WHO'S WHO AT DUNEDIN

NZ Truth, Issue 1262, 6 February 1930, Page 13

WHO'S WHO AT DUNEDIN

Glare and Greenaway Early ; Choice In Big double

PUNTERS WILL HAVE PROBLEMS

(From " N.Z JTi-uthV' Special Christchurch Representative.) The Dunedin thousand pounds cup ■ is the last of the big stakes offered m the South Island for a few months;, and the field next week is likely to represent the full handicap strength of the South Island. r ' ■

"THOUGH he has not reproduced his 1 Australian \ form since returning to the Dominion; Paquito was expected to get the 9.0 awarded him. He had a short spell after Auckland and] has conditioned slightly, but he still looks a bit on the jaded side. Pink Note, winner of the Cup m 1928, has had no winning form for over twelve months and has it all m front of him to concede weight '1o some of ! those below him which have been on the - winning list recently. Count Cayour's rejuvenation m evidence at Ellerslie gives him a chance with 8.10, as the twelve furlongs is less likely to trouble him than it .will' many. of the others. \ . Tnere is no way of reasoning which makes Silver Paper a potential stayer. The placing recently; of this one-time brilliant sprinter has been mope difficult. to solve than a -Chinese puzzle, and ' he offers no danger 'if started 'in the Cup m preference, to the Publicans' Handicap! of > six furlongs. .-.:;., Hoylake, ' Glare . and i, Latin Quarter are -a 'trio likely to ,be /in it: a.t \ tice finish;':- '■-■''...■ 'v ■' '. vv ■'■''■' ■" ■ -. I'- '■" Glare should stay' and has', the speed, and will gety the vigorous riding that he requires to show his ber.t from Emerson. 1 . • . .'. » i . ." ■, Pride is the only runner of those weighted below eight stone that appeals as a likely,, cup, winner. Her Trentham running^ indicated that she Js acquiring more solidity, and the distance Is not likely to trouble her. .At*:thiß stage, Glare, Prjde and Latin Quarter attract most attention. Handicapper, Charlie Hassall has made a -real punters' problem of the Publicans' Handicap, the sprint leg of the Dunedin double.

Though he failed against the hot stuff at Trentham .when put up to 9.2, Meadow Lark is. not 'hbpelessiy out of it at Dunedin with 9.13. : . ■■'.- • He will meet a weaker class than he met at Trentham and, , at Southland on January 2 10.1 could; riot stop him, for he won with a good .deal m hand. He did not, however; meet anything of the quality of Aspiring .or Greenaway, and his task next week will be harder than it was at Southland. , Three pounds leas than ten stone ■ ; should help to keep Silver Paper subdued, but Royal Saxon, with 8.8. has a chance,, especially m . ' view of hjsvend-tb-end victory on ' '■ ; the last day at Wellington. Aspiring is a sriiart filly, ; nic^y Weighted, while Greenaway has a. win, and three placed •performances- to her credit m the past eigh^. weeks. ; . !; .' At his best, Rin^ ; Tin7;:^j!n'^s'-'a^jmar.t' sprinter, but his subsequent; 'running indicated that his success. by er^: a,: mile at Dunedin was flukey: >V' .■■ -■■•' Caterpillar and "Waving Corn seem to have lost their form. Not long' up from hacks, El Boa ia one of the hardy Balboa breed and has speed. In the. lower half, of the handicap. Silver Coot and Leader are possibilities, but not so great as Blue Metal, which is m on the minimum. 7 This son of Paper Money and . Bo Peep .is bred on sprinting lines and impresses more with- each 'race U he runs. He is a generous galloper and will appreciate the drop m weight from. -what' he has been carrying. Acceptances .will fine the field down a lot, but early selections favor Greer.away, Aspiring and Blue Metal.