STEEPLES DOUBLE

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 134, 8 June 1937, Page 13

STEEPLES DOUBLE

CLARION CALL'S OBJECTIVE

Though the jumping events are again a little light in numbers,' the fields on the -whole are most satisfactory for the concluding day of the Wanganui Jockey Club's Winter Meeting at Wanganui tomorrow: "■ This is the more important day of the fixture, with the Wanganui ■ Steeplechase as the feature item, and if the weather'is reasonably fine a very large crowd is'expected to witness the racing.. Whatever.the weather, however, it could hardly be worse than Saturday's, and that did not deter quite an excellent muster of enthusiasts. . ■ ■ Following Saturday's mixture ofweather, there Was sunshine and a drying wind thrbughoutSunday, and it. is therefore possible ihaf the track, will beL in improved order for tomorrow, unless much further rain'should fall. Saturday's racing showed what a' good all-weather, track; Wanganui has,, for. the going, was -never really heavy, though soft' and in places a' little shifting. ; ■ '■ ' - ' ■ Considerable ' ■intrprovements-- have / been'made at the course, including the enlargement" of the motor park to accommodate nearly twice as many cars as previously. . . .' The following "is a brief; review of the form:— .., : : .'.:..■ . 12.0 ..'':'"-.'."".' -: " ' :'■' ': • .'. . .- HACK -AND HUNTERS' STEEPLES,- £200 j , ; about 2 miles. ■.■: Sporting. SonE 11; 5 Platter ....... 9 3 Croyden ..... 012 Royal Fire ... 9 0 Battleground . 9 11". Sporting Song will be a pronounced favourite if started in the Hack and. Hunters' Steeplechase. Croyden, with • the benefit of his Foxton' .race and dropped to a more reasonable weight, may be the hardest of the others over this'distance; but they are-all possibles. A form pair ars Sporting bong and Croyden. . . ,' ~.:...-- -12.40' ' ' ' •:■■-.■■ BELMOXT HANDICAP, £200; 6 furlongs. Gold Mission . 9 7 Solaria^... 8 0 Tiitoru :.. 9 7 Hunting Lodge 8 0 Kotlum .: -8 12 Winsome Lv „ 8 » Tonr)errs ..... 8 5. Collodion ..... SO ' Fulojoy' .:.... 4 :.0. ■ .- Two first-day winners in Gold Mission- and Taitoru are. not out of it .in the Belmont Handicap, despite in- ' creased weight,' but a pair in the field ■ who. may. be Jjkelier^ prospects with any improvement are .Notium, unlucky on Saturday, and Tpnnerre. Winsome Lv might also participate in the stake, and if he parades well. Collodion as '--welt would have, friend's. .' The choiceof' investors may be. for Notium : andTonnerre; ■ ■;• - .'..;-. 1.20 JtJXE HURDLES, .£300; -1% nilles. ■ Euaform'....' 10 4 JJohn Charles . 9 12. jouroet 10 0 Hunting Queen 9: 8 Red Manfred . 9 12". Contact....:... 9 6.. Beau Gallants-,. 912 Ethiop ....... 9 8

Though lifted: substantially -in -the weights for his,second in.the Century Hurdles,- John .Charles, will- not want for -admirers" Ire the ■ June Hurdles . as he was unlucky' on Saturday. Ethiop and Hunting Queen are'others m form, and Journet and Ruaform are; liable to run improved races. , Red. Manfred might do better, under a lighter impost, but he does not appeal on soft going, nor does- Beau Gallante. A favoured pair will be John Charles and Ethi.o.p..',. ' r ■ ' 2.0 ■■' . ■■ BRISTOL HACK CUP. £300; I'mile and a distance. Dlctata ...... 9 S Erebus' ; 811 Brazen Kins . 9 5 Lady Siegfried 8 9.■ Myriam 9 5 The Sandwich Airing 9 4 • Miia s i Taro .., . 8 13 Jlaahanui .. '.. 8- 2 Rotoma .:.... 8.13 Eara ......... "8 2 Flying Chief . 813 Ngatirahiri ... 8 2 Hunting Maid . 8 12 Chat ..,.:...;. 8 0High Test .... &12 .Cloudy pay.. 8 0 Spender ......... 8.12 \ . The 'Bristol Hack Cup, . with its troDhies, will be a keenly-contested race both on the totalisator and in the . field. . Myriam, Spender, Airing, and Rotoma are the rform' horses from Saturday, and ' all four are likely to make':a bold bid for the prize. .The possible improvers in the field include Brazen King, Flying Chief, and Dictate-, particularly .-the;-nrstrnamed; and it was such an improver, ■in Supreme Court, who won la^t year. .".Two pewcomers who might upset the form- are High Test and Hunting : Maid. -The public fancies will include Myriam. and Rotoma." ' 2.40 VAXGAJTUI STEEPLECHASE. £500; 3 miles.' Clarion Call. . 11 5 Sporting Song 10 2 Ros-al Banquet 10 8 Brigadore ... 9 4., Riotous 10 •" 6 Rioshail 9 0

Clarion Call will be in keen request to complete the jumping double in'the Wanganui Steeplechase, though he will be having.his first race over country in eighteen months. Royal Banquet is sure to be hard again, for the extra weight- will not trouble : him as it would - some, and His rider appeared keen-not to show him tip too much on Saturday. Sporting Song, Riotous (twice winner of the race previously), and Brigadore are all prospects as well, with the last-named, under his light, weight, liable, to surprise. The best backed will be Clarion Call and Royal Banquet. . .

COXXOLLt HANDICAP, £ 3.00 • \\i miles. Fnkeko . , . 8 12 ' Davlstock - ..; 11 Tiger Gain ..,-. 8 6 Corowa- ....... 1 7 Gold Mission v 8,4 Master Norval 7 7 International . 8 1- Bound., Score . 7 7 . Mandamus ... 711 Sir Nl«l ..... 7 7 Le Grand ..... 7 7 Windscreen/.; 1 7 International* a shade unlucky on Saturday, looks the natural favourite for the- Connolly Handicap, particularly if he has a stronger ricler in the saddle. Pukeko is the best form horse among the others, several of whom will be.at a disadvantage if the track is still soft. Tiger. Gain, who has a £ood record on the course,'might'be tne likeliest improver, but Le~ Grand, ■a stablemate. Of International's,- is one who is always liable'to bob up. The form book indicates International and Pukeko, ';■'"■'" .■'.'■" 4-5 ■ • ■■.•'■'. FAREWELL HACK HANDICAP, £350 j 5 furlong'-'. :'.'-.' Dawning Light 8 8 People's. Idol. , '8 0 The Sandwich - Sporting Gift .' 8 0 Man 8 5 Farakino '8 0 Te Hula 8 4 Fleeting Arrow 8 0 Race Call .... 8 3 Hollos ...,-... 8 0 Colleen Gain .-: 8 2 Fair Isle 8 0 Koura-Itua ... 8 0 A smart beginning from an inner marble will'assist towards victory -in the Farewell' Hack Handicap. Those possessing the attribute of speed from the barrier are Dawning Light, Te Huia, Race Call, Sporting Gift, Colleen Gain, and Parakino, arid of these Te Huia, who led into the straight over a furlong further on Saturday, may be the best proposition. The Sandwich Man seems top unlucky and is also not' always a good beginner. Helios and Fleeting Arrow are improvers in the field. A pair who may be favoured are.Te Huia and Sportinc Gift.