RICCARTON RACES.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 192, 14 August 1931, Page 9

RICCARTON RACES.

Bright Prospects for Final Day of Meeting.

TO-MORROW’S FIELDS. The Canterbury Jockey Club's Grand , National meeting will be concluded at Riccarton to-morrow. The fields will again be large, and there are prospects ! of some first-class racing for a wind-up to the winter carnival. The first race will be started at 11.31 The following is the programme: 11.31 a.m.

There is a very strong field for the Selwyn Handicap, the concluding event of the meeting. Among them are some horses who have not previously raced. Charmeuse and Great Star look a likely pair.

AYLESBURY STEEPLECHASE. r>f 200 scvs. About two miles and a naif. Taramoa 11 9 Calham 9 11 Umtali 11 3 Silver Light 9 10 Thurina 10 10 Diamond Pangolin IQ 8 Jack 9 7 French Fleet 10 2 The Aylesbury Steeplechase should be a good race, but the two top-weights. Taramoa and Umtali, may prove most reliat>le. 12.11 p.m. LONG BEACH HANDICAP, of 200 sovs. Six furlongs*. Croupier !) 2 The Quorn 8 1 Full Crop 8 11 Jordan 8 0 Moorbird 8 10 Tautbow 8 0 8 9 Night Flyer S 0 False Scent 8 6 Chief Light 8 0 Gold Pit 8 6 Fast Royal Passage 8 0 Amphora 8 6 High Tor 8 0 Act330n 8 1 Lady Noel S 0 Babel 8 1 There are some speedy hacks in the Longbeach Handicap, but form earlier in the meeting points to Croupier and Moorbird as the best of them. 12.51 p.m. SYDENHAM HURDLES, of 350 sovs. Two miles. Prince Lu 10 10 Overhaul 9 12 Nukumai 10 8 Landmark 9 11 10 4 Membo 9 8 High Pitch 10 2 Apache 9 4 . Amorist 9 13 Troilus 9 1 i The field for the Sydenham Hurdles is made up chiefly of Grand National 1 Hurdles candidates. Over the shorter journey Prince Lu and Amorist only need to stand up to be very dangerous. 1 1.41 p.m. STYX HURDLES, of 200 sovs. Once round and a distance. Aladdin 12 9 Huntley 9 0 1 Apache 11 9 Gueress 9 0 ! Paquito 10 9 Gold Mint 9 0 Raineses 9 7 Gourmet 9 0 j Gallivanter 9 3 ! Aladdin has had a substantial r se in weight in the Styx Hurdles, and the big burden may trouble this young horse. Apache and Rameses look a ! likely pair. 2.26 p.m. LINCOLN STEEPLECHASE, of 350 sovs. About three miles. Wiltshire 11 8 Tuki 9 8 Paris 11 3 Copey 9 5 Snowfall 11 0 Bon Aryan 9 1 Dark Prince 10 9 Matu 9 1 10 7 Tunamoe 9 0 Lucess 10 3 The Lincoln Steeplechase has attracted a good field of Grand National horses. Snowfall and Paris may prove the best. 4gain 3.11 p.m. HEATHCOTE HANDICAP, of 250 One mile. sovs. Gay Crest 10 11 Shatter 8 8 Compris 10 3 Royal Love 8 2 Ranelagh 9 5 Martian Gustavo 9 5 Chief 8 0 Red Boa 9 5 Black mint 8 0 Ephialtes 9 2 Topere 8 0 Rascal 8 10 Nightmaid 8 0 Starshooter 8 8 Shortly 8 0 The Heathcote Handicap looks like being a good race. Red Boa and Starshooter being a pair who should race prominently 3.51 p.m. REDCLIFFS HANDICAP, of 200 Seven furlongs. sovs. The Smuggle r 9 5 Ramo 8 3 Martian Jason’s Quest 8 0 Chief 9 5 Spanish Maid 8 0 Pakitere 9 1 Jael 8 0 Hounslow 8 13 Owlsflight 8 0 Spearful 8 12 Elude 8 0 Locksley S 11 Shootist 8 0 Tippling 8 10 Eclair 8 0 Quinopal 8 10 Sailor's? Love 8 0 Water Powe 8 8 Decisive 8 0 Pixie Gold Riri 8 5 Invictus S 3 8 0 There is big field in the Redcliffs Handicap, in which are Spearful and Ramo, both of whom have been racing consistently and will be hard to beat. 4.31 p.m. SELWYN HANDICAP, of 250 sovs. Seven furlong's. Historic 3 0 11 Quantum 9 4 Lady Pam 3 0 31 On Top 9 1 Mahoi a 10 6 Arrowmir 8 9 10 5 Dulen 8 9 Great Star 10 4 Limited 8 8 Palermo 10 3 Royal Game 8 2 Royal Saxon 9 12 Miss Mercia 8 0 Red Boa 9 7 Juniper 8 0 9 7 Smithereens 8 0 Ranelagh 9 7 Thorndale S 0 Meprisant 9 5