THEY DO THEIR STUFF

NZ Truth, Issue 1185, 16 August 1928, Page 11

THEY DO THEIR STUFF

To-day's The Day For National Hurdles Candidates

{The second leg, and the last leg of the big jumping events of the winter will be run at Riccarton to-day.

! "THERE has yet to be a final accept--1 ance, but at time of. writing there is nothing of note likely to drop out. * On Tuesday, the running had perhaps a little bearing 1 on the big event. So far as the Trial Hurdles are ooncerned there is no need to .worry, for there is no danger threatened m that quarter. The Jumpers' Flat, however, did give a good lead. • The winner of the flat race was Nukumai, and he won because of the patience of his rider. Everything Was trying to win the race at the entrance to the straight bar Nukumai. Bowden just, sat still, hugged the fence and, once really straightened up, he gave his mount his head. It was this careful handling that gave Nukumai his head advantage over Gaze, which was asked to go top soon. Ante-post betting" for to-day's race will not change a great deal according to the form shown on Tuesday.* Nukumai is sure to come into more

favor, and his price will shorten In certain quarters. Most anticipate that Red Fusohia will be the troublesome one to deal with, and so it may prove. There is a feeling that being: by All Red, Charlie Vallance's candidate will not see but the Journey of about two miles and five furlongs. It has to be admitted that there is reason for tHe conjecture, but on the other hand Red Fuschia haß done everything asked of him to date. ■ Certainly he failed to run on at Trentham as was expected, but then he was asked to give Beau Cavalier a big start over the last three furlongs. He never shirked his job when sent to it. It is pretty near certain that the machine will carry mpst money > for the numbers of Nu v kumai and Red Fuschia. -. Just what will win is hard to say, but nothing would give,:, greater Joy .. than to isee Nukumai-win a- National after his many tries. ' ' -