IN GREAT FORM

NZ Truth, Issue 1153, 5 January 1928, Page 11

IN GREAT FORM

I CHADOWLAND is in great | | & buckle and should soon be | | knocking at the door. f 'MiiinnniiniiiuuuuiiiiiuuiuuuuimiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinniMir

Penver's Doll had. her eyes opened at Winton. She struck something hot in Tennessee's Child. # * * Sarsaparilla was sweetened up for the Introductory Handicap and having everything to his liking, he managed to win. Had anything tackled him in the straight he would have made a break. # * • Reta Vivian made a splash for six furlongs in the Introductory Handicap but that was the end of her. # * ...* Fairlight lost ground by beginning on a break at Addington. He was in a winning position half-a-mile from home but went to the pack. #* * ' Nelson Ata would have won the Introductory Handicap at Addington, but for making a break at the start. # * * See Queen has plenty of speed. She is a much improved mare. # # # Lady Fan is racing for R. E. Mills. ##• • # Great Form had every chance in the Templeton Handicap, but he just failed to stave off a determined challenge ■from Sarella, which beat him by a head. # # * Master Doon paced a good race on the first day at Addington and is evidently coming right. # * # . | Roldena again disappointed his admirers at Addington by failing to get on the journey safely. *# * # Firebrand, which was sent out favorite on the first day at Addington cut up rough at the start. After losing ground at the start he got into a winning position half-a-mile from home, but he could not come on, being well down the course at the finish. # # * Pageant is acting as if he will soon pick lip a short race. # # * Sarella, driven by F. G. Holmes, paced a solid race in the Templeton Handicap. She threatened to come undone in the straight, but her pilot corrected her quickly and she came home a winner by a narrow margin. # # # Wee Gus is racing better, but without much luck. He added another third to his list on the first day at Addington. # # # Jackie Audubon is racing well for Jack Kennerley, who should soon have the pleasure of collecting another stake with him.