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NZ Truth, Issue 1209, 31 January 1929, Page 10

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Flying Juliet In Great Heart At Present PROVIDES FOOD FOR THOUGHT

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Auckland Representative)

Flying- Juliet, which won the Takapuna -. Cup from a moderate bunch of handicap performers, has caused punters more thought during her racing career than most equines.

THIS is not because of any doubt regarding her pace. She always possessed speed. The cause for thought m her case was just whether she could, carry on after a few furlongs. Early m her career she could be depended upon to- hit the front, but she often failed to hang on for the punters'cash. However, when she became seasoned a bit she commenced to. win races, but there was always the doubt about her being any more than a sprinter. It was questionable whether she could win over seven furlongs, but she did. Then the same doubt existed as to her ability to go a mile. Yet, she got there, and so on up to ten furlongs m the handicap class. Though she \yon the ten furlpng Goldsfields Cup at Thames since the

holidays, northerners still had their doubts abous her defeating the handicap class at 12 furlongs. As a matter of fact, she was aided I to victory by her beginning powers on the turning, track, also the fact that young/McNally appears to know something about riding a waiting race m front. He gave her every chance to keep a little m reserve for the final fight. When she was tackled by Prodice m earnest, Flying Juliet stood the test and got there by a length. Trainer Dick Edwards seems to have her m, great heart, as instanced by her fourth to the visiting handicap class at Ellerslie and her Thames and Takapuna victories. There is not a great deal of Flying Juliet, and though she has won with [a bit of weight m bad' class she does not relish being up m the poundage.