WAIPA PROSPECTS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 72, 17 December 1937, Page 15

WAIPA PROSPECTS

'Early Bird").

Early Guide to Holiday Racing FORM REVIEWED

(Special — From '

AUCKLAND, This Day. After the annual race meeting tomorrow at Te Awamutu of the Waipa Racing Club, the many horses engaged will scatter to fulfll holiday engagements at Ellerslie, New Plymouth and Awapuni, so that the form disclosed will hold much more interest than usual. Fields are very solid throughont, that for the Te Awamutu Cup being partieularly good, while that in the weight for-age near-maiden event, the Waipa Plate, will probably b® just short jf the number required for a division. Fourteen and 18 remain in the two other open races, run over short 3^rn®y®' The course will be in excellent order and betting will be conducted under the win and place system. Most interest will, of course, be manifested in the Te Awamutu Cup, for there are no fewer than seven Auckland Cup candidates, one Manawata i Cup candidate, and three Taranalu Ohnjtj mas Handicap candidates left _ in. The importance of this one race. therefore, is obvious, Right-handed racing on a turmng track will be a new experience for the Hawera gelding Ffiesland, who was fourth in the New Zealapd Cup and a winner two days later at ten furlongs, i so that if he can handle this course he will have a fine chance, for he is bnlliant when caught at his be?t. Jonatlian shaped splendidly on the big course at Te Rapa, but lacked the neeessary brilliancy at Ellerelie three weeks later, ho that on the surface his chance is not good at all. However, he knows this track, having been trained here for years, so that may help. • Master Brierly is oue that will be up against it with tbe lightweights malc ing the pace a craeker, and Mazir, too, will be none too happy, but he is in iine form and should make a good showing; he was second iii this event last year, Scotland is nicely placed, and he _ is going to be oue of the best fancied candidates, for he is now t due for another win, and ha is versatile enough to wiu under auy conditions and op any track. He won this event two years back. A Likely Oue.

Darlc Shadow should be able to stand or fall by his two brilliant efforts at Ellerslie three weeks ago, and on form he should run well. He has 31b. less thau he won this race with last December, and he is eapable of going fast all the way. In the second half of the field is Gay Rose, a good sort who may reveal more brilliancy under her light impost. Fersen, too ,is due to improve, while Aroiacourt and Sinking Fund are potential surpriso packets. Grateful eighteen months ago was in very promising form, and the fact that there was some support for him at the Takapuna xneeting indicates that he may do better shortly, probably on the Taranaki eircuit. Gay Streak and Parquet are promising stayers, the latter particularly so. Parquet 's effort to win the Waikato Hack Cup over a big and smart field, when hopelessly placed three and a half furlongs frqm home, was pvidence that sha is eapable of winning in any pompany. Many Railway Handicap hprses are engaged in the Flyiug Handicap, and naturally this eyent will take a lot of winning, with the c}raw so vital. If he can get away well Whirling would be difficult to beat, while others with bright prospects are Black Thread, Tray Bit, Orate, Galileo, Farland, Strfitto and Marie's Acre. The pace will be on round the bends, and this will be in favour of Orate, Galilee and Stretto, while Trilliarch, with his stiff impost for a three-year-old, will be hampered. Whirling may be as good a proposition as anything else, although it is a difficult problemThp posiiion in the seven furlongs Paterangi Handicap ip no clearor, for Auckland Cup, Railway Handicap and middle distapce performers are all represented. Perhaps the pick will be the brilliant Suleiman, for there is no doubting his claas, his defeat at Te Rapa notwithstanding, for which plenty of excuses could bo oiTered. Other Propositions. While winners will be hard to find al] through, some that have excellent credentials are L'Allegro (Hurdles), Miss Te Koura (Rihikihi Hack), Quilp tWaipa Plate), Jack Tar (Hack Cup), and Lady Meath (Ohaupo Hack), or Bronzette in her absence. The fqllowipg horses may b$ well supported to-mofow : — • 11.45. PARK HURDLES.— L'AUegro, English, Night Lady, England. 12.30. KIHIKAHI HACK'. — Miss Te Koura, Aero King, Te Monowai or Huntette. 1.15. WAIPA PLATE. — Quilp, Maereana, Eastern Heir. 2.0. TE AWAMUTU CUP.— Dark Shadow, Jonathari, Mazir. 2.45. HACK CUP.— Jack Tar. Kena, Te Monowai. 3.30. OHAUP HACK.— Lady Meath, Bronzette. Black Musk. 4.15. FTA1N •' "\NT)ICAp _ Whirling, Tray TJii. Galilee. , 5.0. PATERANGI HANDICAP.— : 1 Suleiman, St-ar Artiat, Valamito