NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 178, 17 April 1918, Page 6

NOTES AND COMMENTS

[BY GLEKCOE.I The racing at Awauuni today will coinnieuco at 11.30 a.m. with the Karcrc Hurdles, ouo mile and three-quarters. There is a E°od field engaged, but the majority oE the runners are not ready. Form points, to Wunt, who was successful at Bulls,, while the Hawera-trained i'aul Moore may; have a large following. In the Maiden Plate, seven furlongs, outsidu of Cyrcsian and Winning Shot they may not be iu much demand. The former a two-year-old and has a big pull in the weights. He has been placed so far in his three starts, and Winning Shot was runner up on each day at Feildins. Nobleman (W. Bell) may be favourite in the big handicap. He ran a phenomenal trial at Bulls before coming over,, and appears to be back to his best form. Others well fancied are Trials, Miss da Val, and Gang AwV. The meeting between Pinmark and Hea~ thercote in the Sires' Produce Stakes 1* reckoned as likely to settle the question: of the two-year-old supremacy, but, it is not at all cortain that either will win. II Gray is to ride Torfrcdn, and the_ lullBister to Hymestra will have a lot- or support, as it is thought that the turn will Thev arc not a good lot of hacks that are .engaged in the Hack Weltor Handicap, and Colorado may be the favourite, but he has a lot of weight and will have to show improvement on hiR host form to win. If the eoing suits Midnight Star,, who ran fourth in the Feilding Cup, her may hove n lot to say at.tlie finish. -A I'kely one amongst the liorht vrenrhts is the Fordell representative Moutoa, Camp, who will be coupled with the National Steeplechase winner Master Strownn. If Mr. Lowry etnrts both his entrants for tho Gold Cup they may run into tho places, nnd prohahly Desert Gold will pet. her name inscribed as the winner for tun third time. Two eood hacks in Ibex nnd Helitn- are down to compete in the Woodhey Hack Hamlican. and the'»alr will carry more money than any of Iho others. The Telegraph Handicap is roeardod as extremely open, and it is difficult to forecast th» favourite. Birkfivnln w!'l hnvi> n. lot, of friends, and so will Form Up and Hyttus.