THE FIELDS REVIEWED

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27057, 16 April 1949, Page 5

THE FIELDS REVIEWED

KILDARE HACK HURDLES The top-weight in the hurdles, Kiloney, ran second to Voltaire in the Levels Hurdles Handicap at Washdyke, and in this field is entitled to be one of the favourites. Knight Crusader" 1 has been placed in his last four races, the most recent of which was the Pukeuri Highweight Handicap at Oamaru, i.i which he was third to Bay'Fort and Nullah. lie has improved In his jumping. Cloister and Martial Note may be the best of the others, but Kiloney and Knight Crusader will probably dispute favouritisr CHAMPAGNE STAKES Western Winner, Golden Spa and Super Snipe have all shown brilliant form and built up consistent records, and the public will no doubt concentrate on them. Western Winner has won his last two races—the Hopeful Stakes at Trentham and the Lyttelton Plate at Riccarton Golden Spa beat the flying Gold Script in the Wellington Stakes, in which Super Snipe was third, but the positions were reversed in the Manawatu Stakes, Super Snipe being third again These performances point to Golden Spa and Super Snipe being the hardest to beat, and they may shade Western Winner in the betting AUTUMN HACK PLATE The field Bowling Green beat at Waimate could not be regarded as strong, but she won so easily that her prospects look good in this race. The two North Island gallopers, Bar Garrette and Hormond, nave been racing prominently r.nJ each will have a big following Wingatui has five candidates, and of them, Salmon King and Dlnnyhazer are the most likely to be prominent. Atomic Star Is not overweighted with 7.3. but the favourite may be selected from Bowling Green. Bar Garrette and Hormond. COURTENAY HANDICAP There is unlikely to be a pronounced favourite for the Courtenay Handicap, but Watchword’s good second placing to Atomic Star over seven furlongs at the CJC summer meeting will bring support for the. Battle Song filly. Oberon finished second to Vane Master in the Champion Hack Handicap at the Masterton meeting, and Chord was narrowly beaten by Jacquee at WJlmate. Conclusion, Boon Companion and Royal Wedding may be next in the order of betting to the three horses mentioned above. GREAT EASTER HANDICAP The Great Easter Handicap is generally regarded as one of the hardest races in the Dominion to win, and a field of 14 is due to go to the post for the race on Monday. The top-weight, Citril, won the Telegraph Handicap at Trentham with 9.0. and the City Handicap with 9.10. Sh is a brilliant mare and will probably be one of the pacemakers from barrier rise Wild Note has not been out of a place in his five starts since being taken over by P Spratt, and he can gallop -a verv solid seven furlongs. False Step should be cherry ripe for this race. She won the Railway Handicap at Trentham bv coming from a lone way back, so that the extra furlong should suit her. Wild Note was second in the Railway and meets False Step on lib better terms Full Plav will probably be at Riverton, and Magical 'makes no special appeal, but Julius Caesar would be dangerous _if he produced the form he showed in winnine the Winter Cun and the .Tonkev Club Handicap at Riccarton. The Hob may be kept at Riverton and of those further down in the handicap nothing appeals more than Bambalina, who has’not been out of a place in his last seven starts The fields he has met, however, have not been as classy as this one. The three top-weights make most appeal RUSSLEY HANDICAP The Wild Chase gelding Open Range has scored a win and two second placings in three starts, and is entitled to be one of the favourites Stag Dance showed good form tq beat Open Range by half a head in the Bradley Stakes at the Banks Peninsula meeting, and Trench Fray has been placed in his last three races. Valid was a winner at Oamaru, and Fille d’Honneur was second to Robinfaye in the Dominion Juvenile Handicap at Wingatui At least half a dozen of the runners will be solidly backed, with most of the money coming for Open Range. Stag Dance Trench Fray, and Valid GREAT AUTUMN HANDICAP Bobby Dazzler will not be a starter, and The Grate and Frances will be bracketed in the- Great Autumn Handicap. The Grate’s best recent performance was in the Autumn Handicap at Trentham last month, which she won with 8.6. She has gone up to 9.1. and Royal Tan. who finished fourth to her at Trentham. comes in on 81b better terms. Royal Tan is probably at his best over a mile and a-half: The cleverly-placed Frances has not been successful since she won the Auckland Cup. but she .looks nicely weighted with 8.6. Langham staged a surprise by winning the Wellington -Racing Club Handicap, in which The Grate and Royal Tan were unplaced Through Langham, Royal Tan comes in on 141 b better terms. Fine Night ran second to The Grate in the Midsummer Handicap at Riccarton, and the margin between them has been widened by 91b None of the others is likely to be in any great favour but two light-weights in Speedy and Tuatea have shown improvement recently The bracket will no doubt have the call over Royal Tan and Fine Night. PAPANUI HANDICAP The Paper Slipper gelding Newspaper has won three races this season, the most recent of them being at Waimate. He finished very strongly, and the mile should be no trouble to him. After winning the Trial Stakes at Oamaru, Infatuate ran second in the High-weight Handicap at the Kurow meeting, and followed this up with a win at Hororata in the Highweight Handicap Paper View has not been out of a place in his last seven starts, and in spite of: his solid burden he will appeal to place bettors Likely Improvers are All Alone. Detract, and Ballochbule, but Newspaper, Infatuate, and Paper View may' be in most demand FREE TO YOU It’s yours for the catching—the common cold that lays strong men low—but hap pily there’s " Baxter ’’ to put you on youfeet again. Baxters Lung Preserver is a quick-acting cold breaker with a power ful penetrating action. Soothing and pleasarit to take. Baxters, Ltd., 602 Colombo street, Christchurch. —Advt.