GOLD CUP CONTEST

Taranaki Daily News, 22 March 1935, Page 10

GOLD CUP CONTEST

SILVER RING’S TASK PRINCE OF WALES’ HANDICAP. MIGHT AND PLADIE FANCIED. (By “Hurry On.”) The Manawatu Racing Club has every reason to feel gratified at the splendid acceptances for the opening of the autumn meeting to-day. The Awapuni Gold Cup has drawn a great field and should provide a splendid contest.

The distance should favour Illuminate if he is started here in preference to his engagement on the flat later in the day. He is a proficient fencer and not harshly treated. Pango created a good impression when he jogged home at Hawera, but he is being asked to give weight to Tarehu and March Alone. The last-nam-ed, however, would be better suited by a longer distance. Headland and Sunny Song are possibilities, but the best supported may be PANGO. ILLUMINATE. MARCH ALONE. AUTUMN PLATE. Of £lOO. Seven furlongs. All 8.7. Affliction Kaola rous6 KLppit Lea Aubretla Lady Banff Bonnie Quez Muggins Cellerimua Spearshot Chaste Taumau Count WiUonyx Terry Kka Tare « ■Hvaslon W’ Gay Boy " artohu Miss Pango There are plenty of “unknowns” here, very few having any public form to their crdeit. Eka Tere, Evasion and Kaola have shown pace at times, while Cellerimus, Miss Pango and Muggins have prospects. The steeplechaser Tudor might surprise. Speculation may take a wide range, with good backing for CELLERIMUS. EVASION. KAOLA.

Might bolted in at Trentham on Monday and on that showing will not lack admirers here. Aga Khan has shown a partiality for this course in the past and his recent efforts on the track at Hawera have been first class. Korokio may need the race and on Trentham form Miss Hushabye and Pladie would appear to hold Sanguine King, Rust and Aiguille safe. Glenvane was responsible for a good finishing ■ effort at Trentham -on Monday and Ruri. is always liable to upset calculations. The favourites are likely to be ’. MIGHT. . PLADIE. : ■ AGA KHAN. ' ' WOODHEY HANDICAP.

Cawbeen will be suited by the easier tracks, but Mata Hari after her -great trial on Tuesday morning makes more: appeal. The distance may trouble Harvest Moon, but Secrecy and Dick Whit- ■ tington may be: handy at . the finish. ' Hatuma would only have to be back in his spring, form to be. troublesome. State. . Bank and Panloff are useful, ' while among the others Chikara, Leprechaun , and Contact have all -plenty of speed. Backers may -support ’ ’’ MATA HABI- ' ' DICK WHITTINGTON. . 1 SECRECY. .

Trentham form favours Gay, Sheik, t .who would appear* to, hold the top- - weights safe, though Fulojoy’s early pace t may prove an advantage. A. dangerous opponent for the Auckland colt may be Plato, who on his first start ran a great g race at Trentham on Monday. Le Grand, s Severe and II Duce are possibilities, ■ but g the main fancies are likely to be GAY SHEIK. e PLATO, e FULOJOY.

s This should, provide a wonderful cone test between Silver Ring and Nightly, - representing the - older ■ horses, and the v two good three-year-olds, Sporting a Blood and Gay Blonde. . Silver Ring’s - great finish in the Challenge Stakes at i Trentham was impressive, but little notice should be taken of Nightly’s failure 5 in the Thompson Handicap as he had S to be ridden hard to hold his position a in the early stages. Sporting Blood won - the Leger in easy fashion, while there ". was a lot of merit in Gay Blonde’s sec- - ond in the Thompson Handicap. This race 1 will puzzle punters and the favourites i may be .' i z GAY BLONDE. 5 SILVER RING. 3 NIGHTLY. 5 JOHNSTON MEMORIAL. ■

