SOME PUZZLE

NZ Truth, Issue 1147, 24 November 1927, Page 11

SOME PUZZLE

Barrier Positions As A Guide

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Auck land Rep.) Any punter who can pick _ the winner of the Borough Handicap, of seven furlongs, at Takapuna, with confidence should be able to get his roll on. IT seems as tough a race to sum v; as any presented on a race-can this season. There are 21 horses engaged am more than half the number are o proved galloping ability. Branson tops the* list with 9st. an< if his winning trot is not stopped ii this event he is truly a top-liner. But he will need to begin to have t show m such a crowd across thi harbor ,and this is just what migh stop his run of "ins." Hipo goes a respectable seven all the way, while it will be a case of "catch me if you can" with Dayguard if .he happens to fluke round the first bend m front. True Blood's victory at Randwick i sufficient to entitle Scholium's chest nut to respect. In the Shade has not run a ba< race this season and is favorabl: treated for victory this term with i smart get-away. Scat is back to form; New Moon up ended Nancy Lee at six and a-half a Cambridge, while Tinakoa .only has fc be favored m the running to be m th' picture. Awarere cannot be entirely cut ou on this track, because he begins fairl; well, though he is not as good as aomi people imagine. The track may beat Quincoma, but Serang is coming back. As for High Pitch, - he' is a Ra'ilwa: Handicap winner, while Archeen ha won on the track before to-day ant must go well if it chances to be soft Te Koroke, Arch Opal, Archibald am Rarakau are some of the other possi bilities. It will be interesting to observ whether hurdle racing has interfere! with Ned Kelly's pace. Favored by barrier positions, a likel; trio to be m at the death-knock are DAY GUARD, IN THE SHADE and TRUE BLOOD.

THOSE who have seen Cimabue since *• he has been put back m work declare him to be round as a ball. He has not grown up during his spell, but he has grown out. He has been accorded an entry at Woodville, and after a bit of racing it would occasion no surprise to find him going to Melbourne for the autumn meetings at Caulfleld and Flemington.

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