Master Play's Steeples Prospects

Chronicle (Levin), 18 June 1948, Page 6

Master Play's Steeples Prospects

L.M.

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Bronstar And Deprive Should Run Well

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WELLINGTON,' dund \ . Keen interest will be taken in the fornYof. tjie horses. Tunjning at Awapuni tomorrow, the concluding day of the- Manar. iWsatii Racing. Club's wint^i%.hxture, as"rpfactically/al4;have''beeniripjninated for the three days Wellington - winter meetihgyopeniing'at Trentham on Saturday, July 3,. continuing on the follow--1 Ing Saturday aiid concluding on July 17. -The. public has certainly gained a good line after the recent holiday raeing for the ,main jumping eVents, b'ut at this juncture form ;varies consider^ably on/the flat/. Other meetings to be held/^arO.. Waipa and Oamaru:. ' j ~ ^ % : ■- ■

With .the . withdrawal, of » Red Glare from the.: 'Manawata. Ste e ple - chase; the event-has been left with a rather weak field, b'ut, neverthe-1 lss, the race itself should provide ple-nty of interest. Ellerton Hall has not raced for nearly " a year, but ; Master Play, who had three outlngs at. Waikato, shomd be well forward enough to hold this field — that is if he is fully recovered from liis fall on the third day at Waikato. He slightly injured himself on that occasion. Albino went well last week until condition toid. Whiphand won the Grandstand Steeplechase at Wanganui and .although he failed on the concluding day, he can be relied upon to give a good account of himself tomorrow. Best of the others mignr be Glenfayle. i-.. Although drawn No. '12 Bronstar should again give a good account of himsexf in the Palmers coiT North Handicap. Strongest opposition is likely to come from Second Seal, Audacious, Emerge and Tremello. Second Seal is overdue for a win and if conditions suit this one might prove Bronstar 's serious' opposition. • ' A good field is engaged in the Memoers' Handicap in which Deprive, Playtos, Playboy and Peter Theio will ■ carry most money. Deprive has his chance of breaking his seqiience of place gettlng. Mallow has been a long time reachlng the winning list, but his turn cannot be far away.