Deseado, Beaufighter Among The Sprinters Favoured

Chronicle (Levin), 18 February 1949, Page 6

Deseado, Beaufighter Among The Sprinters Favoured

L.M

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*\ WELLINGTON, February 18. Chief. interest in tomorrow's racing will be confined to the Rangitikei and Waikato- meetings where fields of good. class are engaged. . Form in the Rangitikei Handicap points to Faultina Teaching the winning list, but Beau-Or has freshened up nicely and with an easing in the track he should, however, hold this field. . At Te Rapa the Storey Memorial Handicap has drawn one of the best fields in the north for some time. Form is well spread.the four at the top of the weights all having won recently. Rizzio is expected to go out the favourite, but if Hunting Rua, who has won his last three starts, eontinues to give of his best he should make it four on end.

Uhliicky at Wanganui, Deseado is; being regarded as the sprint winner at Rangitikei, and if he repeats his good form of the last day at Wanganui he will be hard to beat. The Pagan, Argumentative and Autoshine are the best of tfie others in the field. The President's Handicap, the open sprint, at Te Rapa is very open, but the improving Beaufighter might go on with it. His turn is overdue. Robin Leigh the fikely favourite, Chatscourt, Ganjah and Fencing are all likely prospects. Prospects for Rangitikei, Waikato (Te Rapa), Gore, New Brighton and Auckland Trots are: