AT ONE END IS FEILDING AND AT THE OTHER, TAKAPUNA

NZ Truth, Issue 1200, 29 November 1928, Page 11

AT ONE END IS FEILDING AND AT THE OTHER, TAKAPUNA

He Has the Weighty but It IVlay Not 1^ Him Great Deal TE# FURL^^ It is not altogether a classy field that has paid up for the Peilding Cup, to be decided to-morrow.

IN an acceptance of eleven only three avo on the eight stoia, ana above, mark and it may pay backers to stick to the top part of the handicap. Vertigern leads off with nine stone. He now has had two races this season. ' His first outing was m a sprint at ILevin, and last week, at Otaki, he was beaten m the big handicap the second day. ; ; ■ . ■' .' ■ '.' .'■•-- He was perhaps a little unlucky m this race, but, be that as it, may, he Is sure to strip a far improved horse at Peilding. ' It is not expected that he will be at his best— it may be Christmas before •he reaches the j)6ak — but he looks the part to hold this crowd. Catkin has done most of his big handicap racing up north, this season and m at least one race he. was unfortunate. He looks up to weight, but somehow or , other he does best under the lighter scale. : ■ 'Still, -with 8:2, he should not experience any difficulty m running out a good ten furlongs. : Over a distance may not suit Arrow Lad 1 and he will have to do it before the crowd will be on him with confidence. . v ■

, In 1 such a field, Blimp always has to be considered, for he is • not likely to sustain much 1 buffeting m this event. yivo is a moody brute that can go fast -when .allowed to have her own way, but she is not likely to get it to-mprrbw. Rpyai . , M int.. was sore at Otaki, but was running on at the death. It would perhaps be more correct . to say he was going at the same pace when the others were stop- . .ing.' ..•:' .■■ ■ ' ;; ■ .". .''. ■■'■ '■ ' Novar was winning over hurdles last week, and now he is to have a go at a cup. He does not read the winner. Shining Armour ;• gave, a glimpse of form at Otaki and he was really finishing fast m the big race the first day!-. '; ■■ : • ' ■ ■ He, is on his own track and that may count for something. ' There" are three .on' the minimum and Imperial Spark, on. the turning track, may be the best of the trio. Class generally wins out in' the long run arid it may pay to stick to proven horses. ' ' . Two that come under that heading are .. .:.■'.•■ ' . . .■' ._■■ VERtIGpRN, , CATKIN.