ASHHURST-POHANGINA RACES.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 339, 21 January 1937, Page 7

ASHHURST-POHANGINA RACES.

Comment On Acceptors By “Odds On.” 1 The Ashhurst-Pohangina Racing Club holds its annual meeting on January 22nd with the 75 —25 per

cent, system on the totalisator. Fav- I oured by good acceptances these i horses as a rule almost invariably } start —the owners hoping to gather I in the good stakes offering whilst j the better class of horse is racing j at Wellington—thereby increasing ■ fields and interest in the local meet- ; ing. HACK HURDLES HANDICAP, of ‘ £lOO. One mile and a-half: Lord I Hereford 11.9, Blue Tiger 10.6, Mid ; Acre 9.13, Royal Routine 9.5, Count I Willonyx 9.3, Taura Lad 9.2, Miss ! Husha/bye, Monarchy, Kitty Quin, ' Rioghail 9.0. The Hack Hurdles over one and a- ' half miles, must sec a rush for Blue

Tiger and patronage for the next I three in the order weighted. Mid- j acre will extend the top weight with i Count Willonyx and Taura Lad close I by. Taura Lad and Rioghail will be j bracketed. he surprise may be ! Monarchy. Miss Hushabye has sup- ' plied only failures over the sticks, j Those in places may be I BLUE TIGER, MIDACRE, COUNT WILLONYX. * * * i POHA.NGINA HANDICAP, of i £l-0. Six furlongs: Royal Secret J 9.0, Mata Hari 8.4, Land Tax, Lavina '

7.13, Notium 7.12, Hunting Lodge, Porutiti, Bodyline 7.7. The Pohangina Handicap run over six furlongs finds Royal Secret topweight, a fit and good performer, but giving away too much weight. Lavina appears the winner with Hunting Lodge and Land Tax the likely attendants. Porotiti and Bodyline are possibles but Noaium would win of inclined to race generously. It looks like LAVINA, HUNTING LODGE, NOTIUM. * * * KOMAKO HACK HANDICAP, of £lOO. Six furlongs: Lifeguard 9.0,

I - I Mittie 8.10, Reipar 8.5, Maestro 8.1, j I First Chapter, Old Surrey 7.13, Royal j Minstrel 7,10. Golden Cheijst. Dorado. Mister Quex. Mohua 7.9, Recitation, Royal Record, Diamond Cutter, Lady Cheval, Antrim Beauty 7.7. The Komaka. Handicap over six furlongs has Lifeguard on top. an improved horse this season, with a recent first and third, a likely favourite. Reiper may not be quite ready yet. First Chapter, an unfortunate runner lately, is due to break it. Royal Minstrel may be well fancied and appeals strongly. Mister Quex

is well suited here and mates almost ■ equal appeal. Diamond Cutter is a ■ | good type of young horse, and with J. I Leach aboard may do it. Lady > Cheval should appeal to the venture- i some, and she is fit. Mohua thought good has failed, but her day must come soon. Saluting the judge may be ROYAL MINSTREL, FIRST CHAPTER, . LADYCHEVAL. * * * ..ASHHURST CUP, of £220. One mile and a-quarter: Grand Jury 9.0, Orac 8.9, Full Throttle 8.5, Master Cyklon, Lapel 8.4. Davistock, Round

Score, Pango 7.13, Sanguine King, ■ Ingenuity 7.9, Terry, Bluue Garter 7.7. i The Ashhurst Cup ran over 11 | miles, has ten acceptors, four -of i whom have, double engagements whilst Ingenuity is stated definitely to be a non-starter. Grand Jury’s return to form with a first and a third will readmit him to equal favouritism with the good performer Orac and the treble winner for three starts. Pango. Then Davistock, ON THESE WEIGHTS, following his New Plymouth third in unsuitable going, has merely to strike good going to win. Full Throttle and Grand Score are quite possible, whilst Master Cyklon, Sanguirs King and Blue Garter, it started here possess chances. Placed horses may be

