MILE EVENT TO PICK

NZ Truth, Issue 1178, 28 June 1928, Page 11

MILE EVENT TO PICK

Likely Trio In Big Handicap Oil Saturday . ' • (Fr6m "N.Z. Truth's" Special Auckland Representative.) There are twenty-two acceptors for the Te Kuiti Handicap, of one mile, at Ellerslie on Saturday. WJTH the majority, having racing Therefore nothing .is definite as to early m the month to fit them for his starting at time of writing. ; the task ;; there is , likely to be Day Guard <;an always ,go a merry spirited competition. mile, while Desert Glow is suited by ■ ! . tne class, though In the past has been The rlso to a nine-stone mini. cons id e red more o£ a firm ground promum may hamper the prospects of position. '. ' ' some of those down the Ijst. . Klng smock cannot be counted out Then there Is only fourteen pounds even J n the improved class, while between the top -marker— High Pitch- Thursby^ was up third to Corinax and and the ten figuring In at the absolute st , orm / ln the York - He Is not always minimum. reliable.. JU his best High Pitch would be a Lom|nt m |rnprove sinC e the thorn m the side of the opposition, but b i fl fixture, but Master Doon has , his fall m the Cornwall .will leave £ , out. any great hopes of punters Jn doubt as to whether he has | a te. •■. ■ regained the necessary confidence. " ' Sir Archie is the goods, m his real Tinakoa -ran some rattling races tri m — but that .is doubtful — and pro- early m the month after being slow missing Great Northern fixture form to get going, and if he could improve m may prove a reliable guide. this direction would be a source of The trio which filled the places m trouble. „ . I the Cornwallr-Queen Arch, King Quincdma has speed, but Gold Jacket Emerald and Mervette— are all en- is ageing. • . gaged; while Te Koroke is another The remainder are more of the hack] which was up handy m both the seven- class— Modest Bay, Piet, Judge's Box, furlong King George Handicap and the Auriculus and Marble King. v ■'-,;.. mile Yprk Welter.- . Auriculus may prove the most dan- ■;■.. - - ..' , gerous of this quintette at the ena :of Regarding Te Koroke it Is notice- a mile under the moist conditions, able he has a|so been paid up for unless Modest Boy is found at home • 'iL' A i»i»« v. M^i». n under the 9st. minimum. m, the Awakino Handicap. When they come into line for the Doubts are expressed as to which he -i^se three to be thereabouts at the will run m, though <;he mile is worth finish may prove to be: double the money. , TE KOROKE Eden Hall is In nicely at lOlbs, above ; tinaxoa «nrf the minimum, but is likely to go to ah : TINAKOA and Australian buyer; KING EMERALD, ,