ROUND THOSE TURNS

NZ Truth, Issue 1210, 7 February 1929, Page 11

ROUND THOSE TURNS

Speedy Sprinters In Second Leg

At New Plymouth

The New Plymouth course is a turning: one and ability to jump out m top gear is a big consideration.

THERE is, no absence of speed merchants m th 6 flying, run to-day, and there will be some cutting of *« c fi^,hal^ niilS\, , The little fellow; Cimabue, got back to winning form at Trentham, when he refused to let Gascony m over the last furlong. , v ■• "• l: ' i i j He now has twelve pounds more to carry and the + class has not dropped that amount. On this it seems possible that a couple of the light-weights may have it on him. ■ Benzora was suffering with soreness at Hawera, and the track is sure to be hard and fast to-day. That will not help him. Then again he has failed to show up m recent times. High Disdain is coming along with racing, but he is at .the big disadvantage of meeting, seasoned horses, There is little appeal about Te Atiawa, but with 1 Lady Quex it is another matter. . .- She showed great speed at Hawera, and on this, her home track, she will have the drop on quite a few. Llanore won and lost at Hawera,

and the hard part of it is that though she did not get the money she has had to pay the, penalty. ' Her re-handicap 6f ten pounds is certaihiy rubbing it m. But what else could the handicap- _,__ j o <> Pr There will be- an effort by many to t th , Hawera losses back off the * n and , on that run there is a reasonable show. The four remaining are all on the minimum and what a bunch of flyers they are. ■ For half a mile, or a little further, they will be breaking all the clocks, Banket and Nastori are very slippery out of the barrier, and so is "Whenuanui. Macroom won up north the other day, and com,ing from the Paganelli stable, which has been exceptionally well; there, will be a measure of respecffor. her. jßetting 1 can be varied m the event, but two that many are going to pin their faith to are LADY QtIEX i-mut wuev^. LLANORE.