FRANCES SPRINT PROSPECT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26707, 28 February 1948, Page 5

FRANCES SPRINT PROSPECT

The Dunedin Jockey Club’s Centennial Cup meeting, which was opened in such favourable circumstances on Thursday, will be concluded to-day, and there is every indication that it will travel still further along the road to success. The fields have all' filled well and with the readjustment of the handicaps based on first day’s form, the racing should be interesting, with close finishes. A field of 13 is carded for the Otago Handicap, and with the exception of Magnaform, all the runners were started in the Centennial Cup. The distance of the race is two furlongs shorter than that of the Cup and this will probably assist some of the horses .vho did not reach a place on Thursday. weather is apparently set fair, being brilliantly fine yesterday, and the track will be in perfect order. Horses likely to be shown favour by the public are : 11.0 : Pioneer Hurdles. —Percy-Gunther bracket, Incitatus, Wee Mac. 11.45: Goldfields Handicap. —Helio, Wild Spec, Victory Star. 12.30: Blundell Handicap. —Heroic Girl, Sea Venture, Flying Control. 1.15: Philip Laing Handicap. —Frances, Sanskrit, Desert Girl. - 2.0 : Otago Handicap. —Signal Officer, Fine Night, Indian Dawn. 2.50: Century Handicap. —The Hob, Finigin, Baygundi. 3.40: Captain Cargill Handicap.— Sal’s Pal, Kartikeya, Lovemorn. 4.30: Kia Ora Handicap. —Responsive, Pestee, Beechwood.

The fields are as follows:— PIONEER HURDLES HANDICAP, Of £500. One mile and three-quarters. st lb St lb 3 Voltaire 11 4 1 Incitatus 9 10 8 Wee Mac 10 13 6 Gunther .. 9 9 4 Forage 10 1 2 Percy 9 9 11 Foxchase 9 13 5 Sir Saladin 9 8 10 Robert 9 12 7 Liquidate 9 0 12 First Out 9 12 9 Palanau 9 0 GOLDFIELDS HANDICAP. Of £300. Seven furlongs. 1 Hello 8 10 14 Bonny 10 FlibbertiLancer 8 2 gibbet .. 8 6 2 Eton Lad 8 2 13 Grania 8 6 6 Eve Acre 8 2 3 Putechan 8 5 11 Gay Music 8 2 16 Faustina 8 5 8 Greyfel .. 8 2 12 Wild Spec 8 4 7 Subtraction 8 2 5 Victory Star 8 4 15 The Grate 8 2 4 Ara Chief 8 2 9 To-Hoo . • 8 2 BLUNDELL HANDICAP, Of £400. Seven furlongs. 5 Sea Ven19 Defendant 7 10 ture 9 10 6 Sally 8 Relampago 8 10 Gazelle 7 9 9 Duvaals .. 8 10 16 Detract .. 7 9 8 Bonny 14 Speedy .. 7 8 Royal 8 4 3 Jan .. .. 7 8 15 Heroic Girl 8 1 12 Irish King 7 7 1 Winning 10 Robot 7 7 Cheer 7 11 4 Bren Gun 7 7 17 Show Boy 7 11 7 Petty Cash 7 7 2 Flying 11 Billy Mac 7 7 Control 7 11 13 Kildare Lad 7 7 PHILIP LAING HANDICAP. Of £600. Six furlongs. 7 Frances .. 8 11 6 Deep 1 Patmos .. 8 5 Harmony 7 5 8 Desert Girl 8 5 4 Bath 2 Lovemorn 8 2 Slipper 7 2 5 Sanskrit 8 2 3 Stagestruck 7 0 9 Dileas 7 10 10 Gipsy Major 7 0

OTAGO HANDICAP, Of £1500. One mile and a-half. 12 Signal 3 Sir Garnish 7 6 Officer .. 9 1 4 Authentic 7 4 11 Spare Part 9 0 1 Fine Night 7 4 9 Indian 2 Thornbridge 7 2 Dawn .. 8 9 6 Grill 7 2 10 Detain 8 7 13 Magnaform 7 0 5 Eriskay .. 8 7 7 Sea Flower 7 0 8 Sumra 7 12 CENTURY HANDICAP, Of £500. Five furlongs. 10 Finigin 8 10 6 Hatrack 7 4 3 The Hob .. 8 6 7 Assault .. 7 3 12 Card Money 8 6 9 Don’t Listen 7 3 1 Baygundi 8 5 8 Excellent 2 Kosher .. 7 9 Flight .. 7 3 13 Running 5 Idle Jest 7 3 Brook .. 7 7 11 Tympani 7 3 4 Aberdare 7 4 CAPTAIN CARGILL HANDICAP. * Of £500. One mile. 20 Sea Power 9 12 19 Dileas 8 6 1 Joygiver 9 0 23 Magnaform 8 5 15 Benbecula 9 5 3 Siegform .. 8 4 10 Great Coon 9 5 2 Nigger Lad 8 2 17 Lovemorn 9 0 25 Black 18 Sanskrit .. 8 11 Light 8 2 12 Fine Night 8 10 5 Bath 22 Gold Song 8 9 Slipper .. 7 13 14 Sal’s Pal 8 9 9 Wild 4 Loyal Lady 8 9 Ribbon 7 13 13 Merry 8 Wild Cry 7 13 Lancer .. 8 9 21 Antibes .. 7 13 24 Kartikeya 8 7 6 Beechwood 7 13 7 Dark 11 Gold Lance 7 13 Arrow .. 8 7" 16 Triumphal 7 13

K1A ORA HANDICAP. Of £500. One mile and three furlongs 7 Grand Pal 9 3 13 Manatone 7 10 6 Beechwood 9 0 11 Vanity 10 9 Desert King 7 Victory 8 13 18 Alsvider 7 9 17 Wee Mac 8 8 3 Defendant 7 9 14 Responsive 16 Dowlair .. 8 7 8 7 1 Waiau King 7 2 Encounter 7 7 7 5 Lady 4 Page s Raid t 7 Melrose 8 5 8 Royal 15 Pestee 8 3 Lark 7 7 10 Royal Sal 12 Bobby 7 13 7 12 Dazzler ..