CANTERBURY CUP TO-DAY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27254, 3 December 1949, Page 5

CANTERBURY CUP TO-DAY

SPORTING

Final Card For Meeting At Riccarton

FINE NIGHT IN FENDALTON By the Spoking Editor The curtain will come down on the New Zealand Cup meeting at _ Riccarton to-day, and some big fields will go to the post, that for the Hagley Hack Handicap running to 28. With the prospect of going similar to that on the two previous days of the meeting, the form already shown will be reflected in the totalisator figures, but among the fresh horses there are several capable of upsetting calculations. Beaumaris will be at cramped odds for the Canterbury Cup, in ,v(fhich he will be ridded by L. J. Ellis, who has already ridden winners of the race in Sporting Blood, Kinnoull, Defaulter, Royal Chief, Golden Souvenir, who dead heated with Soneri, and Bruce. A form horse in the Fendalton Handicap is Fine Night, who was narrowly defeated in the Metropolitan and has since been working attractively. The heavy speculation on the Members’ Handicap may be spread over half-a-dozen runners, but the final count will probably show that Swayup, who was second in the Stewards’ Handicap, has been selected as the actual favourite. The following are among the form horsey for to-day:— 10.32: Port Cooper Highweight Handicap.—Count Bian, Bren Gun, Detain. 11.17: Irwell Handicap.—Pastel, Dunkirk, Brutus. 12.2 : Stonyhurst Handicap.—Goldstrike, Rising Tide, Royal Tower. 12.47: Hagley Handicap.—Robin’s Song, Resolute, Formation. 1.32: Canterbury Cup.—Beaumaris, Bhutan, Signal Officer. 2.17: Fendalton Handicap.—Fine Night, Maryburn, All Alone. 3.2 : Ashley Ha6k Handicap,—Sweet Lorraine, Sir Denzil, Beau Soir. 3.47: Members’ Handicap.—Swayup, Flying Sovereign, Ballochmyle.

The fields are as follows: Port Cooper High-weight Handicap, of £SOO. One mile and a-half.—Detain (9) 10.11, Bren Gun (12) 10.7, Count Bian (1) 10.5, Arctic Circle (10) 9.11 .Terminate (8) 9.7. Bon Chale (5) 9.5, Page’s Raid (7) 9.4. Redlo (6) 9.2, Moonlit (2) 9.1, Golden Air (3), Reformed (4). Screw Picket (11) 9.0. Irwell Handicap, of £6OO. Five furlongs.—Pastel (16) 8.11, Dunkirk (19), Brutus (7) 8.8, Apex (15) 8.6, Declare (8) 7.12, Blood Royal (17), White Robe (18), Bill Hill (4), Escalado (14) 7.8. Hazaan (10) 7.7, Master Bobs (2) 7.6, Floral Flight (9) 7.5, Bobby Socks (1), Viaduct (3), Semauar (13, Penchant (12), High Spirits (11) 7.3, Te Roa Maori (6) 7.1, Bob’s Daughter (5) 7.0. Stonyhurst Handicap, of £BOO. Nine furlongs.—The Laird (5) 8.7, Rising Tide (9) 8.0, Trench Fray (15) 7.13, Goldstrike (6) 7.10, Robinfaye (3) 7.9, Johnny Peep (7) 7.3 Golden Link (14) 7.2, Acme (17), Baronia (5). Cue (11). Flippant Lass (10), Indiana (11), Lost Chord (13), Maunga Reka (12), Placidity (16), Radical (18), Royal Tower (4). Saxonia (2), 7.0. Hagley Handicap, of £6OO. Seven furlongs.—Rising Tide (8) 9.5, Goldstrike (19) 9.1, Jolly Sailor (10) 9.0, Espalier (24) 8.12, Open Sky (12) 8.11, Oronoko (27) 8.10, Robin’s Song (11) 8.9, Night Rider (23) 8.8, Valid (14) 8.6, Formation (16) 8.5, Bosun (3) 8.4, Social News (25) 8.3, Skyzami (20) 8.0, Assault (13) 7.13,

Adios (18), Glenkindie (7' 7.12, Supreme Command (17), Te Kooti (26) 7.11, Love Letter (6) 7.10, Golden Chips (5), Addition (28) 7.9, Autocrat (15), Resolute (4) 7.8, Aegina (1), Angora (22). Cerisette (9), Revelry (21) 7.7. Canterbury Cup, of £ISOO. One mile and a-half. —Langham (8), Signal Officer (I) Sir Garnish (2) 9.4, Conclusion (5) 9.0, Frances (3) 8.13, Beaumaris (6), Bhutan (4) His Nibs (7) 7.12. Fendalton Handicap, of £1750. One mile and a-quarter.—Pierre (6) 9.1, Gay Stroller (13) 8.6, Distinction (9) 8.4, Fine Night ,(3) 8.1, Bobby Dazzler (12) 7.12, Avenger (18) 7.11, Peridot (10), Trafalgar Day (15) 7.10, Bambalina (4) 7.9, Western Front (7) 7.7, Revolte (11), All Alone (1) 7.6, Maryburn (17) 7.5, Infatuate (5), The Denbigh (14), Broie (16). Elofa (8), Eulogize (19). Valley Gold (2) 7.0. Ashley Handicap, of £7OO. One mile and a-quarter.—Bragden (1) 9.7, Beau Soir (13) 9.0, Sweet Lorraine (15) 8.8, Military Chief (2), Pacific Edition (9) 8.7, Bowling Green (3) 8.6, Oscillate (6), Coxswain (II) 8.5, Hormond (5) 8.4, Primitive (7) 8.3, Show Boy (16) 8.2, Sir Denzil (4) 8.0, Salmon King (14) 7.11, Highway (12) 7.9, Lodestar (10). Mr Buzz (8) 7.7. Members’ Handicap, of £ISOO. Seven furlongs.—False Step (18) 9.1, Magical (23) 8.13, Full Play (3) 8.9, Lexia (2) 8.8, Swayup (10) 8.6, His Nibs (7) 8.5, Coral Arc (20), Flying Sovereign (4) 8.2, Lord Elgiri (22) 81, Extra Flight (6) 8.0, The Hob (15) 7.13, Faithful Pal (16) 7.12, Saieda (21) 7.10, Personality (11) 7.7, Ballochmyle (13) 7.6, Cipher (19), Magnaform (5) Theocritus (9) 7.5, Western Winner (8) 7.2, Newspaper (17) 7.1, Lady Christine (1), Responsive (12), Terminus (14) 7.0.