; Despite Rerepai’s- good form he is ■ rather close to fine sprinters like Sou- - chong and Princess Doreen and conced-. i ing weight to Royal Routine and Bur-' . nish. Midian, Navaho and Cullus have chances, while Cottesmore’s third, at r .Trentham suggests that this good sprin1. ter is coming: back to his best. If re- ; served for this race Mata Hari would be a possibility. Three who may be pro5 minent are , REREPAI. PRINCESS DOREEN. COTTESMORE.

and Sunee make more appeal. The distarice will suit Tupurangi and Darecourt, while Ingenuity and Dorado should also be handy. Onewhetu, who has been working well at Hawera, may be the best of ' the lightweights. Good Support may come for # BONNIE VALE. SUNEE. ONEWHETU. . f

KARERE HURDLES. Of £130. One mile and a-half. Illuminate 11 5 Headland 9 9 Pango 10 3 Tareha 1® 2 Te Ua 9 Sunny Song 9 3 1 Marell Alone 10 1 Stroller 9 0

PRINCE OF WALES HANDICAP. Of £175. One mile and one furlong. Might 8 13 Pladle , 8 1 Aga Khan 8 10 Bust 7 6 Koroklo 8 9 Aiguille 7 5 Sanguine Bed Sun 7 0 King 8 8 Glenvano 7 0 Miss HushaIlluminate 7 0 bya 8 3 Burl 7 0

Of' £110. Six furlongs. C.xwbeen 9 0 State Bank 7.11 Mata. Hari 8 13 Panloff 7 9 ■ Harvest Moon 8 9 • Acceptably 7 7 . Secrecy 8 8. Merry Cry . >7 7 Dick WhittingChikara '' 7 6 ton ■ • 8 6 ■ Raparahara ,.7 5 Hatunja -■ 7 8 6 Leprechaun 7 5 Owlsglean 7 13 Contact 7 5 King’s Lancer 7 13 Dollar Bill 7 5 Note • Issue ■7 11 ,• aPopette 7.; 5

CLOVERL.EA NURSERY HANDICAP. Of £120. Five furlongs. ' Legatee 9 6 • Plato ' T 3 Gay Sheik 9 3 Ringhhot ■ • 7'3 7 0 Severe , 8 9 FJnneSko . J’ulojoy . 8 9 J?uroto .. . 7 0 11 DuCe 7 13 'Surprise Item 7 0 Blue Garter 7 9 Shirley Dene : 7 0 Hunting Scene 7 9 ■ Medway. 7 . 0 La , Grand' 7 9 Pomposity 7 ' 0 Romp Along 7 6 Hilton 7' 0 Happy Landin# 7 6 Gorse 7 0 Going Gay 7 3 'Uidal' Song 7 0

AWAPUNI CUP. • Of £300. One mile and a-quarter. Hazoor 9 2 Miss Husha13 J Rulanut 9 2 . bye 8 Silver Ring 9- 2 ■■ Sporting Blood' 8 4 2 Nightly 9 0 Gay Blonde 8 1 i Ret! 'Manfred 9 0

Of £150. Six furlongs. Souchong 8 11 Refresher •• '7 7 Princess. Cottesmore ■ 7 7 Doreen . 8 11 Cuilus 6 Rerepai ■ s a Bodyline 7 0 Rereatu 8 5 Coronllla 0 Boval Routine 8 5 Arena 0 Burnish 8 1 Land Tax 0 ■Mldian 1 12 llata Hart 7 0 ::Navaho. • 7 8 ■Jloatoa 7 0

TE MATAI HANDICAP. ' Of £120. One mile. and one furlong. Knockout. 9 ■1 . Dareeourt 7 13 Bonnie Vale ' 8 6 . Ingenuity 7 11' Sunee 8 4 Dorado 7 9 Tuptirangi, ■ 8 3 • Onewhetu 7 9 Marching Sons 8 3 Lord Moutoa 7 7 Confiscation 8 2 Sweet Music 7 7 Full Throttle 8 n Royal Papa 7 7 Tahurangl 8 1 Knockout has her full share of weight here and on Trentham form Bonnie Vale