DUNEDIN GUINEAS

Taranaki Daily News, 6 October 1934, Page 4

DUNEDIN GUINEAS

FIRST SOUTHERN CLASSIC ♦ CANDIDATES AND THEIR FORM. FIELD HAS OPEN APPEARANCE. Being the first classic race of the new season in the South Island, the Dunedin Guineas, one mile, run at Wingatui today, will be the highlight of the concluding day’s programme at the Dunedin Jockey Club’s spring fixture. As several of the candidates for the Guineas are likely to be competitors at the Trentham and New Zealand Cup important carnivals, to-day’s classic race should serve to throw light on the prospects of this season’s far south three-year-old brigade. As far. as winning performances are concerned there is not a great deal of form among the Dunedin Guineas candidates. The only two who have won are Master Reynard and Tunneller, both of whom won over, five furlongs as two-year-olds

The Hunting Songer-Bayonne gelding Master Reynard.. is held in fairly high regard by. South Island racing critics. Although he has won only one race, Master Reynard was sent out favourite against strong opposition at the recent Grand National Carnival at Riccarton, but on that occasion his showing was rather disappointing. At Ashburton lately Master Reynard showed good form, but was. unfortunate iri. falling when appearing to be in a winning position. His breeding suggests that he should prove to be a stayer as well as a sprinter. Therefore the mile journey in the Dunedin Guineas may suit him better than the majority of the candidates.

Tunneller enhanced his Guineas prospects to-day by finishing in a . place , in the Taioma Handicap on Thursday. The Winning Hit—Counterscarp gelding possesses a strong finishing run and may be one of the favourites to-day. The Pink Coat—Princess Mafalda colt Top Coat appears to be a likely sort to figure prominently in South Island racing this season. Following a promising showing at Geraldine, Top Coat ran Second to Braw Lad in the Taioma Handicap on Thursday. In his few starts as a two-year-old last season Coat of Arms' showed distinct promise but did not succeed in winning a race. Although he still bears, rather a leggy appearance, and has not developed physically to. the extent anticipated. Coat of Arms ran well to’ finish second to Unseen in the Trial Handicap on Thursday. - RICCARTON CANDIDATES. The two Riccarton three-year-olds, Orris and Chidden, are interesting candidates for. the Dimedin classic . event. Trainer G. Murray-Aynslejr has pursued a most patient policy with Chidden, and the preparation of Chide's sister has not been hurried in any way. Unfortunately, Chidden met with a slight mishap recently, but she made a quick recovery and was a runner at Wingatui on Thursday. Orris will be- closely followed in her early engagements in. view of the fact that she is by Paladin from Orange Blossom, the latter being the dam of the late Epsom Handicap winner and brilliant New Zealand performer Silver Ring. Orris is therefore bred to reach high class, and she followed promising recent track work by running into a place on Thursday. ’ 1 Honeste, a filly by that brilliant performer Honour' from Lucinda, hails from the stable of the successful southern trainer E. J. Ellis. Prior to Dunedin, Honeste ran into a place in the Trial Stakes at Oamaru. On her breeding she. should not lack stamina. Wonderful has probably had as much racing as any other candidate in the Dunedin Guineas field.. As a two-year-old last season he did a good deal of. racing, and although he has yet to win, he has earned a number of placed performances. The Day Comet—Brave Deed colt Hom’s Reef also did ■ a fair amount of racing last season, but he. met with only mediocre success. ' Probably his most promising performance was in the Welcome Stakes, at Riccarton last season. By finishing in a place at Wingatui on Thursday, Horn’s Reef showed that he cannot be entirely neglected in to-day’s classic race.' Lucky Locket, by Last Dart from Lucy Locket, started at long odds on Thursday, and really has no form to suggest that .he is up to classic standard. Tauramai was accorded a nomination in this year’s New Zealand Cup race, but faced very moderately in the Trial Handicap at Wingatui on Thursday. Going on the opening day’s form, and taking into account class breeding, the favoured Guineas candidates to-day appear likely to be Master Reynard, the Orris-Chidden bracket and Top Coat. RANGITIKEI SPRING MEETING. • The attention of horseowners and trainers is directed to an advertisement which appears in this issue concerning the Rangitikei Racing Club’s spring meeting, which will be held at Bulls on Saturday, October 27. The programme of seven events includes the Rangitikei Handicap (open), of £ll5, one mile and a quarter, and the Clifton Handicap (open), of £BO, seven furlongs. An open hurdle race, a Trial, and three hack flat events complete the programme, and the sum of £525 will be given in stakes. As it is the only race meeting on this coast between Labour Day (October 22) and November 24 (Levin races), horse-owners should be interested in the fixture. Nominations for all events close with the secretary, E. V. Wilson, Bull, at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, October 9. JOCKEY CLUB STAKES. UMIDWAR WINS IN BRITAIN. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, Oct. 4. The Jockey Club Stakes resulted:— UMIDWAR 1 LOZINGARO 2 CAYMANAS 3 Eleven started. Won by one and a-half lengths, with the same distance between second and third. RANDWICK SCRATCHINGS. CHATHAM AND THEO WITHDRAWN. Rec. 9.30 p.m. Sydney, Oct. 5. Chatham has been withdrawn from the Caulfield Cup and Toorak Handicap. Theo has been scratched in the Caulfield Cup. / T. 1 . !.