Big Dook's Chances.

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 22, 19 October 1937, Page 14

Big Dook's Chances.

Big Dook, Tiger Gain and Slippery will take part in the Wainui the first day, and of the trio recent form of the foruier reads the best. Big Dook will be at his pet distance as he" has won over a mile at Wellington. Canterbury and Auckland, the main race meetings of the Dominion, so that as he was unlucky at Hastings when being dcfeated by Hunting Cat, should again give a good account oi' himself at Trentham. Joviality has been paid up with in fche open spnnt in preference to the hack. At Hastings he won well in 1.13, time very seldom registered here, so that tliis wonderfully improved liorse Ilooks like being one to keep an eye on in tbe short events in the next week. Pakanui, although not ridden with a great deal ot judgment at Opaki g 1 when ho .won in hig on» itwb, ha# now

come down in the weights so wjth his 7.11, has only to produce something in keeping with his track form to be hard. One thing will be : in Ijis favour and that is his ability to run a solid six furlongs, which is essential on a straight course. Brunhilde will start later on at the meeting, and ' as Masterton revealed her on the eve of coming back to form her form will be eagerly watched on account of the approaching New Zealand Cup meeting when her special mission will be the New Zealand Oaks. Trainer J. H. Jefferd will have a couple of open sprinters representing his Ngatarawa stable in Ben Braggie and Black Thread. The latter looks like an early winner, while Ben Braggie has well established his claim to a Sprinter above the average. H« will either start the second or third day before going on to Riccarton for the O.J.C. Wtewards. Soho, Padishah and Hunting Cat give Hawke's Bay a very fair hand in the chief handicap events. Soho on Sunday morning was sent a rnile on the Hastings plough to please his owner-trainer, Mr. G. D. Beatson, when running 1.46 for the distance. It was not the time that was impressive, but the manner in which it was acccmplished and the state h§ pulled up in which showed the Defoe five-year-old to be very fit. Personally I am of the strong opinion that he is a true stayer and even if not in the money at Trentham, his chances in the New Zealand Cup should ijot be weakened, providing, of course, a strong boy is ob1 tainable for him in tlie latter event. '