RAIN WILL MAKE THE GOING SOFT

Chronicle (Levin), 17 May 1946, Page 6

RAIN WILL MAKE THE GOING SOFT

f 1 . ■ (Special — From L.M.M.) '■ .. j : ' WELLINGTON, This Day. ... Attraetiye fields are carded for.Jall .the galloping meetings to->hiorfow, namely O.taki, Waverley,- South Canterbury and Waikato. Chief interest in this centre will be the Otaki Maori R.C. fikture at which splendid fields are engaged. Recent rain h^s' left the track ftoft, but if no f uf thei^Tain f'alls the going. shopld be fiiuch bptter than anticipated. The course superintendent, Mr. Albert Met'a, hadit in tip top order before the rain set . in. Given good weather the club should expenenee a'- ' large attendance and a successful meetirig. At time of going to press the only doubtful startef . is Foxcatcher. Win and place betting will operate at all mee.tmgs, . ' - * Following is" a.reYiew of the fields for the meetings:* •

11.15-ttt - • PUKETOI HACK AND HUN- ' TERS' STEEPLES, of £300. ' Two , miles and a quarter.— Moderate, 10.12; Pompit, Authoress, 10.10; Nanook, 9.6; Gold Claim, 9.2; Ring Scarf, Penwilt, Lady Charm, War Credit, Tiroroa, 9.0. The top weight, Moderate, is nearing form and as he is entered for the Great Northern double ne will have to prove himself as a prospect. Otaki will probably be his final run before the big events, and he will command atte'ntion in this class. • •' - . Pompit has been coricentra.ting on high weight events lately? and it might take him a race or .iiwd to come into prominenc'e, but pnce he reaches form he will be hard to beat over the battens.. . Hfe-./is also entered for the Great Northern double, but whether he .VAll . b£. ready or not remairis to be.lseen-. ; Authoress, although ' ofily hew- to the jumping game, can be consid--ered as a prospect by his recent displays over hurdles in schooling at Awapuni. He showed promise when first tried as a jumper and more will be heard of him soon. Nanook has run consistently in highweight events this season and his last race was at Foxton, wnere he ran unplaced but showed promise for a novice. It would not be surprising to see him in the firing line"at the'finish. Gold Claim is always ready at this time of the year and he will not be out of place in this company. Adding up in his favour is the fact that he is trained at Otaki. Ring Scarf has not yet shown any promise in his efforts. Penwilt has shown glimpses of his form, but is not consistent. He may perform better on his ||iome track, but would have to firgrove considerably' tp come into place. War Credit is a promising novice, but is not quite ready yet.

12.0— MANUAO MAIDEN PLATE NO. 1, of £200. Six furlongs. — Thoraco, Flak, Royal Flash, Sheilwyn, Black Flash,. Gay Flame, Relampago, Miss Crusoe, Bren Gun, 8.7 ; Skilled, Howe, Bulaselle, Equitare, 8.0. Flak gav-e a good sound perform- • ance a t !j'C arterton and will be ■ qijity atf ftome among the class of ■, hdrses in this event. He is a prom-i6ing-hdck and Otaki may see him ' Tegister his first win. • Gay -Flame had every chance at Foxton and the* gelding is really capable of a good performance. Howe is a promising two-year-old by Defoe, but this company might prove a little too hard for him. 12 45 s PUKEKARARA HACK HANDICAP;" of £300. Six furlongs.— Glen Urquhart, 9.0; Our Jock, 8.12; Grey Donne, 8.9; Mr. Valiant, Foxella, 8 6' Blue Orchid, 8.4; Tudor Chief, Golden Kea, 8.2; Sir Boswell, 8.0; Rockanui, 7.12; Hostility, Gyration, Miss Pompadour, Master Gain, 7.11. Glen Urquhart, the top- weight, has been running solid races lately, registering a third and a second in his last two starts. He is'near his winning form and in spite of his weight he will be hard to beat. Our Jock was let down lightly in the weights considering his fine performance at Carterton. He is at top form and it will take a lot to . stop him to-morubw. Grey Donne ran a good winning race last week, showing that she is really a high class mare. She is destmed for big fhings and her race to-morrow should be a good one

Mr. Valiant returns to racing ana he may need a race or two to reach his best form. He is not considered as a prospect, althou'gh he might ourprise. >-uxella was not respected at Carterton and he ran accordingly, finishing well back in a small field. When at top form he is capable of giving better things. Tudor Chief, who ran second at Otaki last February, has shown up poorly since, with only one suc- . cess. He was a rank outsider in a field of eight last Saturday, and finished fourth after /having every chance. He may be4;. up for tomorrow.

