FORM FOR THE HACK RACES

NZ Truth, Issue 1215, 14 March 1929, Page 11

FORM FOR THE HACK RACES

Big Crowds In Both The Mile And The Six

The first and third races on the -programme , present the two extremes — a small field, and a multiplicity of runners.

THE Silverstream Handicap is run" over a mile and the good run down the back gives all. a show. Nineteen are engaged and, though they do not 'look a world-beating, bunch, there are some useful sorts there. Stanchion is fairly solid and consistent and should have it/ on Paper Boy As for Roi de Val he will do .better on the big track.. His Wanganui form was poor. Having come to light at Napier Park, Rory Mor may be the favorite. He won the seven-furlong Hack Cup there. Disrank is now winning and he must be considered seriously and so must . the next one to him, A;tholspear._ Billion has'been racing well round j

the smalls, and Rabbi won the other day at Blenheim. Others with' performances are Goodwill, Archieval and Kiriana* ; : . '■>•-.' • Two that may be m the business when v the; crowd are yelling are Atholspear and Disrank. : Eighteen figure m the Tlnakori Handicap, and toeing the last of the day, there will be some money about. Quantum likes this class of raoe and he is fairly well, as he showed at Blenheim a fortnight back. . Desert Lad was sore m his last outing and is passed by m "favor of Arikinui, which won at the last meeting. Noteworthy is a southerner and is rated the ,best of them — by the handicapper—rwhile Arrow Boy and Chief Singer are locally-owned. ■Monetize gallops fairly and Valuation and Footpad haye been heard of. Footpad is Panther's brother, and is now m Sid Reid's stable; Endorse .can go like the wind for half a mile, but she then stops to a walk. She should be collared any time they want to get her over the last furlong. -It is not the usual good hack i fields that contest the event, but two that seem to stand out are Arikinui and Quantum.* ..: