace, 3G. SEVEN HORSES IN WORK I STABLE OF F. CHRISTMAS [bt TELEGRAPH —OWN correspondent] CHRIST CHURCH, Friday The Riccarton trainer F. Christmas has a team of seven horses in work, including Grey Night, Big Game. Gay Thread. Night Shift. Sunnyland, Good Scont, and Mark Out. Grey Night was put aside some months ago owing to knee trouble and, although he appears to be sound enough at present, difficulty may be experienced in keeping him right. Mark Out is a two-year-old by Baffles from Marfulla, and is owned by Mr. W. H. Ward, • Chrifltch u rch; ) whose colours have" not' been seen-out for some years., The youugster-'cost 200gns as a yearling at Trentham. Good Scout is owned by Mr. Ward's son. Mr. E. b\ Ward, Wellington, and is by Man's Pal from Knocklynn. He also cost 200gns as a yearling. . •• • . GLADYNEV AN ACCEPTOR (Received September 13, 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, Sept. 13 Gladynev, 8.3, is an acceptor for the Spring Handicap, of £SOO, IV, miles, to be run at Randwick to-morrow.