FINAL PUBLIC OUTING

NZ Truth, Issue 1195, 25 October 1928, Page 13

FINAL PUBLIC OUTING

Candidates, For Riccarton s Two Miler \. (From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Christchurch Representative.) The Riccarton representatives m the New Zealand Cup will have the. final dress rehearsal at Motukarara on Saturday.

THE Akaroa Handicap field of thirteen contains seven New Zealand Cup runners and wiil give the public a good line on Canterbury's prospects of carrying off the big twomile event. The presence of Rapier would lend interest to the race, and as the handicapper has assessed him as a real horse on Saturday by giving him 9.13, he is not likely to run. So at least said his trainer at Trentham on Monday. Count Cavour does not appear to be i back to his best, but can be expected to improve on his Rangiora funning. Footfall showed at Dunedin that ne is reaching his best form, but he will find it difficult to concede weight to seasoned horses like Thorndale and Hoylake." ■ liiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir

Sir Roy's Rangiora form does not help his prospects. Haze, though still m the New Zealand Cup, has not had a run for a. long time. An improvement can be expected from Rotor. He was m the. firing line at Rangiora and just stopped over the final pinch — through lack of a gallop. Hoylake comes m with three pounds less- than ,: he "won with at Rangiora, and even with his 're-handicap he will be the hardest horse to beat as he is m great fettle. . Of. those m the lower half of the handicap Beau\ Geste should do best, but the -issue looks to rest with Hoylake and Rotor, y , , iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii