Folkestone Meets Better Class Open Hurdles

Chronicle (Levin), 15 July 1949, Page 6

Folkestone Meets Better Class Open Hurdles

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Ti July 15. Excellent fields are agsiffr* em^d^ovAhe jeontinuation. of the Wellington Racing Clujpfs* at Trentham tomorrow, the elimination .l^fe'ift^'hlVini^ applied to three of the events, the mos$ ia|f.^|ed: kejjig the' Parliamentary Handicap in which some lik^,-®®Qsp®Qls^e«e inciuded in the 18 to be balloted out. - ? '-aCl ili ■ tS .... : .. . .

Xeemfnte^st is being taken&i the Riddifprfi Steep'echa'se as ;|to whether dMas&er . Meruit can make amends^at tnfe difference in weight. over his fifsfc day conquerors. I think Master Meruit was definite'ly. not a beaten horse when the mishap befell hina at the last jump. At the time he was full of running and rapidly gathering in the leaders. Bar accidents I think Master Meruit will win with something in hand, . All eyes wi'l be on Folkestone in Ihe Lambton Hurdles. He will -be rnaking his debut in open hurdle class, which should test him to the full. His hack hurdle form has been first c ass.. The weather is fine and if no further rain falls the track should -be greatiy' iraprov.ed compared with the first day. / Erinmore's Chances. r After Jiis easy win- m Lhe ?Vittoria. Hack Hurdles- fobethe 'first- day 'Erhl-^ more will be a strong fancy for t>he Corunna Hack; •, Hui'cllfesi Fianna' Fail was going weil and making iip ground fast until he alomst fellbat-, the second last fence. But for t'nis he would ceytain.y . ha?ve t been ^m the rnoney. ' 'Hip-Hip" A i| ' a* b^ld jumper who should collec't sc«ne' stake money at the meeting. Ttelampago, who found the Trentham Huiuies company too solid, mignt show to better advantage among hacks. Sailor Giri, Sal's Pal, Gold Song, The Crofter, Brockie, High Profit and Fairhome are not whnout prospects, but the first named three should be the dividend payers, The Triai Piate is very open and should provide a good winning dividend. Best-half dozen prospects are Lady Lotus, Dennis O'Kelly, Royal Scrip, Flying Colours, Persona ity and Cmeless.

•Folkestone, Jooked upon as .ihe season's hurdling„find,.wilj hfe a,strong first fansoy *for thfeiali'mh|pn; Hurdles. He showed.-by his perfoBfiiance in the ' Whyte1 'Handicap ipat ne was ftt. ■ If ihe- ffepeats his noi|th7, cerh hurdlmgpform the opposijBibri wiil face a 'stefn i#sk. Master |ped' was un ucky in the Trenthkrri Hurdles ^whqrr ,pe. ?^kimbled hnd' nearlyKM fwlongs fj|cm' home. 4jp -to: iheti* he certajfaly -ooked like taking pgrt in the ifinisffi- . Cor inglis piraqrined weif-uhder his big weight to finish third. !;;Ofthe oihe'FS The Fake, Young |3ob and Beaulitha are hhot with'out prospects. • . ._■>] .»•. *: The distance of the- Seatoun Hhck Handicap will be ■mbre ; to Oslo'S1' liking than -last' we:ek'^ mile. ilAithough well beaten by Consulat|jin ihe Woburn Hack Sir Abbot wifl'ibe more suited in this companv. With W, JrtBioughtfth j ijp %ilj| be good "Support" " for Brenlock, while other prospects are Lajani, if start- • ed here, Roscarea, Little Titch, Robin Redbreast, and Mr. Moutoa. Rabin Redbreast comes from the south with good form. Has Good Chance. Master Meruit will have a good chance to make amends in the Riddiford Steeplechase as he meets his Wellington Steeptechase conquerors cn much better terms. If he is kept in check early Prize Ring must come into consideration. That game little steepiechaser Gsiecv has come up fresh again after her gallant win last week and ' she should ag'ain make her presence felt as a'^o should the improving First Act. ImperiaB Crown Went

too eariy in the big steeples last week. to, form an opinion on his prcfepect's, "btj-t his previous form was good. Fxrst Out is a grand 'chaser from -the south with a good winning percentage. Beau Court's success in the Mariri Hack Steepies was such a good performance as to ensure him strong following. Un;iucky to be run orf by the nderless 'Laindon when making a deterimined chaLenge in tne Mariri 1 Steeples Supreme" Shepherd - rea'ds | the best of vhe others. j The Paruamentary Handicap has a record for upsecs, and, no doubt, : history might repeat itself in this respect tomorrow. At the momenu | .here is no firm favourite, but the 'six to contest this honour will be ' Kartikeya, St. Bruno, Renowned, Akbar, Conciusion and last year's Winner, -Ruiing Master. • It should ! be a -go'od 'becting race with the 'actudl favourite at a reasonab.y go Jd pricb- ' ! If the winner should not coihe from the above six then the likeiy upsetters might be Indian DaWn, Kippo, Indian Song, Dark Arrow or Lord Holland. Hard To Beat. • If allowed lo settle down and not be bust.ed along, as was the case in the Whyte Handicap, Carnegie should be one of the hardest to beat in the Members' Handicap. Miss Bairnsfather ran well in the

Whyte1 Handicap and with a good barrier position will be respected as also will Duvaals, who finishea so ldly on ahe outside for second in the Stewards' Handicap. -The extra fUr.ong wili suit him. Super Flight will require to beg-in as weil as she did in the Whyte Handicap to gain a good position from her outside position. She is very fit and cap-

aple „ of winning*.; Brown Derby /Would,- not hayq,,to improve gready on .'.asV .-wjeek's effort to dispute the issue, the1 same also app>ying to Tommy Gun. and Deprive. Of the li'ghtweights ]B;ank Cheque appeals sfro'ngly. ' . , , 'Nar'rowly beaten by Lajani in the conctu'ding evenjv. on the first day Detract should make amends in the' Petone Hack' Handicap. Wave Crest did not^start on the first day, but per'formahcgs point to his having gqod , prospects, the , same applying xo ' tne soutlierner Elol'a. Of the others Lajani, Grande Dame, Atomic Energy, ' Chip, Waimanu and Rokdale hold best prospects. . i . .■ Horses expected to ra-ce well at Trentham and Avondale are:— • 11.0 — Corunna * Hack Hurdles (about lf miles) — Erinmore, Fianna Fail, Hin-'Hin. . 11.42— Trial Plate (about 6 furlongs) — La'dy Lotus, Dennis O'Kelly, Royal Scrip. i/ .. 12.25 — Lambton Hurdles (about lf rniles) — Folkestone, Master Ted, Corineus. 1.10 — Seatoun Hack Handicap (about 7 furlongs) — Oslo, Sir Abbot, Robin Redbreast. 1.55 — Riddiford Steeplechase (about 3 miles) — Mastqr Meruit, First Act, Prize Ring. 2.41 — Parliamentary Handicap (11 furlongs) — Renowned, St. Bruno, Akbar. 3.25 — Members' Handicap (about 7 fui'longs) — Carnegie, Super Flight, B'ank Cheque. 4.10 — Petone Hack Handicap (about 1 mile) — Detract, Elofa, Wave Crest. •