PROSPECTS FOR TO-DAY

Wanganui Chronicle, 8 November 1946, Page 2

PROSPECTS FOR TO-DAY

People's Day at the Canterbury A. and P. Association’s Metropolitan Show to-day enables the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club to enjoy a holiday fixture for the second day of the Cup carnival meeting. The third day will be held to-morrow and the meeting will conclude on the following Saturday. In this respect the light-harness sport is more fortunate than the Canterbury Jockey Club, which will have to extend its threeday Cup meeting over three Saturdays, November 23 and 30 and December 7. Naturally there are large fields engaged for to-day, the four-figure stakes ensuring that the best pacera and trotters in commission are brought together. Of considerable interest, in view of Ihe recent Wanganui meeting, is the presence of Nyallo Scott in the Australasian Handicap. Nyallo Scott won three races at Wanganui and was narrowly beaten in another. He was in a class by himself at the Auckland meeting which followed, winning three more races and being accounted unlucky in being beaten Into third place i n another. He has come very solid with racing during the past 12 months, and is expected to make the grade to the tightest class, Engaged in the Premier Free-For-All Sprint, the concluding event today, is Gold Bar, whose absence from the New Zealand Trotting Cup last Saturday robbed that race of a spectacular feature, as last year's winner could have been depended on to set a merry pace. Gold Bar has seven successes to his credit in free-for-all events and has equalled the record nr Great Bingen. Unfortunately, he was bleeding when he pulled up after a trial at a matinee meeting prior to the opening day at Addington, and his trainer has not taken any risks with him since. Gold Bar possesses such brilliant speed over short distances that he Is sure to be one of the favourites. First-day form may provide a reliable guide, and the following may be fancied:— Holmwood Handicap.—Quite RightEndowed bracket, Beverley Volo, Royal Dale-Royal Stone bracket. Electric Handicap.—Task Force, Globe Direct, Vimy Ridge. Australasian Handicap.—Nyallo Scott, Scotch Music. Dunmore. Dominion Trotting Handicap.—Medical Student. Casabianca, Steel Lady-Rangefinder bracket. Hornby Handicap.—Great Belwin, Loyal Nurse, War Form-In the Mood bracket. N.Z. Metronolitan Challenge Stakes.— Globe Direct, Sir Michael, Scholarship. Cashmere Handicap.—Bonnie Jack, Play Safe. Tom Gundy. N.Z. Premier Sprint.—Gold Bar, Josedale Grattan-Volo Senwod bracket, Double Peter. Following are the fields:— 12.2

HOLMWOOD HANDICAP (Of £700 ; 3.51 class; 1 mile 5 furlong*) Beverley Volo .. 12 Royal Dale 24 Freckles 1? Tail Timber .... 24 Quartermaster .. 1? Kildonnin 36 Rerewaka 12 Teddy Gregg M 36 Royal Stone .... 12 Castigate 4K SU umme? 12 Endowed 4X Cleeve Hill 12 Willie Winkle .. 4R Maximum 12 Believe Me .... on Pa-' Parrish .... 24 Mlstydale .... .... 72 Qui.e Right .... 24 Mae Wynne .... 84 12.47— ELECTRIC (Of £1000; 4.33 Ben Adam scr HANDICAP class; 2 miles) Tam o'Shanter .. 12 Northern Lass .. scr Globe Direct .... 24 Punctual scr Lou Hall 24 Task Force .... scr Stimulant .... .... 24 Bel Hamed .... 12 Elvo's Pride .... 36 Goal Peg 12 Radical M 36 Jeeves 12 Scot. Emperor .. 36 Grattan Bells .. 12 Tenpennybit 36 Logan Rey 12 Vlmy Ridge .... w 36 32 AUSTRALASIAN HANDICAP (Of £1100; 3.36 class; 1 mile 5 furlong*) Dillondale scr Margaret Hall .. 12 Fancy Goods .... scr Nyallo Scott .... 12 Gamble King .... scr Plunder Bar .... 12 Highland Fling .. scr Scotch Music .... 12 Captain Morant 12 Bexley’s Pride .. 24 Characteristic 12 Jack's Pal 24 Dunmore 12 Worthy Gold .... 24 Liberty Bond .. 1’2 2,22 DOMINION TROTTING HANDICAP (Of £2000 ; 4.35 class; 2 miles) Casablanca scr Fantom « Hidden Note .... •cr Forewarned 48 Mae Wynne scr Rangefinder .... w 48 Ordnance scr Will Cary 48 Steel King scr Sea Max 60 Sure Lady scr Douglas McElwyn 64 Medical Student 12 Royal Worth .... 84 3.7— HORNBY HANDICAP (Of £1500 ; 4.25 class; 2 miles) Dundee Sandy .. scr Highland Scott 12 Cameronian scr Lady Dawn 12 Great Belwin .... scr Trusty Scott .... 12 In the Mood .... scr Warform 24 Loyal King scr Loyal Nurse .... 24 Medical Student SCI Catalpa .... .... 24 Parrish Lad scr Lucky Loyal .... 24 Loyal Peter scr Indian Clipper .. 48 CHALLENGE STAKES (Of £1000; If miles) On Approval sci Bonny Clare .... 36 Pirouette SCI Globe Direct .... 36 Sahara Queen .. SCI Highland Flang .. 36 Shamus O’Brien SCI Local Gold .... .. 36 Razzlc i ScAoiarship .... .. 36 Golden Game .. 21 Sir Michael .... « 36 4.37— CASHMERE (Of £800 ; 4.37 Convlncer 12 HANDICAP class; 2 miles) Loyal Chief 24 Paddy Pott* 12 Raven 24 Play Safe . 12 Bonnie Jack .... as Tom Gundy 12 Communique .... 98 5.22— N.Z. PREMIER SPRINT (Of £1250; free-for-all: If miles) Rattle Colours . . scj Happy Man scr Bronze Eagle . scr Haughty •cr Bulldozer scr Indian Clipper - scr Burt Scott scr Josedale Grattan *cr Clockwork scr Loyal Friend .... scr Countless SCI - Trusty Scott .... ■er Double Peter ... scr Turco scr Gold Bar scr Volo Senwod .... •cr