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RICCARTON NOTES

MANY FRESH HORSES Special to the Daily Times CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 3. Fields will again be large for the final day of the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting. They include more than 20 fresh horses. Among them are Battle Chief, Hatrack, Metif, Zorro, Repudiate, Front Page, Ned Kelly, Coxswain, Confidence Trick, Kinlass. Great Victory, Ned Kelly, Wild Knock, Polka, Responsive, Royal Flash and Lord Elgin from local stables. Wingatui will have Special Flight, Foxchase, Duvaals, Gold Song, Frances, as fresh horses this week, with Forage, Renege and Kiloney from South Canterbury, also Tweedside from the West Coast. G. S. Barr has an addition to his team, the four-year-old Moonlit, a sister to Wane, by Defaulter from Moonbeam. The three-year-old Magnaform will not race on Saturday. He is in good order but he will be reserved for engagements at the Auckland meeting. Among the acceptors for the Canterbury Cup, Howe, Royal Tan and Indian Dawn are in the Fendalton Handicap also, and many people'seem to think they will run in the latter race. There will, however, be no definite news for a day or two. W. J. Broughton’s mounts for Saturday are Gay Stroller, Excellency, Soneri, Thimble, Balkis, Blank Cheque and Beechwood.

Signal Officer left no doubt as to his class over a mile and a-half when he repeated his success of last year in the Metropolitan Handicap. He was at the tail of the field, moving up gradually along the back, and after being fourth at the home turn, he always looked a winner from the time the straight was reached. It was a very attractive performance. He will remain at Riccarton till it is time to send him north for another trial over two miles, in the Auckland Cup, in which, with 8.12, he must be considered seriously Though King’s Ransom had his chance in the Metropolitan Handicap, in which he just hung on to beat Eriskay for third, after being handily placed all the way, it would be unwise to dismiss him from Auckland Cup calculations. He did not have a great deal of fast work here before this race, and he may be more forward in condition on Boxing Day. Indian Dawn finished on well to run second in the Metropolitan Handicap, a position she also occupied behind Lord Dundonald over a mile at Trentham. She is due for a win at any time, and she will have plenty of admirers in the Fendaltot: Handicap this week. The poor form shown by Sweet Nymph in the Derby can be forgotton. Her display in the Oaks, when she had recovored from her temporary bout of sickness, made her look a good three-year-old. She outclassed the other fillies and she can be ticked off for more good deeds soon. She has speed, and even more important, she can stay. She has given her young sire, Neptune, another boost. Her imported dam, by the way, is a descendant of the famous ma.’c Cinna, who provided New Zealand with five successful sires. Gay Shield, Beau Pere, Mr Standfast. Dink and Balloch. Golden Amber, after a moderate third in the Welcome Stakes, won the Pioneer Har dicap in impressive style, leading practically from beginning to end. She was bred by Mr J. Jefferies, of Christchurch, and was educated by R. Wilson. When there seemed a prospect that Wilson might leave Riccarton, the filly was placed with E. Rosewarne, and later she was held at a goo.' price to another pat ron of the stable. Her speed will help her lo\ more sue.ess this season. Saldowa, the dam of Golden Amber, is a SalmagunJ. mare not in the Stud Book, from a fa ally tfiet has produced hosts of good w.nners, two notable performers being Slow Tom (Grand National Steeplechase) and Baldowa i Thompson Handicap).

While the top-weight, Trident, ran a good race to finish second to Golden Amber, her stable mate, Robin Redbreast, did not run on so well as in his previous start. Musselman was another disappointment as he also stopped in the run home.

Citril’s failure to show up at all in the Seymour Handicap was due to bad luck. She ran mt- trouble soon after the start and narrowly missed falling. She may make amends next Saturday, when the distance of the Hagley Handicap, seven furlongs, will just suit her. Spare Part showed up as a good staying hack when he won the Otaio Plate. He was handy all the way and was going on in fine style at the end of a mile and a-half. He should win a good distance race in open company at one of the southern meetings during the holidays.

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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26635, 4 December 1947, Page 8

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RICCARTON NOTES Otago Daily Times, Issue 26635, 4 December 1947, Page 8

RICCARTON NOTES Otago Daily Times, Issue 26635, 4 December 1947, Page 8

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