OVER COUNTRY

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

OVER COUNTRY

Otorohanga Class ' ,% Is Moderate (From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Auckland ,' , Bep.), , 'f 1 , Royal F«rm won two steeplechases at Ohlnomurl last season, < ( whioh finds him up above the lot „,'" •engaged m the Otorohanga Steeples at the Te Kulti gathering. • ; JF he were the Royal Form of old, h» 5 1 would be hard to dispose of In the ■ moderate class. V J He certainly finished m the O.N. '/ Hurdles, so has had recent racing, and ; twice over the hill at Ellerslie may not' i \' be too far, ' It will also suit Pourl better than the s Northern distance, so this would ftp- > , i pear to be Pourl'a great opportunity If he can get one 1 over country. There will be no great pace cn — and Ernie Warner knows the short - cuts. Mangani has had some education, while Rahepoto has tho pace, if npt the right experience. Bahadur can make It merry over country, but the eeconot time over the * rise usually tella its ; tale. It would appear that really troublesome lightweight will prove to be Star of the East, whioh might have been hard to dispose of but for an tinluoky fall m the Tamaki Steeples on the final day of the Great Northern meeting. , / ' Hangawora may be a surprise: ;vietor, for . his pace is undoubted, <. while he has won, ovef hurdles. Raff erty has wen over country a few seasons back. Fane hardly appeali. The: finish may he fought out be* , '*- tween . - • ■■ : ' ! pouri, „ ; BTAR OF THE EAST and ROYAL FORM. ;