Meprisant Good Three-Year-Old

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 793, 14 October 1929, Page 12

Meprisant Good Three-Year-Old

SMART RUN IN GUINEAS CELERITY 11. BEATS NIGHT LAD (Special to THE SUX) DUNEDIX. Saturday. | The weather was dull but fine at j j W ingatui today, when the Dunedin [ | Jockey Club concluded its spring car- j j nival. There was a large attendance ! and the track was in excellent order. \ j The totalisator handled £26,914, mak- I ; ing £43.268 for the meeting, an in- ! crease of £ 8,450. Wakari Hurdles Rangatahi was a firm favourite for ! the Wakari Hurdles, but he never I looked like taking a hand in the finish j over the closing stages. Taramoa ! attended to the pace making and he led down the back from Antrim Boy, | Rag Tag, Guncase and Rangatahi, j with Beauty Light heading the remainder. At the second to last fence Antrim Boy came to grief, and turning into the straight Taramoa looked an easy winner. He led over the last fence and then his rider took things easily, with the result that Beauty Light came with a strong run and { caught Taramoa’s rider napping. ! Beauty Light led a few strides from j the post, but Taramoa could 2iot get { going sufficiently well again when } challenged by the winner. Guncase j was a good third and Carinthia did { best of the others. Kaikorai Handicap Sailing Home registered a splendid performance when he won the Kai- i korai Handicap from Topere ,and Tern- ■ broney. He began well but could not j go with the leaders for the first few j furlongs. At the half-mile he was j well back and his prospects at that j stage did not look bright. However, j he moved up on the outside coming up the hill, but he was five horses out at I the home turn, and this made his task j all the harder. When straightened up for the run home, however, he un- j wound a fine burst of speed, and in j a. gruelling finish just got up on the j post to beat Topere by a neck. Tern- j i broney, who was always prominent, ‘ was a similar distance away third, and i then came Some Toff. Sailing Home is a three-year-old ! | gelding by S'olferino from Strathpeffer, ! and thus ranl®s as a full-brother to Set j Sail, who was a brilliant mare. SailI ing Home is built on similar lines to ■ his sister, and it will be surprising if | he does not make a good name for j himself when he becomes thoroughly i seasoned. Shorts’ Handicap | Backers plumped for Meadow Lark in the Shorts’ Handicap, but Waving Corn got a fly from the barrier and ! never looked like getting beaten. The j Solferino mare had Francolin and Aspiring as her nearest attendants at | the home bend, but once the straight j was reached she cleared out to win by ! three lengths from Meadow Lark, who j beat Francolin by a length and a-half. j Black Duke did best of the others. I Aspiring was badly left, but she | made up her ground steadily along the i back and was handy at the home turn. At the straight entrance she ran very I wide and this settled her chances.

