DUNEDIN CUP MEETING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26033, 22 December 1945, Page 9

DUNEDIN CUP MEETING

THE FIELDS i FOR TO-DAY i GRAND FOREST FAVOURED

The time-honoured and popular Dun-! edin Cup meeting will be opened to-! day with an attractive card. The ex-; cellent response from owners will! naturally encourage the club to continue to cater for owners and the: sporting public on progressive lines,| with programmes that practically com-! mand patronage because of their! attractiveness and the value of the* stakes. Programmes of this type would 1 assuredly place the meeting on such; a sound’ foundation that it would bei able to withstand any adversity that} might crop up in the future. The pro-: gramme for this year’s meeting is so! well endowed that it will arouse aj widespread sporting interest and the. appreciation of owners. , j The Juvenile Handicap I Naughty Lady, who is top-weight in! the Juvenile Handicap, has started five times. She was unplaced in thej McLean Stakes, and followed with' a! second to Faithful Pal at Winton. At; Riccarton, with 7.4, she was third to* Palm Bearer 7.9 i and Blue Simon 7.13. in the Spring Nursery Handicap, two. lengths and a-half away from thei winner in 58 2-ssec. Palm Bearer 8.7’ beat Repudiate 8.5 and Naughty Lady: 7.6 in the Pioneer Handicap when la j neck and half a length separated'the; placed lot in lmin 0 3-ssec. Naughty Lady then won the Acorn Stakes with] 7.7 from Blue Tie 7.8 and Privilege; 8.8 in lmin 0 3-ssec. Lakhnau 7.6 wasj fourth, and the unplaced lot included; Winning Bat, Royal Anne and Prana, who are also engaged in the Juvenile] Handicap. ' 1 Stagestruck was third to Lady Fane: and Lakhnau in the McLean Stakes.; Faites vos Jeux has two unplaced per-, formances. and Sir Raimond has ap-| peared twice without success, and the others engaged have no public form.' to recommend them. In a field of 14 at the five-furlong post at Wingatuf the draw for position is a matter, of importance, and the three at the top of the list are most entitled to consideration. / i Horses in Favour The card for to-day bears every indication of providing an interesting day’s sport, and the following may be ; in favour for their engagements:— 11 a.m.: Otokia Hurdles.—Commemorate, Sir Saladin, Forage. ! 11.45: Endeavour Handicap.—Rhine Lord, Salad, Plutocrat, of Tenor Royal. 12.30: Milburn Handicap. C-rill, Sunny Course,. Ration. I 1.15: Federal Handicap.—Grand Forest. Lyndall. Derene. , 2.0: Victory Handicap.—Lance Wing. Benbecula. Joygiver. ! 2.45: Juvenile Handicap.—Naughty Lady. Stagestruck, Lakhnau. I 3.30: Grand Stand Handicap.—Refal Chase, Boolamskee, Royal Chance, j 4.20: Salisbury Handicap.—Western Front, Gold Lance, Red Prize. The fields are as follows: ' I OTOKIA HURDLES, j Of £4OO. One mile and three-quarters;

st lb Robert .. .. st }b Sandy Cape 10 1 9 >0 Commemorate 9 12 Banco .. .. 9 j 0 The Raker .. 9 7 Pern .. .. 9 ,0 Sir Saladin .. 9 6 Geniality 9 10 Kohara .'. .. 9 2 Palpitate Forage .. .. 9 2 Page's Raid .. 9,0 ENDEAVOUR HANDICAP, j Of £250. Seven furlongs. Plutocrat .. 9 0 Gold Song .. 8! 7 Salad .. .. 8 12 Manatone .. 8 i 7 Rhine Lord .. 8 11 More Boa ... 8 1 7 Espadrille .. 8 11 Red Pickle .. 8| 7 Merry Lancer 8 10 Robot .. .. 8i 7 Deep Rubble .. .. Si l Harmony ,. 8 9 Sandals 8! 7. Alamode i."'8 7 Speedy' 8i 7 Burnbrae .. 8 7 Tenor Royal 8‘ 7 Deficiency .. 8 7 Venturesome 8; 7 Ellon ... .. 8 7 Appeasement 8. 6 French Dowlalr j § 6 Knight .. 8 7 Eudora 8 6 MILBURN HANDldAP. i Of £300. Seven furlongs. Sunny Course 9 0 St. Joachim .. i 13 Rahiri .. .. 8 13 Denary .. .. 7 12 Peter Gazelle 8 12 Grill .. .. Sumra .. .. 8 8 Young Bob .. i 12 Montezuma .. 8 4 Wantwood .. ■ 7 11 Ruling On Silver .. : 7; 11. Moment .. 8 2 Miss Hula .. 7i 8 . Silverstream 8 2 Turnstile 7, 7 Bath Slipper 8 1 Nor’-wester 7i 7 Don’t Regret 8 0 ' )

FEDERAL HANDICAP, Of £500 Six furlongs. Grand Forest 8 8 Dearo .. 7 6 Lyndall 8 5 Derene .. .. 7 2 Powys .. . 7 12 Sterling Lad 7 1 Lisheen 7 9 Loch Derg .. 7 0 St. Nattar .. 7 6 Gold Spur .. 7 0 Ring Chief .. 7 6 VICTORY HANDICAP, Of £700. One mile. Lance Wing 8 11 Great Coon .. 7 10 Amorlad 8 8 Good Cast .. 7 8 Royal Rae . 8 5 Aurora Benbecula . 8 3 Australis .. 7 8 Pride of Martial Note 7 8 Mossburn 7 10 Silver Sal .. 7 5 J oygiver 7 10 Night Robe .. 7 4 JUVENILE HANDICAP. Of £300. Five furlongs. Naughty Lady 8 7 Sir Raimond 7 9 Stagestruck 7 12 Royal Tan .. Battle Song 7 9 Lakhnau 7 10 Faites vps colt .. 7 9 Jeux 7 9 Winning Bat 7 5 Diarma 7 9 Prama 7 5 Cipher Cold Feet . 7 9 Regal Lily 7 5 7 9 Royal Anne 7 5 GRANDSTAND HANDICAP. Of £400. One mile. The Joker . 9 9 Foxchase 8 0 Foxhaven 9 0 Eastern Coin 8 0 Aurora Gunga Din .. 7 13 Australis 8 8 Boolamskee 7 13 Martial Note 8 7 Silver Mask 7 13 Burberry 8 7 Double Cross 7 13 Gamble ■ 8 4 Lord Silver Sal . 8 3 Dundonald 7 13 Royal Kiloney 7 13 Chance 8 0 Real Chase .. 7 13 SALISBURY HANDICAP, Of £350. One mile. Red Prize . 9 4 Western Gold Lance .9 0 Front 7 11 Linloch ' 8 9 Siegform 7 8 Thornbridge 8 9 Wild Ribbon 7 8 Racket 8 6 Chain .. .. 7 8 Bonnie Chela 8 4 .Te Anau 8 Fuzzy Wuzzy 8 3 Lady 7 Avonbridge 7 12 Desert Trek 7 7 Ruling Triumphal .. 7 7 Moment . 7 12 Altruist 7 7