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NZ Truth, Issue 1208, 24 January 1929, Page 13

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Foriai May Work Oiit At Fajiiatua

Next Week

After a week of a big meeting at Trentham, followers will have Pahiatui to interest them next week. The meeting opens on the unusual day of Tuesday, and is concluded on Wednesday.

The next morning the regular racing fraternity will have to tear across country to be at Hawera for the opening day.

QUITE good acceptances have been received and the racing should be of a fair standard., -'" : : . ■■'■.:■' , Tdxeuma heads the Cup field, but he is getting none of the , best of it. He has". any amount of weight for a three-year-old. ',' ;■■ '.'■',:. Henna; lias good "form m welters, and with the drop of weight she should be m her element. . . , Maui and Kilmiss, m the. humor, are likely other ones. ; .. .." „ Ridgemount .Avill be very much m 1 1 1 1 1 1 ;> 1 1 1 1 ! i 1 1 1 n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i m 1 1 1 unlliiumiunii nllnll n 1 1 v 1 1 1 1 1 m 1 1 1 1 « 1 1 n m 1 1 1 c 1 1 1 1 1 m f

demand m the open sprint, and the next two to him, Kaihoro and'Yeronese, can mo*e ; al6ng. ' '• "" '■ - : Mothplane and Monetize have been throwing out signs of -getting, out^pf maiden company, and they get" their opportunity m the Maiden Plate. . - ■'■ On looks alone, Rowley is above ttie class engaged m the High Weight, and at Awapuni at Christmas he ran well enough to respect him m this" event. • The Swell can carry weight and ; the hurdling should stand to Lin Arlington- ■•.-.■. ■';*-- :-■' King Quex is a useful sort of hack a.nd he will have many friends m the Hamua' Handicap. Early in .the season Paler Star -was showing winning form, and he won quite a number of races. If he could regain that form he would be very hard to beat. Shining . Star is winning again, and when right he' can run out a solid seven furlongs. That is something when the Konini Handicap; comes to be considered. . . " ■■■■■•■". ,:;■ Royal LJneage, of course, is equal to this company when right. That. Ellerslie dead.-heat of his would win -with a repetition.' . ■ . "". •>: °- • Second -Thought should, hold pride of place m the market. for the Makiiri Handicap. ': : , :, They are just gn ordinary .lot and it is difficult to get a lead on* any of the remainder. .-- ; >• : :r 'j. Full . Mark's running on concluding days at Trentham may play a big part m the betting m the Eketahuni Handicap. He bobs up often and is better than a few imagine. '.'•;. . Balloon does better over a bity'of ground, and, the journey should stand to him. "■-.'■■ . •.■' ,--■ ' }-/i/^. : ':' i.MMiMiiinimiiiimiiiiitiiiiiiiitimiiniiiiiimi[iiiiiiniiiimii|iiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiimtra