GERALDINE MEETING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24407, 19 September 1940, Page 3

GERALDINE MEETING

THE FIELDS FOR TO-DAY The Geraldine Racing Club’s meeting will be opened to-day and will no doubt draw good patronage. The card contains satisfactory fields and should produce some interesting racing. At his best Recollection would be entitled to start favourite for the Hurdle Handicap, and All Night, Wild Coon and Safelight hold the best credentials of those engaged in the Ohapi Hack Handicap. Form at the Ashburton meeting suggests that Roy Bun and Glenora Boy will be most in demand for the Geraldine Cup. and Swordstick may show sufficient improvement to be regarded as the best of the others, although Nightdress, in a racing mood, would be hard to beat, and so would Combat if allowed to run his own race out in front. Taxpayer will probably start favourite for the Raukapuka Handicap, and Kilrobe would be hard to beat in the Squatters' Handicap if she behaved herself at the barrier. Dranoel and Iceland Spar may stay on better than most of those in the Belfield Hack Handicap The following may be amongst those fancied for their engagements:— Hurdle Handicap.—Recollection, Jewish Lad, Master Dingle. Ohapi Hack Handicap—All Night, Wild Coon Safelight. Geraldine Cup.—Roy Bun. Glenora Boy. The Wrecker. Geraldine Trot. Hamarfast, Ladv Denise, Clonard. Raukapuka Hack Handicap.—Taxpayer. Raceaway. Airline. Squatters’. Handicap.—Kilrobe. Hearth Rebel Star. ~ Orari Trot. —Irish Dusk. Passing By Kahu. Belfield Hack Handicap.—Dranoel. Iceland Spar. Ferriby. The card is as follows: First Hurdle Handicap, of £l4O. One mile and five furlongs.—Recollection 11.2, Courtyard 10.13, Top Rank 10.10, Jewish Lad 10.9, Master Dingle 10.0, Land Raid 9.10, Waka 9,3,; Aggravate, Arita, Crack o’ Dawn, Donadea 9.0. Ohapi Hack Handicap, of £l3O. Six furlongs.—Richelieu Pearl, All Night 8.13, Wild Coon 8.10, Cesarlna, Camphor, Foxette, Green Gables. Platform, Rose Warden, Safelight, Tissue, Urge 8.8, Leighnor 8.0. Geraldine Cup, of £2lO. One mile and a-quarter.—Pasgaform 8.7, Swordstick. The Wrecker 8.3, Roy Bun 8.0, Combat, Nightdress 7.8, Petersham 7.7, Glenora Boy 7.6 .Dunstan, Night,Hawk 7.0. . ’Geraldine Trot Handicap, of £l3O. Class 3.43. One mile.,„and three furlongs.— ’Auric's Star, Ben . Travis,Black Label, Canister, Castlebar, Clonard, Diviner, Bright Lass, Hamarfast, Happy Man, Haughty. Joan Potts, Lady Denise, Lady Truman, Marco Polo, Niglau, Paddy Pointer, Passing By, Rorqual, Turret, Waikari Chief, Wee Truman scr, Boreas 12yds bhd, Lorene Val 36. Raukapuka Hack Handicap, of £l3O. Seven furlongs.—Raceaway 8.11, Cymric 8.8, Dinah Dhu 8.4, Taxpayer 8.3, The Vulture 7.11, Muscatine 7.9, Airline, Lady Magellan, Blue Abbey. Halt. Kllcato, Royal Refrain 7.8.

Squatters’ Handicap, ot £l3O. Six furlongs.—Toro Koura 8.9, Kilrobe 8.4, Skyrena 8.1. Rebel Star 7.6, Gay Parade 7.4. Hearth 7.1, King Gustavo 7.0. Orari Trot Handicap, of £134. Class 3.2. One mile and a-quarter.—Captain Potts, Great Waitaki, Happy Man, Haughty Joan Potts. Lorene Val, Passing By, Silver Grattan. Irish Dusk scr, Blue Diamond Erin’s Lad, Karii, Manawai, Oasis, Pursuit. Swift Lady, Titus 12yds bhd, Clive Brook 36. Belfield Hack. Handicap, of £l3O. Nine furlongs.—lceland Spar 9.0, Great Night 8.9, Dranoel 8.2, Grey Silk 7.12, Ferriby 7.J0, Airline, Blazealong, Pink Bird, Whiphand 7.7. RICCARTON HORSES Opecial ro Uailv Times) CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 18. Thirty-six horses rem Riccarton will be racing on the first day of the Geraldine meeting, among them being 22 who were seen at Ashburton last Saturday. Recollection has not won a race for more than a year, and in his latest start, at the Grand National meeting, he lost his rider at the first obstacle. He came back recently, however, from a long spell, and he has worked well enough to suggest early success. A minor ailment prevented Waka from racing at Ashburton, and he has not impressed in his last two Aggravate has had a lot of education lately over the pony hurdles, but he is an uncertain jumper. Donadea has shaped well in some of his schooling, but lack of race experience will be against him. Jewish Lad went well for a long way at Ashburton, but did not stay, while in the same race Courtyard. Top Rank, and Land Raid ran badly. All Night, second to Augment last month at Riccarton. has sprinted well since then, and he will be a strong favourite for the Ohapi Hack Handicap. Richelieu Pearl and Camphor have done nothing of note in recent work. Wild Coon must have a chance on his form at Ashburton, where Cesarina made no showing. Several of the Geraldine Cup horses raced well at Ashburton. Roy Bun won impressively over seven furlongs, and only needs to repeat that form to have a great chance. The course suits him, as he won the Cup last year. Night Hawk was second to Roy Bun at, Ashburton, and he should be improved by the race. Glenora Boy, on his second to Winning Rival, looks a good prospect, as the journey will not trouble him. Night Dress ran a fair race at Ashburton, and a mile and a-quar-ter will suit him better than seven furlongs. The Wrecker has not shaped well lately. On his recent form, Raceaway will find seven furlongs too far in the Raukapuka Handicap; Cymric seems a much-improved horse since he returned to work after being gelded, and he will be hard to beat. Dinah Dhu, ran a creditable race at Ashburton, and will be hard to beat here. So will Blue Abbey, a promising young horse. The Vulture has speed, but docs not stay. Lady Magellan and Kilcato do not appeal, but Halt has been working very well. Rebel Star failed only at the end In his race at Ashburton, and with a furlong shorter to go he will be' hard to catch in the Squatters’ Handicap. Gay Parade did not jump out. at Ashburton, but has speed to be dangerous. Kilrobe only needs to repeat track form to be in the money, while Skyrena has no recent form.

Iceland Spar tailed to run on as well as usual at Ashburton, but he is capable of better than that effort, so he must have a chance. Great Night had every chance at Ashburton, and may not be favoured by the longer journey Grey Silk has not raced well lately. Ferriby was stopping at the end of seven furlongs at Ashburton. Whiphand has speed, but is unknown as a stayer. Dranoel is in great order, and looks certain to play his part well as his second to Prudent Prince at Ashburton was a good effort. This morning’s work at Riccarton was mainly useful pacing, but a few horses were given short sprints on the No. 6 track Wild Coon and Skyrena sprinted three furlongs smartly ■ Waka is sore, and he will not be a starter in the Hurdle Race to-morrow

The following riding engagements have been made:—A Stokes—Aggravate, Wild Coon, Kilrobe, Ferriby; L. J Ellis—All Night, Passaform. Raceaway. Iceland Spar; C. Fox—Cymric, Dranoel, Night Hawk; H. Were, Richelieu Pearl, Skyrena; P. Spratt, Great Night, Green Gables; M. Caddy Toro Koura, Foxette; A. Messervy —The Vulture, Glenora Boy, Rebel Star, Whiphand: C. Mackie, Roy Bun. Lady Magellan: C. T. Wilson—Halt. Petersham, Tissue; R. Register, Master Dingle, Warden's Rose: W. Connor, Cesarina, Kilcato; A.

Leach, Recollection; J. Wadley, Courtyard; B. H. Brodie, Dinah Dhu; V. Barrington, Grey Silk; L. Gough, Jewish Lad; C. Stokes, Blue Abbey; I. Walther. Donadea: S. Green. Camphor; L. Hare, Gay Parade.