Certain Picked For Wingatui First Leg

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31083, 11 June 1966, Page 7

Certain Picked For Wingatui First Leg

"The Press'* Special Service DUNEDIN. Certain, winner of the Birthday Handicap on the first day of the meeting, worked well enough on Thursday to suggest that he could be the one to beat in the Provincial Handicap, the first leg of the Dunedin Jockey Club’s T.A.B. double at Wingatui today.

There has been considerable drying at Wingatui since Monday’s meeting and if there is no change in the weather the prospects are for firm going.

Tundra, winner of the Provincial Handicap last year and the runner-up to Certain last Saturday, will carry strong support. Her Gore owners, Mr and Mrs W. L. Aynsley, intend to retire the Alpenhorn mare after today’s race. She will be let down before being mated with Ayrshire Barb, which is standing at Mr Aynsley’s stud. The top-weight Kumai looks a likely improver. He finished fifth in the Birthday Handicap and should run another sound race.

Flying York raced well below his best on Monday. He could make amends today. These four horses will probably dominate betting. The others should be at good odds. Gladaub, may prove too good for the open sprinters in the Members’ Handicap. Bold Venture, the topweight with 10-2. has strong form credentials.

Cranbrook, the beaten favourite on Monday, might make amends but the Riccarton candidate Mogambo, which finished third in his two earlier races at the meeting, makes more appeal. R. Dowling has been released from his engagement on Just Peter to ride Big Smoke. The on-course double will be on the Electric Stakes No. 1 and the Tainui Improvers’ Handicap. Flowing Gold and Belfie will be a well supported combination. Field*:— U.IS A.m.— ELECTRIC STAKES No. 1, £250: «f—Blue Stephan (4). Darkest

(10), Don Courtauld (8), Flowing Gold (9), Golden Meadow (7), Hopalong <6), Jaykay (15), Majaba (12), Sierra Gold (13), Silver Jet (5), Silver Paper (2). Third Chance (14), Windvale Girl (3) 8-5; Double Star (1). Yehudi (11) 8-0. 11.50 a.m.— OTAGO HACK AND HUNTERS' HURDLES, £400; Um.—Pahl (7) 10-7; Knight (6) 9-11: Lorastan (3) 9-9; Ataarangl (5) .9-7; Red Harken (9) 9-1; Acron (2), Belloch (8), Side Saddle (4), Winfield (1) 9-0. 12.30 p.m.— TAINUI IMPROVERS* HANDICAP, £300: 6f —Belfie (11) 9-0; Shoelace (1), Belllta (8) 8-7: Bel Boa (12) 8-3; Mystery Cloud (3) 8- Banerva (9). Cedar Bank (5), Palama! (4), Left Over (10), Lucky Gem 42), Rene Sableur (6), The Guide (7) 8-0. 13 p.m.— DUNEDIN HACK AND HUNTERS' STEEPLECHASE, £300; 2jm. —Bayline (3) 10-2; Tidal Rip (6) 10-8: Linred 411) 9-8; Captain Morgan < 12) 9-6; First Watch (7) 9- Bador (8) 9-4; Jolly Fox (9) 9-2; Goodbye (4), Myfilou (10) 9-1; Barney (1), Hygeana (2), King’s Tax (5) 9-0.

2.20 p.m.— ELECTRIC STAKES No. 2, £250; 6f.—Cassaroha (6), Decimal Coin (13), Desera y (8), High Silver (5). How Entrancing (4). Kindling Spark (9), Robert Bell (11), Skinful! (2) 8-5; Tres Vite (1). Baron's Pride (7), Queen’s Star (10) 8-0. Scratched: Sai*blue (3), Fieldmistress (12), Mordello (14). 2.55 p.m.— HENLEY HANDICAP, £350: 7f.— Ronrico (6) 9-0; Mon Amour (3) 8-12; The Kurd (4) 8-11; Marawood (11) 8-6: Lonvato (5) 8-4; Bellesse (8), Captain Howe (1), Kullnga (10) 8-3; Lucky Streak (2) 8-2; Chow Maine (9), Earl Howe (7) 8-0.

ALDWORTH HANDICAP. £400; Ilf.—Chimaera (9) 9-0; Elvin Bay (12) 8-4: Full Course (3) 8-3; Blue Amber (1), Golden Web (13), Proud Boy (5) 8-1; How Exciting (4), Jack Howe (11), Lord Cass (2), Now or Never (8), Pasowa (6), Sandy Man (14), Swashbuckler (7), Tracy’s Comet (10) 8-0.

1.45 p.m.— PROVINCIAL HANDICAP, £600; Ilf. St. lb. 4535 Kumai (2) 9 10 2183 Tundra (6) 8 12 1240 Flying York (8) 8 10 3331 Certain <111 8 4 2700 Allez Vite <91 7 10 0008 Calvados (1) 7 10 8808 Beginner's Luck (4) 7 8 3630 Glenmorven (10) 7 8 2609 Cobble (5) 7 7 2450 The Missionary (7) 7 7 1270 Underwood Lass (3) 7 7

3.35 p.m.— MEMBERS’ HANDICAP, £500; 7f. St. lb. 1511 Bold Venture (6) .. 10 2 1124 Gladaub (5) ..9 12

4744 Cranbrook (1) 9 6 8533 Mogambo (3) 8 3 5067 Big Smoke (8) ... 8 2 1290 Azir (7) 8 0 1406 Balken Boy (2) i.. 8 0 6256 Just Peter (4) ... 8 0 4245 Soutalne <9> .. 8 0 4.15 p.m.—