SAFFRON WALDEN MAY WIN WANGANUI STEEPLES
The Wanganui Steeplechase, which carries a stake of £lOOO, will be the principal event today for the concluding day of the Wanganui Jockey Club’s winter meeting. Included in the field of ten carded is the Grandstand Steeplechase winner Christopher Wren, as well as Gay Rouen, winner of the Waverley and Egmont Steeplechases, and Master Patrick, who won the Adamson Steeples at Hawera. Saffron Walden, runner-up in the Century Hurdles, is also an acceptor. The two hurdle races have drawn poor fields of six and four, with one dual engagement, but the supporting events have been well supported. Six horses were balloted out of the Russell Grace Handicap with the right of re-entry, and provision has been made for divisions in the Castlecliff Handicap, with 31 acceptors, nine over the safety number. Unless rain falls the going should ngain be excellent. The double wilii be on the Balgownie Hack Handicap and (he Belmont Handicap, the fourth and seventh events respectively. Likely prospects today include:— Purua Hack and Hunters’ Hurdles.— The Pagan, Sailor Boy. Castlecliff Hack Handicap—First’Division: Rusa, Rannoch. Second division: Waipipi, Pym’s Pride. June Hurdles.—Specialist. Balgownie Hack Handicap.—Foxtavia, Aquelio, Wave Crest. Wanganui Steeplechase—Saffron Walden, Gay Rouen, Christopher Wren Russell Grace Handicap.—Gay Gordon, Paddy Joe, Kippo. Belmont Handicap.—Brenlock, Kintamani, Revel Lad. Farewell Hack Handicap. Finola, Lay-By, Waipipi. Bracketed horses are:— Castlecliff Handicap: Deep Gold and Goldsmith; Relate and Beau Roemont; Hard Currency and Meriden; Gaelic Tweed and Country Scene; Reremai and False Love; Pukete Lass and Bambton; Allan’s Girl and Garvagh. Russell Grace Handicap: Nakuraand Ngarobi; Omega and Vadoz. Following are the acceptors:— 11.3
PURUA HACK & HUNGERS’ HURDLES (Of £400: 1 mile 7 furlongs >. The Pagan . .. 10 10 Royal Nuptial 9 0 Tory 10 0 Silver Line .... 9 0 Sailor Boy .... 9 2 Middoon 9 0 11.43— CASTLECLIFF HANDICAP (Of £300; 6} furlongs). First Division Second Division Princess Diane 9 10 Pym’s Pride .. 8 19 Rusa .. . .... .. 8 10 Fox Plato 8 7 Floral Art .... 8 7 Broiesome 8 7 Rannoch .... 8 6 Waipipi 8 6 Sea Lion 8 4 Zala .... 8 3 Rosearina .... 8 3 Sanda 8 0 Brown Jester 8 0 The Echo 8 0 Royal Rita .... 8 0 Lassfort 8 0 Croupier's Last 8 0 Goldsmith .... 8 0 Deep Gold .... 8 0 Beau Roemont 8 0 Relate 8 0 Meriden 8 0 Hard Currency 8 0 Country Scene 8 0 Gaelic Tweed 8 0 False Love .. . 8 0 Reremai 8 0 Bambton .... 8 0 Pukete Lass .. 8 0 Garvagh 8 9 Allan’s Girl ..8 0 12.28— JUNE HURDLE HANDICAP (Of £550; 1 mile. 7 furlongs). Tudor Chief 10 1 The Stormovik 9 7 Specialist 9 11 Tory 9 0 1.13— BALGOWNIE HACK HANDICAP (Of £400; 14 miles, 55 yards}. Aquelio 9 7 Murrayfield .. 8 1 Wave Crest .... 9 6 Gay Echo 8 Medieval King 9 1 Black Ash .... 8 0 Foxtavia 8 11 Brolemond .... 8 0 Miss Beau .... 8 9 Rappel 8 0 Polleta 8 7 Matara 8 0 Dowry 8 6 Rockalong .... 8 0 Now Then .... 8 1.58— WANGANUI STEEPLECHASE HANDICA1 (Of £1000; 3 miles. 150 yards). Gay Rouen .. .11 1 Sten 9 Mast. Patrick 9 10 Bulaselle 9 0 Chris. Wren .. 9 10 Jack Daw 9 (1 Dawn March .. 9 6 Northfield 9 0 Saffron Walden 9 3 War Effort .... 9 0 2.48RUSSELL GRACE HANDICAP (Of £600; 11 miles. 55 yards). Nakura 9 8 Beau Bijou .. 7 13 Gay Gordon .. 9 7 Parlous ... .... 1 12 Mast. McGrath 8 10 Brookland . . .. 8 Paddy Joe .. . 8 10 White Cliffs .. 7 11 Barrage 8 7 Bar Garrette .. 7 7 Reau Or 8 6 Dandy Ninth 7 i Kiopo 8 5 Hostess 7 7 Gay Stroller .. 8 5 Kukunui 7 7 Titahi 8 2 Ngarohi 7 7 Birdman 8 2 Offender 7 7 Balloted out with right of re-entry i the following order; Billv Ruffin .. 7 11 Omega 7 7 Valrama 7 8 Vadoz 7 7 First Act 7 7 Terrific 7 7 3.38— BELMONT HANDICAP (Of £500; 6J furlongs). Lord Azure .. 10 5 Defence 8 7 Kintamani .... 9 3 Paper Spv .... 8 ■ 1 Brenloch 9 0 Loud Checks .. R II Champagne .. . 9 0 Pan Walla . 8 0 Arco 8 12 Snow Saint .. R 0 Livre d’Or .... 8 1<) Spark. Scholar 8 0 Revel Lad .... 8 7 4.28— FAREWELL HACK HANDICAP. (Of £350; 64 furlongs). Layby 9 10 Fastidious 8 0 Princ es Diane 9 7 Already 8 (’ Lord Burford 9 2 Black Ash .. . R 0 Finola 8 11 Davilshar 8 () Rosea rea 8 4 Fine Study .. . 8 0 Broiesome 8 4 General Sand 8 0 Freezing Point 8 3 Rannoch R 0 Waipipi . . .... 8 3 Rosearna 8 0 Despot 8 1 ——
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Wanganui Chronicle, 5 June 1950, Page 3
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