BIG RACE SHOULD THRILL

NZ Truth, Issue 1208, 24 January 1929, Page 15

BIG RACE SHOULD THRILL

GLASS ABOVE REST

How Are They Going to Beat

EASY CUP_AT FORBURY

(By "The Toff"). The fact that Roi lOr has been paid up» for the Dunedin Cup dispels all doubt a? to which of a promised field of sixteen will be favorite^ .

1 IN his last four starts Roi lOr has a:a many wins to his credit, and though the hard heads may argue that he nowis among the good horses, they will find that Roi lOr is a very high-class pacer capable of reaching New Zealand. Trotting Cup company. U.nlws something remarkable happens to him Roi lOr should run well. It is admitted that Event is a pacer with extraordinary ability, but as the bees seem to swarm m his bonnet on race^days, Roi lOr will b,e unlucky if the Queen Bee settles elsewhere at Dunedin. ' Even if Event did go one out of the box "truth" is still of the opinion that he would more than meet nia i mateh 1 m Rot I'Or. Glideaway hails from Australia and is a member of W. J. Tomkinson's team. . Punters suspect anything "Tomkey" may start m big races, but while Tomkinson is a good trainer he cannot put wings on his horses,, neither can he carry them home on the day. She is a good, solid old thing that Is apt to bob up when nothingr sensational is about, but m the Dunedin Cup sho should* meet her Waterloo for flrat money. , •' Sho may get some of the prize;

1 1 genuine pacers often do that, due to , several of their more classy opponents 1 needing aspro^ when it comes to rac- . ing. 1 If there is a pacer with a possible chance of chasing Roi lOr it is Harvest Child. • • He is a pretty good pacer, and one that will go a long way m the game. . ,j He should beat Pluto, Jolly Chimes ! and Firelight, but if the dirt course at ; Forbury is dry then Real Light will have to be considered. He beat Dundas Boy pointless at Dunedin m November last, and as Dundas Boy won the big . race at Timaru from a 4.32 mark, Real Light must have a good chance off a similar mark m the Dunedin Cup. On that performance he is not up to Dunedin Cup class, unless the course is m a heavy state. Then he will have a big chance. Most people will readily pass over Jean McElwyn, Genuine and Talent. Audacious is a great horse when he is right.- \ '■ \ On form the following should be conspicuous m the straight: *RoM'Or, Harvest Child.