FOUR WOODVILLE MINOR RACES

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

FOUR WOODVILLE MINOR RACES

Big Fields Will Try Gut The Punters They say the bigger the field the bigger the certainty, but the average punter will hot hold with this. - :' ■ ■'■;■- ■''''.'■';■■.. ■ V '-"■'."'■

AT Woodville to-morrow the minor events have attracted splendid acceptances, but from the point of -view of the punter he would rather have seen them a good deal thinner. Sixteen hacks are m the County , Handicap, Jazz Baby, which has another engagement later m the day, being on top. i Lin Arlington races', well Ifresh, and, with Kilmezzo, is sure to play . a 'prominent part. The race will teii if Rosenor has benefited by his change of trainers.' There' are some, fast but squibby sorts' down the lis Vbut one. that ran well at Wanganui \?as Break 6' Day. Lin Arlington, Kilmezzo and ' Break o' Day are best liked. ::. i ."-•-■' ,"'■. The youngsters m the Sapling Stakes are mostly an' unknown quantity; Arrow : Lad has some good form, including a win at Trentham, and on that he shoul.d, wi.n. >>. - Brampton, one of -\Fred Davis' team, j can be relied on" ' to. show up, while down at the bottom is Vigilance, which ran so. well at Wanganui. In the seven furlong open race, Star Area and Beaumont, which ran one

and two at Wanganui; will have plenty of supporters. , ' .\ ' Under a lighter scale Wristlet and Willow Wai took. the money at Pahiatua. Starboard Light sticks on well, while Vivo has been consistent m hack company of late. ■ ' At the right part of the race, Star Area, Beaumont and Wristlet may be showing the way. The hacks m the Victoria Handicap are a very common lot and even with all her weight .Capitulation will l'un well; ; That is, if she does hot run into : her usual bad luck. The hurdler Sottana has pace and* with Inoe running' up to her best, the pair/ may, give the top weight some trouble. '. STRUCK A SNAG CRANK . LOOMB' withdrew Value r . from the Rennie Hack at Rotorua, but he had great hopes that Some Lady would tear off the prize. However, Branson was too great snag to strike.