SECOND DAY FIELDS

NZ Truth, Issue 1237, 15 August 1929, Page 13

SECOND DAY FIELDS

Form of Tuesday May Be Best •''■ '■' .- '/■ •■'■. .. .■• — ■- — : ■ ■ '■ \ ' '.. ■■■ ■■ ■■ ' Conditions promise to be as fair as could be wished for the second day of the National meeting.

ON first day form Birkbeck will be wanted m the Hunt Cup, but Kaikahu must not be overlooked, for he looked the winner m the Hack Steeples on Tuesday until, he lost his rider at the last fence. Nothing looks better, than Seaboy, which won with a good deal m hand at the Hunt meeting.,; < .. Birkbeck is his most serious contender.,,. The North Island seems to hold a strong hand m the Wbolston Handicap. Glyn Dhu will most likely be favorite and something m: the nature of a miracle will have to- happen before any of the South Island hacks beat him. Roi de Val looks the second best wager. Like the National, the Beauford Steeples will be contested by one of the weakest fields for many years. Over the shorter distance Matu should be capable of giving Fabriano four pounds more than he did m the National. . Glcndowie cannot be seriously; considered and Dubious had the way made easy for him m the Enfleld Steeples. Those fancied are Matu arid Fabriano. Prior to the opening of the National'

meeting Gala Day had been -regarded as a non-stayer,'- but Tuesday's performance brings him into favor for the Spi-eydon Hurdles. , . . ■ Apache cannot be expected to inir prove mifch on Tuesday's running: and Carinthia may do best of the others. The public will look to the top half of the field to provide the winner of the August Handicap. / Though Gay Sonnet went a good race m the Winter: Cup the extra weight should,, trouble .her aiid Gold. Cure looks < a better proposition over a shorter journey. . His dashing performance m the Jumpers' Flat on Tuesday " will be sufficient to instal Fine Aci'.e favoi-ite m the Sumner Handicap. Starshooter looked like going on with it- in his race on Tuesday and the extra furlong will not affect his chances. King Balboa looks equal to beating Black Duke at even weights over ten furlongs. ; • . Taboo went a good mile m the Winter -Cup, but he might be held safely over ten furlongs by Black ,Mint. Black Mint will .most probably make a race of it with King Balboa. /