THE DOUBLE AT WOODVILLE

NZ Truth, Issue 1108, 24 February 1927, Page 11

THE DOUBLE AT WOODVILLE

Cup and Open Six Fields Discussed A change has been made m the days for racing at Woodville, and this week the meeting will be held on Friday and Saturday, instead of the usual Wednesday and Thursday.

XITHETHER the change is going to V'V benefit the meeting remains to be seen, but taking a line through tote returns of just past; meetings a substantial reduction can be looked for. ,■'■■'''' The fields are good — m fact, big In most cases — and with practically a new set of horses racing the finding of winners is going to be a hard task. The Cup has drawn the smallest field of the day, only eight horses paying up. ■."■,]■: Opa is top weight, ; and on his running;, at Wanganui he. Is , coming back to the form he' showed laßt autumm Being trained on the. track, he will have that m his favor. At ten pounds the worse of the weights, '; Nukumai was beaten by Novar. at Wanganui.

Now Novar is ' only., m receipt of a pound and Nukumai may beat him.: Anyhow, these three' appear to be the best of .the handicap. Third at Wanganui with 7.6, Mireusonta will have to carry 9.0 m the open flying, but, of course, the class is much different.'- '•'' | Plain Sailing is back again, but she may have some trouble m finishing m front of Papaponga, which was third to Oration and Gaillard at New Plymouth.' The remainder bf the handicap are 'newcomers to open company. Still," several of them were very speedy hacks, and m this category can be mentioned; Black Mint, Jazz Baby arid Lady Ideal. Horses that may appeal to backers are Papaponga, Black Mint and Lady. Ideal.