OTAKI EVENTS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 7, 1 October 1937, Page 15

OTAKI EVENTS

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Poor Fields Engaged To-morrcfw F0RM REVIEWED

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The fields engaged at Otaki Maori meeting to-morrow are a little disappointing and decidedly below expecta* tione. On aecount of the close proxixnity of the Hawke's Bay Spring xneeting n« horses fi-Om here will be making the trip. The single-pool bettfhg will be in operation. 1'ollowing i& a brief review of the events:-'-12.15: MAIDEN RACE. This is the largest field of the day, but the contestSnts engaged have very little form offerifig to act as a guide to specUlators. Maybe the best baclted will be SIGUEI), STAEGONO and GAY HUNTING, 12.55: KAPITI HACK HURDLES. Round Score is not racing Up to his track form# but with recent experienco may new * be able to race better. Spender has a fair amount of paee on the flat as well ae having proved a proficieirt fencer. Southern Blood is expected to go one better t-han when he ran second to Patagonia at Foxton - Camilla Horn, like all Cape Horn's, is an able fencer and, hailing from the same 'successful stable a3 Patagonia, may be one to keep an eye on. The remaining three do not appeal, but thfee that do are SOUTHERN BLOOl), SPENDER and ROUND SCORE. 1.35: KATIHIKU HACK HANDICAP., NWildfiower won well at Marton and the extra two furlongs to-morrow should not trouble this Cbief Ruler three-year-old filly. Royal Recbrd has a likiag for the Otaki course. ;Lady Siegfried so far this season has not shown up in any of her starts. Mea Mea may want a race, but this Lackham one has speed when ready, Free Gold, now a feur*year-old, has failcd to come within coo-ee of his two-year-old promise. Revival is one that may surprise, while of the balance Sunny Maid reads best. What will car ty more money than WILDFLOWER, SDNNY MAID and REVIVAL! 2.20: LING ME^ORIAL STAKES. Pukeko has form that will bear comparisOn With the best engaged whi'ie Gold Mission hae been racing most consistehtly this eeason. Suuee is anything but reliable. A very big disappointment was Old Surrey at Foxton when fini6h* i.ng last in the Cup after a false-ruu race. Might was surprisingly in tho money lately. Alby has been withcltawn from the New Zealand Cup, so that it Iooks as thoiigh his party is going to cOncentrate on the i ' small iish." Old Grand Jury appears-past his bost. Most monetafy support may be behind PUKEKO, GOLD MISSION »nd OLD SURREY. 3.5: TUARl HANDICAP. The winner of the Wanganui Guineas last season, Deficit has been a failure since and to see him now wearing No. ^ saddle-cloth does not say much for tho oppoeition. Omarei'e caniiot be Tecommended. Airing has rading c'ondition in his favour, and if started here may be the prime seleetion. Golden Chest and Mittie are first-class hacks, but GreenWich is not at all liked as she is souf at the barrier as well as not showing the speed of last season. The favouriten look like being MITTIE, AIRING and GOLDEN CHEST. 3.45: PAHIKO HACK HANDICAP. It is about time Rotoma returned to Ihe wiuning. list and the Wairarapa inare is expected to-morrow. Son aud Heir should have benefited with recent racing. Since wiuning on this track in the winter Rhodesian has riot been in the money in his few starts. Thera ia ftothing appealing about the other trio, so perhaps the money will be carried by ROTOMA, RHODESIAN and SON AND HEIR, 4.25: MEMA HACK HANDICAP, Tho runuing third of Liane at Marton Will bo the means of this maro being one of- tho best buclccd.- Warehi, atthough ivinning nbw and then, is rather difficult to keep track of. Southorn Blood, with a breathor after the hurdles, may again be dangerous. Cloudy Bay may surprise, but of the others nothing very kind can be said, althotigh at one time the ltosinous geldUig, Master Liruond, looked like coming useful. Three that may appeal to the speculative public are LIANE, SOUTHERN BLOOD and WAREHI. 5.10: HEM1 TE AO HANDICAP. Jubilee Song likes Otaki, while old Hazoor may find the distance a little toe short. If started Airiag will be in demand. Snowball has not raeed si.nce her accident seme months back, but is reported ffom Waipukurau as having fully recoveted. Myriam, Mittie and Dorado will all enter caleulations. The day's losses may be looked to be retrieved by JUBILEE SONG, AIRING and MITTIE. '