Sawdust And Glenlivet For Washdyke Double

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27410, 24 July 1954, Page 4

Sawdust And Glenlivet For Washdyke Double

RACING

The Claremont Handicap, first leg of the double at the South Canterbury Hunt Club’s meeting today, was to mark the reappearance of the good race mare Notable, but plans have had to be changed. She has had some filling in a leg, and was scratched yesterday. Sawdust will be a firm favourite for the Claremont Handicap after his game second to Bahrein over the same distance and on the same course earlier this month. Mr D. McFarlane’s big Milling gelding will probably be in front before the race is far under •way, and he will not surrender his lead without a great fight. Betting will probably be evenly spread over several of the others. Denominate will have a sizeable following because of his consistency, and the Orari stablemates, Royal Voyage and Cloudy, will have many backers who will be hoping for peak performances, which would give both good chances.

King Karri has dropped out of the Teschemaker Steeplechase, second leg of the double. Glenlivet won over the Washdyke country under lOst 7lb on on July 3, and a rise of 51b is not expected to halt his winning run. His neat jumping and speed may be more tharr his opponents will be able to cope wfth.

Riverstone and Young Prince may be the closest to Glenlivet at the finish; Fort Silver and the Waimate winner Silent Sol have the most encouraging form of the others; and the Riccarton-trained Sultry may be the improver. In this field, and bracketed with Glenlivet, is Free Gift, a winner at Wingatui at his last start If all goes well with him in the meantime Free Gift will be the leading South Island contender for Grand National Steeplechase honours on August 7. His performance today will show what progress he is making in his preparation for Riccarton.

As in the steeplechase, horses from I Mr W. E. Hazlett’s Invercargill stable are at the top of the handicap for the hurdle race. In Test Flight and Chief Light the stable has two young jumpers which should go a long way. Today Chief Light will be attempting to improve a sequence of two wins from two starts. Test Flight’s record from two starts is not as good, but he may yet prove to be the better winner over The weather was fine at Timaru yesterday. The track should be in good winter order. Selections Pareora Hunters’ Steeplechase: Sentinel, Mentor, Noble Jim. Washdyke Trot: Cassado, Camille, Coronation Hall. Claremont Handicap: Sawdust, Denominate, Cloudy View. Gleniti Stakes: Great Tom, Topical Cim, Arosa. Teschemaker Steeplechase: Free GiftGlenlivet bracket, Riverstone, Young Prince. Hadlow Hurdles: Test Flight-Chief Light bracket. Exchequer, Command. Levels Hack Handicap: Teko, Hoi du Bois, Mulberry. Pentlow Hack Handicap: Strada, Sovereign Salute, Square Dance. The fields, form, and probable riders •re:— PAREORA HUNTERS’ STEEPLECHASE.

Scratched: Flaring, Mount Lebanon. Bracket: Banbury and Long Range. 12.» pan.— CLAREMONT HANDICAP, Of £325. One mile and 35 yards. st. lb.

Of £180. Two miles and a hal •t lb. 0014 Six Cylinder, Mr C. Boyle .. Ll 13 1 Mentor, Mr A. P. Langford .. 11 13 0002 Noble Jim, Mr A. Hinch 11 6 0020 Debden, Mr D. Munro .1 3 (HOC St. Truin 1 1 Avonhead. Mr C- Cox tl 0 0 First Spin, Mr D. Parlane tl 0 00 Gabriels Gully, Mr W. Emmerson 11 0 3000 Pity, Mr K. Graham Ll 0 44 Sentinel. Mr L. R. Hillis 11 0 11.45 a.m— WASHDYKE TROT, Of £220. 3min 3sec class. One nile and a half. 0030 Banbury scr 0400 Gamille scr x32 Cassado .. scr CiOO Coronation Hay scr 0j00 Flying Pilot . : scr 0000 Garrymede scr COO Gay Abbess scr *M» Keryn scr 0 00 Long Range scr 0 CO -Misty Grattan .. scr C D3 Idea scr 4 .00 Victory Nelson .. scr TOO Nona Grattan 24 C100 Swallow 38

