DISTANCE OF AWAPUNI BIG RACE WILL SUIT DARK ARROW

Grey River Argus, 10 April 1948, Page 6

DISTANCE OF AWAPUNI BIG RACE WILL SUIT DARK ARROW

The Manawatu Racing Club’s meeting will conclude at Awapuni today. Although Dark Arrow finished out of the money last Saturday, his was quite a good performance to be sixth at the judge. There is no doubt he is at home over a ten furlong journev, and although the class is strong he should take a hand in the finish. Betting will be under the win and place system, and the following horses may show up. Kaere Hack Hurdles: Craven Gyration, Master Guard. Trial Maiden Plate, Gay Fellow, Gratuity, Bouton d’Or. Awapuni Gold Cup: King’s Ransom, Langue d’Or. Woodhey Hack: Trafalgar Day, Gay Stitches, Indian Song. Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes: Vadoz, Buchanan, Blue Spec. Tamatete Handicap: Dark Arrow, Selas, Atomic. Longburn Handicap: Zealander. The Pagan. Sea Fury. Te Matai Hack: Mine Host, Commercial; Lord Holland. 11.0: Karere Hurdles Handicap, £4GO: one mile and five furlongs: Gyration 10.9, Craven 9.13, Master Guard 9.9, Royal Sward 9.7, ■ Pharlaria 9.7. Master Gary 9.3, Dark Victory, Imperial Crown, Captain Jesse 9.1, Description, Kelmont, Result 9.0. 11.42: Trial Plate. £300; seven furlongs: Bouton d’Or, Battle Strife, Bella Mia, Coronara, Citare, Electron, Ensign, Gratuity, Gay Fellow, Irish Talent, Kippo, La Jani, Master Chat, Noble Knight, Silver Mascot 8.7. 12.27: Awapuni Gold Cup (weight for age), £1000; II miles: Langue d’Or, Yasda 9.2, King’s Ransom, Robin’s Reward. Square Dink, Voltaic 9.0. 1.12: Woodhey Handicap, £400; seven furlongs: First Division: Big Money 8.13, Sparkling Scholar 8.9, Gay Stitches 8.5, Gay Sport 8.3, Indian Song 8.1, Currency Lass 8.0, Trafalgar Dav 7.13, Cornwall Park 7.11. Secret Ruler, Royal Reserve 7.9, Sir Royal, Gay Tide, Nickleby 7.7. Second Division: Oban 8.12. Martianair, Erin’s Pal 8.7, Broiealice 8.2, Belle Mignonne 8.1, Lady Oratory 7.13, Swift Robin 7.11, Sergeant Jack 7.10, Batley 7.9, Arvadale 7.8, Silver Mascot, Ecstasy. Miss Kathleen 7.7. Bracket: Gay Tide and Ecstasy, Nickleby and Miss Kathleen. 1.57: Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes (two-year-olds), £700; seven furlongs: Vadoz 8.5, Air Belle 8.4, Royal Sr.ar 8.3, Barlous, Blue Seal. Blue Spec, Buchanan, Curtana, Hasty Glance 8.0, Aki Aki, Fighting Fox, Irresistible, Leyma, Rumba, Trigger 7.9. Jovful Ladv, Wembley 7.6. 2.42: Tamatete Handicap, £800; li miles: Selas 8.11, Gay Stroller 8.4, Langue d’Or 8.3, Dark Arrow 8.1, Atomic 7.11, Cressida 7.8, Sheilwin 7.6, Embrolita 7.5, Theilyn, Morotai 7.4, Sun Burn 7.3. Swift Quarry 7.2. Emerge, Baruch 7.1, Lady Delight, Rothnic 7.0. 3.30: Longburn Handicap, £600: seven furlongs: Mesalliance 8.13, The Pagan 8.9, Shiraz 8.6, Zealander 8.2, Mercian Lad 8.0, Cressida, Petre Mar 7.13, Playtos 7.11, Mallow 7.10, Audacious 7.9, Prince Revel 7.8, Lady Christine 7.7, Baruch 7.4, Sea Fury. Joo’s Cobber 7/.3. Argumentative, Langspiel, Travel King, Silver Wedding, Peter Theio, Paper Ruffle 7.0. Bracket: Shiraz and Baruch. 4.20: Te Matai Handicap. £450; one mile and a furlong: Lord Holland 8.13, Mine Host 8.10, Winning Ticket 8.8, Victory Dawn 8.6, Lackamor 8.3. Gay Sport 8.1, Bonnie Fair, Field Marshal 7.13, White Cliffs, Monito 712, Commercial 7.10, Imprint, Conceal, Golden Hope 7.9, Dickens, Sergeant Jack, Description, Nighthena. Grand Affair, Bright Flash, Lord Kerry, Red Sari 7.7.