Bramble Song a Warm Favourite

Chronicle (Levin), 9 August 1946, Page 6

Bramble Song a Warm Favourite

L.M

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I Findon and Soneri on Flat

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WELLINGTON, This Day. The Grancl National meeting will be continued at Riccarton to-morrow, when the going is expected to be in good order. The t'eature event on the programme to-morrow will be the Grand National Hurdles in which Bramble Song, winner of the Great Northern Hurdles, has becorae a warm favourite. Others in dejnand are Blue Title, Brantome, Boolamskee and Prize Ring. Dumbo is attempting to equal F&dishah's 1939 recofd of winnihg both Nationals in the same season. Excellent fields are carded in all events and the racing should be interesting throughout. The meeting will conclude on the following Saturday, when the main jumping event will be the Lincoln Steeplechase.

j During the running of the Win- | ter Cup F'indon was unlucky to j strike trouble early and it was not j until two furlongs from home that | he escaped out of a pocket and set i sail for the leaders. He was finish- . ing on strongly into sixth place. The extra quarter mile in the Islington Handicap to-morrow will ; not trouble him. Longsword pulled up well after the Winter Cup and it would not surprise if he goes a ' good race to-morrow. Soneri and : Leigh Barton are both also in the open mile, the August Handicap, a race it is understood they will con- : test. If that proves eorrect then it looks like Soneri again proving : tough to beat, as she is in the peak of her form. The Hawke's Bay Hunt fixture ; will also be held to-morrow at , Hastings. Betting will be win and place at both meetings. Prospects for both fixtures are: AT RICCARTON

10.47 — Aylesbury Handicap _ (7 1 furlongs ) — Grand Melee, Rahine, Queen's General. 11.35— Sumner Hack (9 furlongs) — Alamode, Lord Elgin, Tifox. 12.17 — Beaufort Steeplechase (2^ miles) — Spanish Main, Page's Raid, Night Prince. 1.2 — tVoolston Hack (7 furlongs) — Frances, Peter Theio, Knight j Crusader. 1.47 — n.Z. Grand National Hur-j dles (2i miles, 160 yds) — Bramble l Song, Biue Title, Brantome. j 2.32 — Spreydon Hack Hurdles (2j miles) — Gold Claim, Beneve, Olga's j Choice. i 3.17 — Islington Handicap (Tj miles) — Findon, Platform, Long- j sword, if Soneri and Leigh Barton! absenc. ■ | | 4.0 — August Plandicap (1 mile) — ! : Soneri, Leigh Barton, Imperial. ' THE ACCEPTANCES . 10.47 — AYLESBURY HANDICAP, of £400. Severn furlongs. — Robingay, ■8.12; Beautiful, 8.8; Pfovider, 8.6; Grand Melee, Rahine, 8.4; Queen's General, 8.3; Bonny Fair, 8.2;. 1 Mestiza, Philary, Spring Water, ■8.1; Beau Ideal, Blue Hussar, Con- ' crete, Deserfc Fox, , Front Page, ' Kirkella, Le Sonnet, Lovemorn, ! Majestic Fox, Night Rank, Paean- • ism, Regal Lily, Royal Robe, Sandy's Pride, Thomas, Wild Knock. 8.0. 11.45 — SUMNER HACK HANDICAP, of nine furlongs. — Griffin, Lord Elgin, Douglas Haig, 9.5; Alamode, 9.2; Gold Lance, 9.1; Tomahawk, Burn1 brae, 9.0; Wane, 8.12; Bittersweet, ■ 8.10; Lady Welbeck, Deep Harmony, 8.9; Tifox, 8.8; Detain, Manacone, ,8.7; Pandemonium, 8.3; Sir Tague, 8.2: Armont, 8.0. 12.17—

! BEAUFORT STEEPLECHASE, of j i £1000. Two miles and a haif.— Spanish Main, 11.9; Siglow, 11.4: ; ; Roman Son, 11.1; Page's Raid, 11.0; Rival, British Mint, 10.13; Night Prince, 10.9; Bronze Night, 10.1: • Appeasement, 9.10; Golden Glow, 1 9.1: Ring Scarf, Stromboli, 9.0. ! 1.2— j WOOLSTON HACK HANDICAP. t of £400. Seven furlongs. — Peter ! Theio, 9.9; Lord Elgin, 9.7; Knight Crusader, 9.2; Runaway, 9.1: Frances, 8.13; Notary, 8.11; Air i Lord, 8.7; Winning Ticket, Special Flight, Finalist, 8.6; Penicillin. ! Hart Royal, Revivre, 8.5; Mysteriious Melody, 8.4; Avonbridge, 8.2; | Blue Orchid, 8.1; Kyron, Siegwood ' Fcxspear, Liquidate, Montello I d'Oro. Soft Ligllt, Comic Paper. 8.0. i l 47—

N.Z. GRAND NATiONAL HURDLES, of £2,000. Two miles and a half and one hundred and sixty yards. — Brantome, 11.5; The Monarch, 10.11; Prize Ring, 10.10; Blue Title, 10.5; Hunting'Mac, 10.3; Test Pilot, 10.2; Boolamskee, 10.1; Bramble Song, 10.0; Prince Dolomite, 9.10; British Mint, 9.6; Betterman, Dumbo, 9.5; Slavonik, | Sphere, 9.0. 2.32 SPREYDON HACK HURDLES, of £600. Two miles. — Beneve, 11.6; Boloyna, 10.10; Gold Claim, 10.7; Hunting Charm, 10.6; Phil Boa. 10.2; Olga's Choice, Bettermusk, 10.0; Big Top, 9.5; Cuisinier, 9.2; Tamerlane, 9.0. I 3.17— i ISLINGTON HANDICAP, oi 1 £1000. One mile and a quarter.— Longsword, Findon, 9.11; Soneri. 9.10; Foxliaven, 9.6; Platform, 9.3'; I Lance Wing, Good Bay, 8.10; ! Nepeta, 8.9; Leigh Barton, Plonest iSal, 8.8; Sing Sing, Lowry Bay, 8.7; iFoxchase, 8.6; Salary. Broiefield, ! Piccolo, 8.5; Swingalong, 8.4; Lord 'Darnley. Western Front, 8.2; Desert - Victory, Flahuluk. Montosorrie, i Revetir, Sedgemere, 8.0. i 4,0— AUGUST HANDICAP, of £750. :One mile. — Golden Souvenir, 10.8; Soneri, 9.11; Tiger Tan, 9.10; Bridge Acre, 9.3; Bonny Flight, 9.2; Imperial, The Grand, 8.12; Nepeta, ; 8.10; Leigh Barton, 8.9; Sing Sing, 1 Grand Forest, 8.8; Royal Chance,