DERBY WINNER IN WELL

NZ Truth, Issue 1211, 14 February 1929, Page 11

DERBY WINNER IN WELL

Distance Suits Him

Many Will Look To Nightmarch To Press Onward FORM FAVORS CHANCES OF TWO (From "N.Z. Truth 's "■ Special Christchurch Representative). Though the Dunedin Jockey Glub deserved a better fate m the field it attracted with its thousand pound cup, there is sufficent material left m to rtiake the race an interesting' contest.

IN Footfall, Oratrix, Set Sail, Sir Roy and Battle Colours it lost a quintette which would have drawn good money on the tote, but soreness and loss of form, took a heavy toll of the twenty-two nominees, only ten of which survived the final payment \ The fact that there has been no ; pronounced favorite for the event / pays a compliment to the handi- ; capper. . Count Cavpur heads the list with 9.0, and as he is the only proved stayer m the race,: he.' 'Would be a good thing at his best. ; Despite the fact that he ran one of the best mine furlongs this season at headquarters last Saturday, his form this season does not hold his Dunedin Cup chances m a very favorable light Pink Note won the event last year at a pound less, and though, his .early > form this season- was not very encouraging, the way he ran at Trentham would suggest that there is nothing wrong with him at present ' ■ Ten furlongs is his pet distance, but he has at times shown some inclination to going the extra quarter of a mile and as he will be performing on ' his home track he will have that much m his faybri . . ; Nightmarch, the Derby winner, looks the best treated horse m the race .with one pound under weight-for-age, and with the services of Charlie Emerson, he will not lack anything on the score of horsemanship. Since the Derby, he has won 1 well ' m the North Island and it would I not be wise to attach too much im-

portance'to his failure at Treritham. He,, has been working well at home since his return from the north, and m his present condition will run a big race m the Dunedin Cup. r With Jimmy Ellis m the saddle, Royal Saxon is expected to show up m •view of his Wellington performances, but his Wellington Cup form, backed by his efforts m the', 'south, ' suggests that he I^ould be suited by. a shorter journey. v ■ ' Papa tu is sure to be running for expenses, arid a win for him would be popular since George Paul is making the meeting with the presence of Aussie. He ran a fair third m the Wellington Cup, and 7.7 gives him every chance of getting into the V money. He goes well for Larry Wiggins, and , as he meets Pink Note on the same terms as at Trentham, there is nothing to suggest' that he should not again finish m front of Bert Ainge's representative. Frank Claridge has made no secret of the fact that he: has had designs on the Dunedin Cup since the beginning of the season, but Beau Geste's track form since he returned from a visit to Wellington, rendered unsuccessful through an injury, has been far from impressive. ■ ' . .There will need to be. a miracle for any of the four light-weights to carry off The prize. . If form counts for anything the race looks like a tussle between: NIGHTMARCH, PAPATU.