Ranfurly Handicap .V big commission was worked in favour of the Xight Raid three-year-old. Night Lad, toward the close of the 1 betting for the Ranfurly Handicap, and , lie went very close to winning. He was in front for the greater part of the j journey, and had his rider made a for- j ward move earlier than he did the | probabilities were that he would have ! beaten Celerity 11. The latter, how- j ever, was a trifle unlucky during the | running. She tried to get through on j the home turn, but Ellis did not waste much time in looking l’or an opening and he brought the mare on to the outer and she put in a swift run that took her to the front. Xight Lad came again over the closing stages, but he failed to reach the English-bred mare by a short nose. Narrative was two lengths away third, and then followed Pink Note, Money Mine, Black Mint, Evening and Taboo. Celerity II was well-treated with 5.5 ! in comparison with her previous perI formances, but she was all out at the ; end. ' Xight Lad showed a big im- | provement on his Kurow running, and next time he steps out will have a good ; j following. Dunedin Guineas ! Dutch Money was regarded as a | racecourse certainty for the Guineas by ; the public, and she was backed down ; to odds on. But she had no show with either Meprisant or Stealth over the closing stages. Dutch Money was first to show out, but Flair soon ran to the front and she was joined down the back by Disorder, who was badly left at the start. This pair showed the way up the hill to Dutch Money, Gold Tinge, Stealth and Blue Metal, with Meprisant last. Just before the bend into the straight was reached B. M. Morris tried to send Meprisant through on the rails, but | the horse was disappointed. However, the leaders swung a trifle wide on the 1 turn and Meprisant quickly dashed ! through on the inner. By this time Stealth, who had gradually wended his way to the front, shot out, but Dutch Money then challenged, while j Meprisant was overtaking the leaders • stride for stride, and at the distance ; Stealth had Dutch Money’s measure. ! A little further on Meprisant left the j rails and was in hot pursuit over the last 50yds. Morris fairly lifted Meprisant. and amid great entliusii asm Meprisant got up to beat Stealth ! by a nose. Dutch Money was three ; lengths away third, and then came Flair. Disorder, Blue Metal and Gold j It was a wonderful finish to the three-year-old classic, and in gaining i the honours Meprisant put up a per- ; formance of outstanding merit. Only a good three-year-old could have done ' what he did. and his win indicates that he is going to be a formidable rival for Pink Coat and company in the New Zealand Derby. I-lis staying powers are undoubted, and he is so brilliant when he does streteh out : at full gallop that he may reach high } class before the spring meetings coni elude. Stealth «ran his best race to 1 j date, but Dutch Money’s effort was j disappointing. It is possible that her ! j hard race on Thursday tightened her | up, but in any case it is doubtful ! ; whether she would have beaten the i winner. Dominion Handicap Kerbside was not nominated for the ■ McLean Stakes, but in winning the ; Dominion Handicap by live lengths I from Spoon (who just suffered defeat ! j in the McLean Stakes). she showed i what a good filly she is. Soon after ! the start she cleared out from the op- | position and won in great style. : i Spoon beat Traosono by a long neck ! for second place, and of the others. Rosy Morn. Countermarch and A 1 Jolj son did best. Telegraph Handicap | Easily the best finish of the meeting ; was seen in the Telegraph Handicap. ! ! in which lit ads separated half a dozin I i horses. Fifty yards from home Membo | looked the winner. Then Martis -.rot ; her head in front, only to be passed ; | in the next few strides by Glenrowan. j nose by Circulation. It was one of ! the grandest finishes seen on the course for a number of t ears. Membo. ! First Raid and Royal Game were right up on the placed horses’ quarters, and

