WAIPA MEETING

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 176, 21 June 1940, Page 8

WAIPA MEETING

GOOD FIELDS ENGAGED

NINE ACCEPTORS IN OPEN

STEEPLES

Good fields are carded for the Waipa! Racing Club's Winter Meeting at Te Awamutu to-,morrow and splendid racing should be witnessed. There are nine acceptors for the W. G. Park Steeplechase and a good contest should result. Following are the details and a review of the prospects in each race: — * 11.30— ANDREW KAY MEMORIAL STEEP LECHASE, of £200 and trophy valued at £25; about 2 X 4 miles. liells of Bow 10.12; Bay Dawn, Tutor 9.9; Sockettes 9.3; Semiarch, Fat Boy 9.2; Post Script, British Isles, Etcetera, Okauia, Little Scotch Hukakingi, Allmetic, Romani 9.0. On Ellerslie form Bells of Bow has a great appeal and should be hard to beat. Bay Dawn and Tutor should not be out of it, although neither has much recommendation at this stage. Sockettes is improving and is likely to win a stake before long. Semiarch and Fat Boy can be considered possible placegetters, although better prospects are British Isles, Etcetera and Okauia. Best supported may be Bells of Bow Sockettes Etcetera 12.15— ARAPUNI HACK HANDICAP, of £130; 6V z fur. Monte Cristo 9.2; Miss Valeric, Rose Acre, Pasture 8.11; Trig Station, Hunter's Night 8.10; .Glenbev. an 8.9; Lady Clorane 8.6; Star Vaal 8.5; Rival 8.3; Auburn Lad, Gas Acre, The Ugly Duckling, Mingle, Preux Chevalier, Cachuca, Loch Acre, Acquest x Windcress, Acre's Beauty, Phil Vaals, Miss Eureka, Joan Peel, Tahiti, Expellant 8.0. This is a very fair sorti of hack field and quite a few scratchings | will be needed to make the punters' task easier. Monte Cristo should go I 'well despite his impost and on Te IRapa running Miss Valerie should jals'o be in the hunt. Pasture is coming right again and Trig Station can be depended on for a solid show ing, especially after his dead-heat with Very Glad at the NgaruaAvahia non-tote meeting. Hunter's Night, | Glenbevan, Lady Clorane, Star Vaal and Rival are capable and have recent form. The best of the others may be Loch Acre,, Phil Vaals and Joan Peel, with preference for the latter, who will be racing on her home track. Bettors may prefer ! Trig Station Monte Cristo Joan Peel I.o— WOODSTOCK STAKES, of £275; 1 miles Cheva] de Volee 8.9; Jack Tar 8.5; Erndale 8.3; Erliek 8.2; Bronze Moth 7.12; Hot Box 7.11; Very Glad 7.8; Silver Cloud 7.2; Jayola, Prival, Philemup, Armacourt, Susan 7.0. Cheval de Volee ought to be at i home on this track but may not be fancied as much as some of thos.? on the lighter scale. Jack Tar ha:: been disappointing of late and a better prospect may be the improving Erndale, who relishes the going Avhen it is at all soft. This will be his first attempt over the distance but he is capable and ran a creditable third on the last day of the Great Northern Meeting. Erliek will not go out unsupported and the same applies to Bronze Moth, desp'te his failure at Ellerslie. Hot Box is likely and after his effort in the York commands some respect. Punt-' ers arc at a disadvantage with this Cape Horn gelding, because, trained by his owner at Thames, his track work Is not made public and an investment can only be made as a test of luck. Very Glad's effort a! Te Rapa shows that he is in form but his bouts over the sticks may have spoiled him for flat racing, although this does not always apply, as instanced by the example o* King Rey. Silver Cloud has a chance and Jayola or Susan .could do the trick. The favourites may inchi'le Hot Box Erndale ~>■ Bronze Moth I

