WANGANUI FORM

Chronicle (Levin), 17 April 1946, Page 6

WANGANUI FORM

BEARING ON FEILDING Financial 's win in the Earle Stakes at Wanganui was a good performanee eonsidering that he had 9.8 to carry. The topweight was well plaeed all thrOugli aud was going so well crossing the top that it was . evident he was going to play a big hand in the finish. tio rau on too well for anything else in the field aiid had the issue in hand halfway'down the straight, thougli Derrvogue hung on well and kept liim Fairly Inisy to the eud. He did not appear to liave* niucli in reserve, but sliould still In'. a foroe to be reckoned with if he is produced at Feilding. Derryoguo did well to iiuish second and to run Financial to tlireequarters of a length as slie was partly responsible for the ])areniaking. In the eircuinstanoes slie hehl on remarkably well in the straight and it sliould be possiblo to piave her where "slie can win at a middle distance. An Attractive Performance. Oue of the features of the. ehief event at Wanganui last weekend was the great run inade' by Peter's Choice liil Lhird pl.u e. WLen the field passed througli the straight the firsf time he was a bad lastj but as the leaders were turuiug for homc he fiashed up ou the outer and despite the effort he had made lie did well euougli in the run Lorne to finish within less than two lengths of the winner. It was an att r ae ti v e ] )e r f o rina uc e. Fo.xeatcher was oue of the beaten lot in the Earle Btakes, but she rau a good raee for a. hiile and might do better shortly. Wai anui did best of the tjwo-year-olds who raced at WangahuiySn Saturdav and is pretty useful. v. Two others wlio showed speed were Morning Dew aud Tetramiirch. Neitlier rau on, but Morning Dew showed improvement' on previous efforts. A Double Winner. Kobeology has a handy tuni of speed and she won as easity on the second day at Wanganui as she had doiie on ihe first day. frllie handled the soft going well so should be handy during the. winter. There were a lot of easyjwins during the two days' raciug at Whnganui and oue of theni was that of Cbtv Slroller on Saturday. Master Baron 'set a fast, pace as he had dojlg when he won on ihe lirst day but Broughton did not allow hiui to get t'ar away, liaving Gay Btroller well "plaeed tliroiighout. Gay Stroller movoili up akuigside y Master Baron tui'iiiiig "Afor . lionte »and the manner in wfiildi ^iiv eanio.yt'ight away in the straight hpeaks well' for his prospeets iu better eoinpaity. Probably he will do his Easter raeing at Riccarton, where his Wanganui win earned liim a 71l>. penaltv iu the Sockburn Handicap. • Tuhi looked well at Wanganui, but linished only fourth and a very poor fourth too." , Outclassed Sprinters. There was good backing for Tideless in the open six at Wanganui, but she i'ailed to finish in the first four. She rau the first half of the raee iii good style, but was fading three furlongs from houie and linished niost disappoinlingl.v. Specialist "was too good for the other sprinters. He carried his incrcased vveight and after footing it with Blue Bonny to the straight siipped away to a comfortable victory. He sliould be proininent agaiu at Feilding. Theiolyn camo homc fairly strongly iu (he sprint won by Specialist but a more likely oue to pay a dividend if well jdaced is New Deer, who beal Theiolyn.