0032 Johnny Peep (1) 8 1J 0300 Royal Voyage (17) 8 12 2 XX) Peisian Gulf (7), A. J. Stok 8 11 1210 Denominate (13), E. G- Low 8 10 3J04 Cloudy View (15), W. D. Skel ton 8 5 3X0 Debenture (13), J. M. Cappie 8 3 3 XX) Bosky (14). F. H. Skelton 8 2 0010 Algiers (14), J. Didham 8 1 3222 Dan (4), C. McDonald 8 1 4j*0 Cheerio (3) .. .. 8 1 0333 Taj (6) .. .. . 7 12 3302 Sawdust (8) N. Eastwood 7 11 0000 Exchange (10) 7 I 0000 Jock Scott (0). N. Bonney 7 7 4400 Paulette (5) 7 7 0000 Roiata (18) 7 7 0010 Solstice (11), D. F. Coombe 7 7 Scratched: Notable. 1.15 n . GLENITI STAKES, Of £150. Six furlongs. st. lb. 0000 Alb (14), J. W. McDonald 8 10 4002 Brilliant Right (21), N. Bonney 8 10 00 i *actotum (24) 8 10 0032 Great Tom (10), D. J. Th i st oil 8 10 K el man (1), J. M. Cappie 8 10 00 Lady Doretta (9) 8 10 0 Locksmith (8), L- French 8 10 WOO Minto Ctrl (22), F. H. Skelton 8 10 00 Monoglide (19) 8 10 00 Opposite (12) . 8 10 004 Skewe (6), P. L. Fraser . 8 10 0000 Superdowa (5) . 8 10 0400 Super Find (16), C. McDonald 8 10 0004 Tammy Troot (25), D. F Coombe 8 10 0 Wake Early (15), W. D. Skelton 8 10 ocoo Wineglass (11) 8 10 4242 Arosa (17), G. W. Mein . 8 0 Columban (7) . 8 0 ©000 Manresa (I), N. A. Dempsey 8 0 0 Sabaean Maid (23), L. W. Hare « 0 0003 Topical Cim (13), B G. Low S 0 00 Treasure House (3), B. S. Fin layson . 8 0 Balloted out, with right of entry in the following order:— st. lb. The Stove (20) •• . 8 10 0 Red Chat (18) . 8 10 0000 Kinloch Chief (4) .. . 8 10 2 »J TESCHEMAKEK STEEPLECHASE, Of £500. Two miles and a half. St. lb. 4221 Free Gift . 11 13 0431 Glenlivet , 10 W 0030 Fort Silver. H. W. Skinner . 10 8 4202 Young Prince .. . 10 1 0030 Battle Signal • 9 13 4244 Generator .. •• • 9 11 0201 Silent Sol • 9 10 1440 Riverstone, C. G. Low . 9 9 2 Survivor • 9 5 0000 Chief Stuart, B. R. Thomson • 90 0000 Coxswain, J. W. McDonald . 9 0 030 Sultry. E. G. Rosewame 0000 Kilmacrenan, H. J. Ford I 9 0 Scratched: King Karri. Bracket: Free Gift and Glenlivet 3.45 p.m.— HADLOW HACK AND HVNTEKS’ HURDLES, OI £225. One mile and three-quarters. St. lb. 4003 Test Flight .. .. . 10 12 301J Chief Light .. . 10 11 1440 Riverstone .. •• . 10 4 1002 Silver Spur .. •• . 10 1 0201 Exchequer .. •• . 9 11 OOOC Brutus, D. Dawson .. . 9 9 0404 Miro Chabo .. . 9 9 OOOC Snuffbox, B. R. Thomson . 9 8 0002 Command, R. O. Cairns . 9 6 0340 Magical . 9 2 0003 The Tongs . 9 2 0404 Black Briar .. • 9 0 000 Collaborate .. .. . 9 0 1104 Exodus, G. McKay . 9 0 3400 Escalado, J. W. McDonald . 9 0 0000 Jolly Miller, B. Gordon . 9 0 0200 Race Belle, C. G. Low . 9 0 0000 Spanish Chief , 9 0 000 Tired Hands. G. G. Hampton Bracket: Test Flight and Chief Doubtful starter: Spanish Chief. . 9 0 Jght. 3.3© pavLEVELS HACK HANDICAP Of £220. Six furlongs. 2110 1000 Highwayman (7), G. H. Styles 9 3 Easy Way (17) .. ..9 1 0202 Teko (16), F. H. Skelton . 9 1 0000 Strato (11), W. D. Skelton . 8 12 OOOC Sure Swift (14), P. L. Fraser 8 11 004C Mulberry (1), C. McDonald t« 0 10

0000 Direct Passage (6), A. J. Stokes 8 6 2002 Red Tinge (10) 8 4 113 Roi du Bois (13), B. J. Anderton 8 3 0000 Star Chief ,(2) 8 3 0400 Gone Away (13) 8 0000 Airscol (8) 8 0 0000 Dahlia (9), G. W. Mein 8 0 00-00 Kuriwao Belle (4) 8 0 0000 Russley Lad (5), J. Didham .. 8 0 014 Shiver (12) v. 8 0 4044 The Poacher (3) •• 8 0 4.15 pan.— PENTLOW HACK HANDICAP, >f £230. One mile and 35 yards. 0000 Weewyn (8) 9 1 0210 Str a da (19), C. McDonald 8 12 1000 First Whack (13) 8 9 0100 Strathcarron (12) 8 8 0000 Canyon Maid (1) 8 6 3 Argive (18)t W. D. Skelton 8 5 0002 Diplomatic (15), G. W. Mein .. 8 4 1404 Irish Saint (5) 3 4 00C4 Square Dance (11), A. J. Stokes 8 4 0223 Sovereign Salute (3), D. F. Coombe 8 3 0003 Leofa (7), E. G. Low 8 2 0003 Tom Bowling (14), F. H. Skelton 8 1 0004 Bonny Prim (20) .. 8 0 2000 Gazette (16) .. 8 0 00 Gypsy Tap (6) 8 0 020 Half-a-Crown (22), N. Eastwood 8 0 0000 Kinloch Chief (2) 8 0 00 Macduff (24), W. Hanlin 8 0 0000 Original (23) 8 0 0000 Pat’s Treasure (4). A. G. Walsh 8 0 0000 Show Place (21), N. Bonney .. 8 0 1000 White Satin (10). B. J. Anderton 8 •0 Balloted out, with right of re-entry in the 0000 following order:— De Rose (17) 8 0 0000 Lady Milling (9) 8 0