THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3057, 19 April 1917, Page 7

THE TURF

' WELLINGTON RACES ' —r - . TO-DAY'S PROSPECTS j Ths heavy rain which fell early yesterday morning, has left the track.very lead, and the going will not assist the top-weights to-day. Considering the prelent unrest there will probably be a very large attendance at this meeting, as it is v" taatter of conjecture when tho next OTtiflg will be held at Trentham. Trains leave. To Aio at 10.21, Lambton at 10.19, 10.37, 10.46, and 10.55 a,m., and 12.6 p.m. The-Jumpers' Plat Handicap is tiihed to, 6tart at noon. There is a good field engaged,' and the top-weight, Jlulticipsl, list 121b,, hsfi a Peilding Cud to his . -credit, and'he does well m 6oft going. Blackall may be at home in this class. The Summit is the fittest horeo in the race, and. is thoroughly seasoned. Sir •Solo is. a glutton in mud; but outside of these the others do not read as likely over 12 furlongs on the flat. The St. /Leger will .probably see only "two starters, but in Kilboy and The Tor? there is the material for an interesting imatch, and eaoh will be strongly supported. Both are of tie bulldog order, '-and tactics will play a prominent part iin the race. .:B;~,f>eeley, on Kilboy, and 33mereon, on' The Toff, will try and wait on eaoh other,:and there is not likely to be any pa«e for. the first ten furlongs. Sixteen two-year-olds. are /carded for /the Plunket Nursery Handicap., five furlongs.;' Ample,; Bst. 131b„ is; a. good stake yinne'r this season, but the handicapper ™s probably. found hsr out, and the goiiitg will be-against'her;.''Birkenvale, gst ! Sib., on the other hand, goes well in the ■Wud, 'and may be' -favourite to-day. . Vagabond, Bst. lib., won tho Hastings Stakes in hea;vy and Kill 'Em. is '« colt. with .a big reputation,- and has 'w at his only start.. Ho. looks strong enough to get through ..any going, and will have DeeleyV services. : Noir, Gst.' ■321b., has a. light weight. .He galloped Veil yesterday, and should do'so to-day. . The following are the probable starters ■and their, riders in the/Thompson Handicap, one mile:— " : /„• ' , gst: lib. R... Hatch Adjutant, Bst. 111b. ... F.. E. Jones lEtewi Poto, Bstv 91b. C. Price 'Multifual, Bst.' 81b. W. Toung 'Menelaus,. Bst. slb. ... •A. Reed ' -Porm .Up, 85t..31b. :. J. O'Shea Cross,; Bst. ..21b/;.,,,,'/J'. Olsen lTeka, 'Sst. lib. E. Manson /Gunrest, Bst. A.' M'Kay /'lndigo,. 7st. 121b. L. Wilson ■' Bjorneborg, Tst,. 111b. .; C;.- Sinclair Multiplication, 7st. 101b.''!.. ; .'.:.... E Seed Seadown, ,7st. 91b. Q. Clarke .Cleft,. 7st. 81b H. Watson •Miss de. Val, 7st. 31b. .v.? W. Price Heeltap, 7st. 21b. ....... E.. Ludlow Tressida, -7st. lib. - J. . Smith Ked Ejbhon,. 7st. P. Corlett Beltane, 6st. 131b ; F. Johnson . ffaago, Gst. 101b.. G. Jenkins •iDevotion, 6st. 91b C. Eeed

" -Jiever before in the history of the-race ihas there, been such, a. good -field, and it .58. a thousand pities the going will not joe all that could be desired. It is-cer-tain to prejudice the chances of the •toprweights. . Multifual, Bst. 81b., is' a great - mud-lark, and.' has ■ repeatedly shown his ability to win'in soft'going. Yesterday he-did a phenomenal gallop over. 6ix , furlongs, . and . is: certainly- a - horse, now than*'ever previously, fiery. Cross is another,that is at his best, and this pair may divide favouritism to-; day. In the Easter Handicap at Eiccarton,. Fiery, Cross was. a. -behind •Sasanof, and ivas finishing.on, .while Kil•boy only just , beat . him ,in(the Autumn 'Handicap. - : " .. In the past it hais always been, thought .that Desert Gold' could not act in heavy ■going, but she dispelled this idea yestor-. flay, by running half a niile in &isec„ so she will doubtless be a runner to-day, [while several of the. others will be left: ' in their-boxes.-

■Mnltaine,.'who heads the handicap in the. Silrersfcream Handicap, is t>nly a jpony, and the mcd may anchor her with. Sat., Sir Agnes,.Bst.'9lb., is a great mud ihorse, and has shown his best .form in •heavy going. He should be about at his ibest now, for at Opaki last month (he Tras out in' front till well - into the straight in the Welter Handicap on the Eecond day; Sardinia has won at his last three starts, but he, too, is on the small side._ Thames is a ball of niuscle,' but she is i a long time making good." ' • There may -be''.several scratcliinga in* .the Bail way Handicap, as the going' vrill ■be all against: the top-weights,'.none, of whom are ; at their best in-it. The issue appears to be very -. open, and, aa has often .been the case at recent meetings, there maybe a big return' for those who, can pick the. winner. . Buller, Eock•bound, and Lady Black can all acquit themselves in soft going. : ' Outside lof the top-weight ' Cheloma, who has yet to act-up to her reputation, they are not a good lot in the Tinakori Handicap. Backers will probably fight shy of'the top-weight, as 6he has enlarged hocks, received while on I the boat coming from Lyttelton. Cora Ora and Nobleman are both recent -winners, and Eibble is. reported as useful. KUkee is a stable: companion of Cheloma, and has raced well in open company.