QUANTITY, NOT QUALITY

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

QUANTITY, NOT QUALITY

!, Praise Dominates Dunedin J.G. I lOtiampagne Stakes

DUNRAVIN A LIKELY IMPROVER

(From "N.Z. Tratb^'; Special The two classic events' run drew more! starters than the .cl yea,rs, and there are .prospects o run next week," drawing another B.UT while there is quantity, the field will lack quality. This season's crop of two-year-olds have been a long way below the desired standard, and the.D.J.C. Champagne Stakes for 1930 appears at the moment to be dominated by the Greenwood filly, Praise. ' • . Praise was not seen at her best at the Auckland meeting, where she caught a cold, but\she is now herself again. The class of "those still engaged m the Stakes is so moderate . that the rade looks a gift for Praise if she is anything like herself on the day. /The form of . the early spring is of little use as a guide since Satisfy, the McLean Stakes winner, and Spoon, the runner-up, have not raced since., November, while Kerbside and Tracsono, the best of the others, 1 have also done no racing for some time. Compensation, by Anomaly from Hard Cash, was the best of a. poor lot racing through the' summer meetings. Early m the season there were two-year-olds "to burn," and then some, but ' by Christmas most of them had made a good job of the disappearing act and Compensation was left champion among half-a-dozen which were thought worth racing. Forfeits for the Champagne Stakes have yet to be declared, but judging from the number of two-year-olds at presenjt m work there should be a good number game enough to" take Praise on; ■ : * ■■.•••..■■..■•.■■ •■ :, ; . . A great deal of interest will be attached to the running- "of Dunraven, the brother to Limerick. He has been through a lot of solid work since Trentham, but he will need 'to race at Wingatui before an. accurate estimate can be made of his ability. His racing experience m the North Island should Improve him. ' There has been a disposition to disrate him as not being within streets of thecalibre of his illustrious relative, ; but it is well to remember that Limerick showed little m his first few starts, but after that caused many critics to hurriedly amended their opinions. Dunraven'was. a late foal and • : was reared on a' foster mother, : so: it 'is hardly fair to expect him • to show much until the autumn. If looks count for anything he should be' , a; good galloper and "N.Z. Truth" is quite prepared to see him sustain the reputation of defunct Medley as the dam of high-class horses. . Spoon, a Tea Tray filly from George Aynsley's stable, 1 was hardly •' good i enough" for the best of her age m the ] spring, but she has filled out a lot and ; [trill not lack racing condition,

Christclrarch Representative.) at the ' Dunedin spring meeting lub has experienced for several of the Champagne Stakes, to be : big crowd. i On her form up till the present it Is impossible to see Tray Bond staying out six furlongs, but Al Jolspn should Improve on his October running when he ran unluckily both days at Wlngitui.. ■ ■ : ■ "■•;■ ■-•• '-•■ ■■•■■ Tracsono, : which carries "Budge" Irwin's colors, may be the best of the Wingatui youngsters. She showed a lot of speed m the early spring-, but had to be. put aside through injuring a shoulder^ She has been back m work for some time and has shown some speed In track trials. ■ ;. Sir George Clifford will be rep re - 1 sented by either Ball Dress or Winsome Hind, both of which haye shown a little form m public, but : hardly sufficient to recommend them as likely winners of the ' Dunedin classic. Of other likely runners, Waterpower and Rosy- Morn each won a race at Southland, while Compensation won a double at Wingatui, but the class was poor. ' Rosy Morn should be the most likely of the quartet to -improve as' he is solid, but his size is against him. There may be something good among the untried lot, but nothing appeals before Praise, Dunraven and Tracsono.