AT RICCARTON AGAIN

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 188, 11 August 1931, Page 4

AT RICCARTON AGAIN

GRAND NATIONAL MEETING WINTER CLP AND STEEPLES PROSPECTS FOR TODAY. (ZJy -KESTREL') Though the Canterbury Jockey Club ’.*' irand National meeting comes at the ;vmmeueemen*. of the New Zealand racng season it really brings to a contusion the winter racing campaign in the Dominion, netting the seal on the et. forts of the steeplechasing and hurdling candidates through the winter months. Thus it is that those engaged in the . arious events may be expected to show th» benefit they have received from racing at the many fixtures which commenced early in May with the Egmont ind Wanganui meetings arid continued >u through the Great Northern gather ing in June and the Trentham meeting in July, taking in on the way several fixtures of perhaps much minor importance on the whole. From all these activities the Grand National candidates should emerge ready for the tasks ahead of them. At Kiecarton to day the Grand National Steeplechase ami th Winter Cup form the principal dishes on the attractive bill-of-fare offered, while there are six other items which should prove interesting to those who attend. Reports from the scene of operations are to the effect that the track will be in good winter order for to-day’s racing. The starting times for the various events are a> ioliow>: Hunters" Hurdles.—ll.3l a.m. Trial Hurdles.—l2.ll p.m. Cashmere Plate.—l2.sl p.m. Jumpers’ Flat Handicap.—l.4l p.m. Grand National Steeplechase.—2.26 i.nfield Steeplechase.—3.ll p.m. Winter Cup.—3.56 p.m. Avonhead Handicap.—l.4l p.m. Though there are eight events on the card it may be that a division will be necessitated, for there were twentvnin acceptors in the Avonhead Handicap. ami unless scratchings reduce the field to twenty-four starters the event will have to be run in divisions. Owing to the fact that the totalisator can only be opened eight times the race cannot 7e run as seperate events, and consequently there will be only one dividend in each division. The opening event will be the HUNTERS’ HURDLES <Of £l5O : j *

Light are carded for this mile am three-quarter race and if they run up t< expeetations Koyal Mint and King’ Counsel should justify support. Fresl Breeze is one that could spring a sur prise. Next on the card is the

Of the nine engaged two or three have displayed promising form, but the livid is not by any means so strong as has boon seen in recent years . Gallamart should be able to account for the opposition, but Aladdin ami High Gear are rapable of running good races. It is a large field that is engaged in

U ith such a number of good perform, sure to ue supported, it may be that backers of the f vourite will be able to i fairly deeert dividend. Hvivuir and Croupier are spoken of as likely to b, ; prominent at the borines* end, and Pixie Gold is another that ■should have a share in the limelight Then follow - the

several urand National Burdi J ■ -ADD Riccarton Races write up

peer or considerable interest bei:>" di.played in the form of some of rhe runsera m the flat. Nukumai has ..... Lr'e uwahT A "“‘'i* ?" ™° rc he will giv,. the rest :i task to-dav Lyn Du outpaced the Clifford Handicap field at Awapnni and tha* was good enough form. He is likelv to -o out favourite to-dav and if he* is beat •» > ui.'i v be by Nukumai or Apaclo . The wav will thus be

That the field is nut quite »o strona.- could hav <• been wijn-d mav be rath? ered from the fact that ~i„J „f th,,... engaged will be asked to ,-arrv the min mum weight, while all but’ three are handicapped at less thau 10.0. W;:»hire ha- two victories, in prs 1929, to his credit, a with 11.5 he not overburdened. He has vniv to nprodu.n- hi- b,-t jumping fur . -. 0 bc .. the firing hm.- again. O r.-,, „• ered to have a good chance hut "there arc other- that will make more appeal. Dark Prince is a good jumper and 1 must not be discounted solelv on account «'t his failure at Awapuni. He is a decided possibility. Paris appears to be one of the most dangerous, especially as he has a Wt llington Steeplechase to his credit. Luecss, Tuki, Copey. llatn. Kaput,a. Tunamoe and Diamond Jack, with perhaps Seaboy added, mav hr

given chances, but when backers bum ■ them up they may declare for Paris, Wiltshire. Dark Prince. It is a weak field that will contest <he

! Radiac may not be able to account f<»r the lighter weighted French Fleet. , but the pair should share favouritism and '.i ay provide the dividends. The principal attraction on the flat. | ’ is the i 1 i