Rockanui and Miss Pompadour are both speedy types, and they are both trained at Otaki. The latter paid a big dividend there before and is a prospect in the field if at top form. . 1.30— RERE NIKITENE MEMORIAL ' HANDICAP, of £750-. One mile and a quarter. — Barrage, 8.1; Flying Hawk, 8.0; Dileas, Hulabaloo, Foxcatcher, Leighon's Glory, 7.10; Miss Delaware,- Silver Rod, 7.2; High Order, Foreign Coin, 7.0.. Barrage is quite capable of winning and he likes the Otaki track, winning there in his first run in open company. Flying Hawk, who is now concentrating on distance events, is doing well, and he is now only two pounds heavier than Dileas, whom he ran third. to at Foxton when conceding .eleven pounds, This might turn

the ,tables on, the Dink gelding, who3e last race carried him into third place behind Dink's Owh and Second Sea! at Egmont. Hevis at top form and is capable of winning many rich handicap events. Otaki mav be a aift to him.

Hulabaloo is doing better track work than , ever before, and the Baffles gelding will be close up at the finish. His last , performance was at Foxton, where he ran second to Dileas. Foxcatcher, who recently broke down, looks hopeless and he needs a loiig rest badly. . He may have improved after a week's rest, but this .does riot seem likely. Leighon's Glory, who. gave a good performance when, she wori' the' Nelson Cup, Would only have. ,to repeat. this form to. win-'" ' Miss Delaware and , Silver, Rod have :shown promise by. their recent wins at Easter meetings. Both should. no.t, be neglected, 2.15—' ' ' ; " .

MANUAO- MAIDEN PLATE Nor 2of £200. Six furlongs.-r-Bonifort, Rampant, Clout's Gift,- Gr-and Central, Gynee. Lou, Diatomous Girl, Prince Wanaka, Airpier, 8.7; Beau Raide, Surf Girl, Lady Oratory, Flying Pigeon, Bonnie Fair, 8.0. Prince Wanaka reads well in this event and his fourth plaeing at Egmont after a. rough passage suggests that he is almost due. Airpier, who ran fourth to Salut d'Amour, is improving, and this filiy will not be long in bringing about a win.-'. 3.0—

OTAKI BACK HANDICAP, 0£ £300. Seven furlongs.— Lol'd Darnley, 9.9; -Trig Poiht, 8.12; Prefa, 8.8; Grey D'onne,'--8.5T Tifbx, 8.2; Carmelita, 8.1; Co'oraclare, 8.0;'M6utoa Lord, - 7.12; Rersuade, Thfeioway, Saliit d'Amour, '7.10; Rothnic, Sir Boswell, 7.9;''' Flak, St, Hilton, Ba'ttle Chief, Foxada, ■ Homespun, Revetir, 7.7. • ' ' • Trig -Point's' fourth at Carterton was' a- gobd Vefiort 'and big' things are in storg for -this gelding. - In his last four starts his record reads one first, two seconds and a fourth. and> Otaki: *may:: see . him. add another winlto. this listv - . . , Carmeli.tai.and Prefa are .both form horses'- and will command attention. , .; • .. • ■ a ■ ■ . ;

Cooraclare is just'aoout reaay iqi another win. He is a good sort -of the Croupier breed and he has a; liking for -the- Otaki course. Salut d'Amour :is in form. This horse is capable- of bringing about another win and it would not be a surprise this time. Revetir's third at Carterton is worth remembering. 3 45 ■ • i 'waiorongomai handicap, of ! £500. Seven furlongs. — Rakanui, |9.4; Fortune's Smile, 9.3; Donegal Bay, 8.3; Piccolo, 8.2; Master Robin, Gay Lena, 8.1; Theiolyn, 8.0; Foxcatcher, 7.13; Parnell, 7.11; Young j Margaret, 7.10; Lord Darnley, 7.9; 'Lady Don, 7.5; Prince Wheriko, 7.3; iLady Nahleeh, Duplicity, Alcyone, 7.0. • •' "• " ' ' " • Fortune's Sihile has the two wins in his last two starts, 'but he will 1 find* it hard -to keep up with' this crowd. Donegal Bay's second at Carterton 'was an excellent performance considering that. he had run-a li the sarrie day. Parnell," Theiolyn and Gay Lena are good performers and the winner might be found in one of these.' Master Robin will have his 'final trial before the Cornwall Handicap, and he will have to shape well to I be considered a prospect for the big race.

4.30— RAHUI HACK ' HANDICAP, of | £350. One mile and a quarter.— ;Blanket, 9.0; Master Day, Robeoljogy, 8.i3; Gynerio, 8.9; Sergeant (Jack, iSailor Boy, 8.8; Norse, '8.3; jstepfar, 8.2; Gold Claim, Incline, j Cock Robin,. Broderie, Moutoa Lord, 8.0. ' ■ . | Master Day won with ease at I Carterton and it will take a good I horse to beat him to-morrow. ! Gynerio tfs .fiear his winning- turn i anfi is capable of winning among ! this field. ' ■ J Robeology "will find 8--13 a bit i heavy to carry out in front. j Sergeant Jack is capable of whining again, but it will not be a surprise this time. * Incline is improving and showed good promise at Foxton in finishing fifth to Trig Point.