it was not till the numbers were ! hoisted that the public knew what j horse had won. Perhaps Circulation would have j been unlucky to lose for she was at the j tail of the field just before the straight j was reached. She then seized an opening, but only in the last stride did she gain the decision. She had run a good second to Chide in the Mosgiel Handicap, so that her win was quite expected. Clarendon Handicap The meeting concluded with the Clarendon Handicap, for which Inevitable was a warm favourite. She ran 1 a good race, but Assemble cut her down ! over the closing stages and won by a long neck. El Boa was a good third, and of the remainder Jock O’ Hazeldean, Desert Song, Red Boa and Crossbow did best. Jock O’ Hazeldean would have won ! had he not been squeezed back over the ! last furlong and he had to be brought ] on the outer over the last 50 yards and : was galloping right over the leaders ; at the post. He is worth keeping in mind for future events. Following are the results: Waikari Hurdle Handicap, of £150; It miles.—s Beauty Light, 9.13 (G. Salt), 1; 2 Tamaroa, 9.35 (G. Dempster), 2; 6 Guncase, 10.3 (I. Tilson), 3. Also: 4 Kapuna, 10.12; 1 Rangitahi, 10.11: 3 Antrim Boy, 10.3: 7 Rag Tag, S All Smiles, 9.0. AY on by half a length, Guncase a length and a-half away third. Time, 2447 l-ss. Kaikorai Handicap, of £175: 1 mile.— 3 Sailing Home, 7.7 (A. Eastwood), 1; 5 Topere, 7.7 (G. Barr), 2; 2 Tembroney, 9.0 (A. Didham). 3. Also: 1 Town Major, 6 Lucky Light, 8.10: 9 Royal Flowers, S.O; 5 Salmo Salar, 4 Some Toff, 7.13: 7 Dumblane, 12 Crossbow, 7.13: 3 0 Fallow, 11 Battlo Screen, 3 3 Bellicose, 7.7. AYon by a neck, a neck between second and third. Time, 1.42. Shorts Handicap, of £200; 6 furlongs.— j 4 Waving Corn, 7.6 (A. Eastwood), 1; 1 Meadow Lark, S.l (B. Brodie), 2; 4 Francolin, 7.6 <T. Metcalf), 3. Also: 5 Black Duke, S. 10; 2 Royal Saxon, 8.4; 6 Aspiring, 7.7. AYon by two lengths, a short length between second and third. Time, 1.14 1-5. RANFURLY HANDICAP Of £250; 1 mile. 3—CELERITY 11., 5.5 (A. E. Ellis) . 1 3—XIGHT LAD, 7.0 (C. Eastwood) .. 2 7—NARRATIVE, 7.5 (Metcalf) .. .. 3 Also: 2 Pink Note, 9.3: 6 Taboo, 7.11; 9 Royal Game, 7.9, and Black Mint, 7.5, bracketed; 4 Money Mine, 7.5; 8 AY ingatui, 5 Evening, 7.0. AYon by a nose, a length between second and third. Time, 1.40 2-5. DUNEDIN GUINEAS Of £500; 1 mile. 2—MEPRISANT. 8.10 (B. Morris) .. 1 S—STEALTH, S.lO (F. Voight) .... 2 I—DUTCJ* MONEY, 5.5 (C. Emerson) 3 J Also: 6 Blue Metal. 7 Gold Tinge, S. 10; : 4 Disord*;*. 3 Flair, 8.5. AYon by a nose, j rive lengths between second and third. ! Time. 1.41 3-5. Dominion Handicap, of £175; 4 furlongs.—s Kerbside, 7.9 <T. Metcalf), 1: ll Spoon, 8.2 (B. Morris), 2; 4 Tracsono, 7.10 i (J. Dooley), 3. Also: 3 The Geisha, 7.8, | bracketed with Spoon; 3 A 1 Jolson, 8.1; 2 Red Royal, 8.4: 7 Banderilia, 8.31; 9 Tarquinns, 8.0; 6 Contermarch, 7.12; 8 Rosy Morn, 10 Parksia, 7.8. Won by six lengths, with three lengths between second and third. Time, 49 3-5. Telegraph Handicap, of £175; 7 furlongs.—l Circulation, 9.2 (A. E. Ellis), 1; 2 Glenrowan, S.O (J. Andrews), 2; 9 Martis, 8.0 (P. Powell), 3. Also: 5 Royal Game, 9.5; 6 Membo, 8.11; 3 Coomassie, 8.6; 4 Sudden Storm, 8.4; 7 First Raid. S.L*. AVon by a nose, a head between second and third. Time, 1.30. Ciareno'on Handicap, of £150; 6 furlongs.—3 Assemble, 8.2 (P. Powell), i: 1 Inevitable, S.lO (B. Morris), 2; 4 Ell Boa, 9.4 (C. Eastwood), 3. Also: 7 Red Boa, 9.7; 8 Mount Boa, 9.4; 2 Desert Song, 6 Straight Course, 8.5; 9 Crossbow, 8.6; 10 Bellbird, 8.2; 5 Jock o’ Hazeldean, 8.1, and Solmuri, 7.3 1, bracketed; 14 Arrogant, 8.1; ! 12 Corn Queen, 11 Maretta, 7.9: 13 Rastus, 8.2. Won by half a length, with half a • length between second and third. Time, i 1.16.

WAIKATO HUNT HANDICAPS ANNOUNCED The following weights have been declared by Mr. F. J. McManemin for events to be run at the AVaikato Hunt Meeting, to be held at Cambridge on Monday, October 28 (Labour Day): MAIDEN HUNTERS’ STEEPLECHASE Of £150: about 25 miles.

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