This is one of the hardest races c 5 the season to win. It takes a goc one to carry the weight over the Ri carton mile, and every year there ai so many good ones engaged that it little wonder the public is often we off the mark. Rank outsiders a-plent have been first home, though in tl majority of instances the winner h: been fairly well supported. This yet backers have a field that will num bl • •Vi r two dozen, and it is a task eve to reduce the possibles to a dozci among whom may be included Palermi Mahora, Koya! Saxon. Charincuse. Iv hikatoa, Great Star, Mount Boa, Knol Rascal, Ranelagh, Dun raven an Koyal Game. Even at that the evei tual winner may not be included anion those named. However, the decisio may be made in favour of Mahora, Knollmere. Kahikatoa. i The concluding event is the AVONHEAD HANDICAP (Of £200; seven furlongs)

XLVIC JUU'.U UCpVIIUB Uli DJlflUtl Ul event will be run in divisions or not and also on the draw for positions ii either case. If there is no need for : division the favourites may include Shatter. Air Laddie and Spearful, whir in the event of the race being dividei Shatter ami Air Laddie may be in *h< picture in the first division and Spear ful and The Sun are likely to attrac attention in the second division.

Royal Mint . . 10 9 Calham 9 9 King's Counsel lo 3 Captain’s Gift 9 8 Gueress . .9 13 Gold Mint .. 9 5 Fresh Breeze 9 10 Storm Raid 9 0

TRIAL HURDLES (Of £260 ; 1% miles) < aliaman .. 10 8 High Gear .. 9 0 Panther IO i Nine of Spades 9 0 Aladdin . .. 10 fi Gourmet .... 9 <» Barneses . ...92 Cossack Chief 9 0 Galivanter 9 0

CASHMERE PLATE •Of £200; six furlongs* F »lli Crop < li Belvoir Shot Silk Kiri ' M Earthquake . Croupier . .. 8 Pixie GoM <kxxl Catch .. Chief Light . 8 Sleipner -Vghtguard Ringing Chee. Tippling ■ S II Rose of Orancre Tautbow . g Royal Ampnon Grecian Prince 8 8 0 Metal Bird . Ruling Light Palace . . The Qdorn .. s '* Jolly Beggar 8

JUMPERS’ FLA; • Of £2i;0; 1 5s miles) 2* .- r ■: r:. a: <Kerha.il . Llyn Du <• Make' Up Prince Ln .. e-i Dome . . 9 Apache • - - 9 y Landmark. . . Haze Memha . . Aberfeldy •4 V Lancer .. .. Conjuror n. . ■■ ,s TroiliM .. Q

•HAND NATIONAL STEEPbECHA'E * Of £1000; alx’u 3’-j miles.' Wiltshire ..11 5 Dark Prince 10 2 Paris <i 13 Matu u ( Kapuna . 9 ( Pangolin ... 3 0 Tuki . . j Snowfa’l . . 3 Wako Kirit . o 3 Urotaii .. .. 3 ,j 1 ..JO Bon Aryan . 9 •» Diamond Jack 9 • Scaboy . . 9 j

ENFIELD STEEPLECHASE lOf £200; about two mielc) . Radiat 10 13 Silver Light 9 I Taramoa 10 4 Thurnia . . !• • French fleet .. 9 12 Night Club .. 9 1 Oriflamb .. 9 9

WINTER CUP i Of £500 ; one mile.) Palermo j ii s Royal Tore .. Mahora 10 4 High Pitch .. 9 Royal Saxon 10 3 Sharj* Thorn 9 Charmeuse .. 10 3 Rascal .. .. t) Kahikatoa 10 2 Star Shooter . 9 Great Star .. 9 13 Ranelagh . . . . . 9 Mount Boa . 9 9 Punchestown . 9 Compris .. .. Q <4 Topere .. .. 9 Red Boa .. . . M X On Top .. .. 9 Straightcource ■I , Dunraven q Rational II. . 9 6 Black Mint .. 9 Knollmere .. Royal Game . 9 High Court . & 1 Shortly. 9

First Division Second Division. The Smuggler 9 9 Juniper .. .. 9 4 Shatter .. .. 9 4 Pakitere •. .. 9 2 Tippling .. .. S 12 Quinopa! .. .. 8 13 Hounslow .. 8 12 T he Sun . 8 11 tinging Cheer 8 11 Lady Rene .. 8 10 Waterpower .. 8 10 Kakara . . .. 8 10 Air Laddie .. 8 1<> Martian Chief 8 S False Scent . S 4 Spanish Maid 8 1 Owlsflight .. 8 Jac! .. .. 8 0 Shootist .. .. 8 Rossferry 8 0 Spearful ... 8 Elude .. .. 8 0 Sailor’s Love 8 0 Jason’s Quest 8 0 Tres Se c R u Irfdair 8 0 Palmary . . 8 0 Locksley .. .. 8 0 Here much d eper ds on whether the