TARANAKI CIRCUIT FORM

Chronicle (Levin), 5 April 1946, Page 6

TARANAKI CIRCUIT FORM

A large nuniber of tlie acccptors for the Wanganui meeting have done aiost of llieic recejil racing on tlie Taranaki ciivuit. 'lliis fact applies pa'rticular]^ to llie Kai Iwi .Waitlen. Not maiiy of tne liiaidens w'lio iigured on the .six-day i'aranaki autumn circuit struek one ad |Jjkely to go \ ery fur and perJiaps the I liest of tlieui will be Lady -Meriy, wlio 1 rau several fair races and might easily i lose her jjovice status bef'ore tlie enu j of ihe seusoji. She is a four-vear-oid Jcheslnut mare by Ulnules Heholar from La Premiero and has )>een placed in her jiust three starts. Another who rau , fair raees on the eireuit was Otaniaire. j Xoltaire's form in the hurdle races j a t Hawera was nuu-h more impressive ithan his performance at Awapuni, but j V\ ar Effort, although he dead-heated for , lirst with Ngamotu, has only very modjerate form as a jumper. j N one of the two-year-olds made much jappeaJ. White Diamond has speed, but jdid not run on solidly. Dutch Orator, on i the otlioi' hand, was going better at the und of a race tlian at anyrother stage. Wee Joan was a narrow winner at Opunake, but slie only just dofeated White Diamond and has failed since. All JBav was another winner and ijerhaps.her form Avas the best. Greek C'liief and HreeV.along 1'aced unsuecessfidly and of those engaged in tlie Victory Hack Handicap 'tlie best form was rereahu! by Queen Plato, who won twice over seven furlongs, once at Hawera and once at Stratford. Her Hawera win was in a Trial Plate and sho had little 'to beat, but at Stratford, earrying 7.9, slie defeated a better field and the I'tmner up was New Deer. New Deer was conceding a lot of weiglit and was uulucky not to win, but Queen Plato 's form was good enough to outitle her to some resjject 011 Saturday. The distance of the 4'ictory Hack Handicap is ten furlongs, but -Queen Plato has been staying- on in her recent races, so she might manage the extra distance." None of the Cup horses sliowerl outstanding form, but several will have fo'llOwing. Master Ted won the Opunake lCup, Fort Royal ihe Egmont Cup, and Dink 's Own the principa! event at Stratford. Dink's Own is partial to heavy ground and had tlie going to his liking in adrlition to which he was luckv to beaf Seafire. Battiedress and Black Plffto raced nnsuccessfully- dnring the eireuit. The most favoured candidate of those mentioned might be Fort Royal and he is 110 champion. On the best form he displaved up the coast Alderman would have a firstclass cliance in the Tayforth Handicap. Autoscore, is useful over seven furlongs and likes easy going. Broiefort Star and General Saleve were modei'ate haeks, and tke latter appears to

be at his best when the going is soft. Of those engaged in the Petre Hack Handicap Bronya has by far_ the best form and slie should have a say in this iield, but she does not seeni the easiest of mare to get her best out of in a racc. Poxland and Dymondy- came under notice — the former as ra long price winner — but the maiden Lady Merit might be as good as either. Tideless rau good races at New Ply moutli and Stratford, winning at the former and running second at the latter. She' is very „well and is a distinct possibility iii "tlie Flying. Omahina perfornied disappointingly. Drambuie went very fast and failed to run her races out at all well. Autoscore might prefer to start in the Tayforth. Under a liglit weight Bronya * lias a defmite cliance. if a suitable- rider can be seeured. Po-'Marama's hack form on the eireuit was good and so was tliat of New Deer, who revealed the possession of exccptional speed. New Deer is not, a liorse for a liglit boy, but he has sueh fine pace that no one would care to say that he ,.ia not- equal to winning in open company.

Further racing news and troting prospects will be found on Page 7.