TE RAPA RACING

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 121, 25 May 1942, Page 7

TE RAPA RACING

Turning Spotlight On Northerns Although Kanui Te Pai was beaten into third place ten lengths behind the second horse in the Hamilton Hurdles, the chestnut is unlikely to lose his position M,.rrifp V <° Urit A e f ° r , lh t Great Northern Hurdles. As usual, he was well back at the rear of the field in. the earlv staces the !«rt''ih 6 Y P . a lot of the l ee way along the back the last time, and was going on nicely at the finish without ever threaten- !° wir * once the final stages were enanrdd "r n - K Te Pai cfeanly wMth u~h* a fir ? e . turn °f speed that, with his light weight of 9.5. it is not easy to select one to beat him over the t\\ o and a-half miles journey. Impressive Performance Foxola's win in the President's Handicap was an impressive performance and showed the daughter of Foxbridge to be "f .£ . top of her f °rm. She went into the lead early and was alwavs gallopmg smoothly in front, and "though challenged in the straight, she was doing better than those behind her. She has 6 ! b for the Cornwall Handicap, making her impost 8.8, but the Cornwall J?, ru li °y, er a f urlong shorter journey than the President's, and she is bound to be prominent again. The 'Chasers When Conflagration toppled over in the Te Rapa Steeplechase, the son of IllufiVii a i° n , such a commanding lead 111 at he looked certain to score a comfortable victory. At the time both Dozie Boy and Chat, which pair ultimately finisneu tirsl and second resnectivelv were being niggled at, but were making" 'no iminessmn on Conflagration. It is certain that Mrs. Iv. A. Handley's gelding will * be first choice for the Great NorthStreamline's unplaced effort In the Te Rapa Steeplechase was not encouragintr i""' the most that can be said for him is that he jumped well. He did not show any real dash, and would want to improve to win at Ellerslie on Saturday. beveral horses were unlucky In running ?, I. e S apa \ but non e more so than Marble Fox in the first division of the Otorohanga Hack. The daughter of Foxbridge was badly left at the start, but put in great work afterwards to be second, and her great effort is not likelv out overlooked when next she steps Trainer's Winning Double Te Ka P a trainer. A. L. Seifert, saddled up two winners on end when he produced Young Paddon and Evans Head. Young Paddon, who revels in j heav-y going, was responsible for a fine finishing effort to get up and win his division of the Stewards' Handicap, in which he downed some smart sprinters. In the Seddon Hack Hurdles, Evans Head made an exhibition of his opponents and won by ten lengths. It is evident he is a smart hurdler, and there should be more successes for the son of Nightlv. Old Bill showed a glimpse of his" best form when he beat all but Foxola in the Pr(\<nlent s Handicap. The brown son of Siegfried never had a chance of reaching Foxola, hut he battled on like a real horse and was an easy second, and his run will have the effect of keeping his long tim U e P ' Was his best race for a