1.45— W. G. PARK STEEPLECHASE, of £350 and trophy valued at £25; about 2y 2 miles King Rey 11.9; Forest Glow 10.8: Lucidus 10.7; Biform 10.2; Dauber 9.13; Floodlight 9.8; Smilin' Thru' 9.7; London, Sockettes 9.0. If the top weight starts he Avill be making his first attempt over country and despite his weight should be in at the finish. His ability over the bigger fences is not known but his speed on the flat has been demonstrated. Forest Glow should be difficult to dispose of and he will not have such a chance of stake-earning again this season. Lucidus is likely and the chances of t Biform cannot be lightly dismissed. There is a great opportunity for Dauber and it is in his favour that he has recent form across country. Floodlight's showings at Auckland were impressive and improvement can be counted on. Smiling Thru' may not be at her best but she is a consistent performer and can be relied upon to finish the course. London and Sockettes may find it hard against this field. Those likely to be in demand include Floodlight Dauber Lucidus 2.30— ORAKAU HURDLES, of £200, I3Al 3 A miles. Full of Scotch 10.13; General Ruse, Hirangi 10.12; Simint 10.S; Hesskctoon 10.5; Lapidarian 10.i; Race Whip 9.5; Pyrenees 9.5; Ramtonga, Mai de Mer, Stokowski, Hutu Avai 9.0. Full of Scotch lacks recent form, and both General Ruse and Hirangi appeal more. Simint is capable when at his best but the nick of the field appears to be Hessketoon. who won a double in convincing fashion at the Ellerslie fixture. Lapi darian would be dangerous if he returned to his best but his latest outings have been disappointing. Race Whip is likely after his win at Auckland. Pyrenees, operated on lor wind trouble not long ago, may have benefited by his runs at Ellerslie and may display that form Iv promised at one time. Mai de Mer, an experienced hurdler, is capable of upsetting calculations, but on form it looks like Hessketoon General Ruse Hirangi 13.15— PATERANGI HANDICAP, of £150; 7 fur. Orate 9.12; Brazen Bold, Erliek 9.6; Besiege 8.11; Te Takina 8.9: Young Paddon, Te Monowai, Flying Acre 8.6; Mon Acre, Town Section 8.2; Hutana, Requiem, Surella. Paddy the Rip 8.0. Orate will be; made to carry hi* weight, . should he get away from the barrier and a better proposition may be Brazen Bold, who has six pounds less to carry. Besiege will probably appreciate the course -a* also will Te Takina, that (lying machine trained at Te Awamutu. Young Paddon has been working iwell and will doubtless go well over seven furlongs. Te Monowai, another Te Awamutian, will probablv slioav the lack of recent racing and will find it difficult in this field. Flying Acre has come into the lime light over the last month or so /ind has demonstrated that open clas? sprinting is no trouble to him. Paddy the Rip appeals most of the remainder but investors may choose Young Paddon Te Takina Flying Acre 4:o— HaIRINI HANDICAP, of £150; 9 fur Mio Fratollo 9.6; Acreman 9.5; Game's Choice 9.2; Kaspian B.S; Bronze Trail 8.5; Rival 8.3: -Roman], Nuipapa, Joan Peel, Gheval de Bataille, General Riske, Gay Bell 8.0. Mia Fratollo saw the winning post first at To llapa a fortnight ago and may perhaps have appreciated the experience sufficiently to endeavour a repetition. Acreman has disappointed of late but could do the job and is not to by despised. Gaine's Choiec may regard the run as a preliminary to a hurdle (Continued foot next colarnn).

outing but is capable and has had recent racing. Kaspian, at 8.8, has a chance to show his worth ancl there are worse performers than Bronze Trail. Rival is sure to have plenty of followers after his Auckland efforts. The best of the others are Joan Peel and Cheval de Batai!!e, yet another who will not be seeing Te Awamutu for the first time. Perhaps Cheval de Bataille Rival Gaine's Choree • will be the order at the finish.