DAVISTOCK, PANGO GRAND JURY. ■ ' * * * NOVICE STAKES, of £lOO. Six furlongs: Iluka, Puroto, Trimden, Mahaanui, Wee Lap, Gironde, Silent Acre, Ruenzori, Golden Enterprise, Scooter, Gainscourt —Bess Laddo m., People's Idol, Parakino 8.7, Peach Brandy—Hallowvouia colt, Gay Hunting, Mother-in-Law 7.12. The Novice Stakes run over sir fur- J longs, presents the usual puzzle, but

I creditably performed horses in MahaI anui, Gironde, Trimden and Golden j Enterprise should gain greatest supI port, whilst Silent Acre, Ruenzori I Wee Lap, and Parakino may have

friends. Possible place getters may be GIRONDA, MAHAANUI, GOLDEN ENTERPRISE. * * * ■ MANAWATU GORGE. HACK CUP,

of £l7O. One mile and 110 yards: Master Cyklon 9-1. Red Sand 89, Lucullu’s Lad 88. Waipiro 8.6, Cal shot 8.5, Reipar 8.1, War Lap 7.‘J, Hamarin 7.11, Maestro 7.10, Cloudy Bay 7.8, Vonia Park, Laconic, Windward, Tractile, Silver River, Acron, Blue Mauritius, Puroto 7.7. A very even field has accept: d for the Manawatu Gorge Hack Cup, run over 1 mile and 110 yards. Master Cyklon has to give weight to good ones, eight of them. Red Sand sure ly will break his run of placings, yet Waipiro and Calshot appear Io hold it over him by the weights. Maestro with a fine second on Wednesday appears merely to make the journey to beat them all. Hamarin and

| Clopdy Bay are also very good pros- | pects. Reipar may not be quite ready • here, but the last three, are not I chanceless. Allowing for possible ! defections, the best race of the day '■ may result. WAIPIRO, RED SAND, CLOUDY BAY. * * * | SIBERIA HACK HANDICAP, of j £lOO. Five furlongs: Huntette 91. i Mittie 8.13, First Chapter 8.3, Eagle’s I Eye 8.2, Mister Quex 7.11, ‘Royal 1 Record 7.9, Etiquette, All Spirit, ■ Tycoon, Diamond Cutter, Merlyn 7 8.

■ Lady Cheval, H lios, People’s Id: 1, ! Golden Enterprise, Wee Lap, Golden i Sheen, Iluka 7.7. | The Siberia Hack Handicap, a live i furlong flutter, will necessarily cause. | a scramble for places at the jump I out, on this turning course. First Chapter may tackle this race In preference and may succeed. The speedy little Eagle’s Eye suits nicely here and although a maiden is asked to concede from 3 to 9 lbs. to five winners. Merlyn and Helios possess credentials granting them equal \ chances at these weights, with the j lop two. Tycoon is supposed useful i and recent form supports its chancis, I likewise both Mister Quex, a recent I winner, and Golden Enterprise, if re-

; served, are likely ones. Earlier pcri forniances and defections will assist, ■ but those appealing mot are EAGLE’S EYE, MERLYN, j HELIOS. i* * * , RAUMAI HANDICAP, of £lOO. I Seven furlongs: Orac 9.0. Mata Hari ' 8.8, Mustang 8.4, Lavina 8.3, Land I Tax, Sanguine King 8.2, Notium 8 1, : Hunting Lodge 7.13. Brazen King I 7.12, Blue Garter 7.10, Calshot, Vinco, ; Gasman 7.7.

The Ruarnai Handicap, run over seven furlongs, with Orac produced, would receive perhaps chief support, but Mustang may be hard to displace, Brazen King appeals to mo as a •‘fruity” one worthy of a punter’s hope. But earlier events of defections here are non-plussing. Should Calshot, Hunting Lodge, Sanguine King or Notium toe the line here, | they would be fair prospects. In I the absence of Orac( Calshot and ; Hunting Lodge preferences may be . for MUSTANG, | BRAZEN KING, VINCO.