BRABAZQN IS ONLY ONE

NZ Truth, Issue 1183, 2 August 1928, Page 11

BRABAZQN IS ONLY ONE

Steeples and iHurdles Do Not Give Any Lead Riccarton on Saturday will witness the Christchurch Hunt Club meeting"—a prelude to the bigger National gathering ten days later.'. ■' '', / '.'' ,-.. .': -\ ."' '■. '•" /' . •.-..;. IN past years the.minor fixture has He has been, kept this season-with a been very handy 1 to punters, as view to the shorter Riccarton events from it they have often got a lead and he will be hard to beat this Saturfor the big treble. , . day. • , This year it will not serve the . MaUnga won this race last year, but purpose m either the Hurdles or L^ iSSi^if 1811^ the Steeplechase. , V , much of it is not to his credit. In the Longbeach Hurdles there is .Dubious corrtes from Wingatui only one ruffher with a good chance Wlth a reputation and here will be m the National Hurdles, while m the an opportunity for him to live up Homeby Steeplechase-there Is npt a to '. . solitary one to be th at the death of .Mainspring may be the best of the the National' Steeplechase —that is, on light weights, but it is impossible to go recent form. past. Passin' Through and' Dubious. With the principal flat race on I The race for the Brabazoh should Saturday it is, however, different. be a good one and as the race always It is practically a Winter, Cup field has a bearing on the Winter Cup a lot and-as such will be followed with m- of kudos will be showered on the terest. • placed .horses. For the Longbeach Hurdles most Taboo has 10.10, but he can carry it, money would come for the bracket if as he proved at Trentham. However, Red Puschia and Peneus were both to the ground will be different on Saturrun, but it Is unlikely that the former day. . will start. .■'■■■■■ Solferite, Royal Game and NincomAt the distance Peneus : Will be poop are all on the same mark and it seen to advantage, but one that ■ wil not surprise to find one of them should go better is Brigadier Bill. ci V}? st }** tr °üb*c- ■ „ • ■ „ „ _ . . " ■ The distance should suit Royal Game Heather Lad and Nine of Spades very nicely - won downjsouth recently and two that -. if the field reduces, m size—adceptget over the ground fast are Erin-go- ances are not to hand at time of wr.itaxf« an( l^ ci s- ■'• ' ing—Gold Mint would be favored, but Still, at the death knock the two that he had a cold after Trentham. may be doing it best are Brigadier ..... . . ... ' , Bill and Peneus. A likely one is Malmsey, for she The Homeby 'Steeplechase has al- c *n S° fast and she han 9s on weilways been a fancy of Passing' Punters, may leave it to Taboo and Through's. . . RoyaL Game. ■'-". \,.