NOTHING PLEASED BETTER

NZ Truth, Issue 1143, 27 October 1927, Page 11

NOTHING PLEASED BETTER

Star Stranger Runs Great Cup Trial With the New Zealand Cap o nly a little over a week off, the racing of candidates for that event was followed with more than average interest at Trentham.

TWO winners at the meeting are m the Cvp —Toma and Royal Game, but the handicapper only penalized Yoma, giving- him another six pounds, Consequent on his win, there is SLfS w s S a X," ~n only be a *w Star Stranger should have won comfortably —getting snookered on the turn, he did not get out till it was too late. His finishing effort was a magniflcent one. In the Riccarton two-miler, Yoma and Star Stranger will meet on the same terms as they did last Saturday, Yoma being m receipt of twenty-four pounds. Most will want to be with Star Stranger, despite the fact that he ran a' poor race m the Champion Plate.. That was perhaps to be expected after the hard Saturday race. Horses with placed performances at the meeting were Bennanee and Te Monanui.

Star Stranger just beat Bennanee on the post and on Saturday week the former will have lour pounds the worst as compared with Trentham. m ™f f should not be of any gTeat «*«& H WBJSZXfc would be betterDown south Rapier Is all the rage and h© was not started m the handicap at Trentham. It was the fear of a penalty that brought about his withdrawal He ran In the Champion Plate and ran poorly. His trainer was quite prepared for a win and he was given a terrible shock. there are no two ways to it—Stox Stranger's was easily the best New Zealand Cup trial at Trentham. It is against him that horses wi. th "!l? c stono and, yerl a'l]*° win '. but sooner or later the exception must arrive, Star Stranger looks the one to fill that role.