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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 389, 25 November 1932, Page 3

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^^^^Bnmarigold was one of the outHHHfng performers at the Waikato ^^Hiting, for she won very easily both ■ys. Her rise in weight may not ^^Kick her winning career, for she is in ^^■nderful form now and is quite able of beating fair class sprinters ^H|the open ranks. The daughter of j^^Kunct Grand Knight is engaged at ^^K'tapuna on Saturday next. 'Allegro was a double winner at ^^■'Rapa last week-end, capturing the HB.'hweight the first day from a field better than average highWeight ^Vs, comprising good welter per^H»«ners and first-class hacks. L'Alo. was solidly backed for the prinMB handicap the second day and he HBPlwited Speedmint fairly comfort- ^ " ably, hanging on strongly after leading all the way. This was excellent form and suggests bright things in store for the Day Comet gelding. Paganelli showed a clean pair of heels to the sprinters the first day at Waikato, but with Tea Trader and High Comedy scratched and Jonathan much the worse for wear as a result of injuries received at Ellerslie earlier in the month, they were a poor lot. Gold Day was a very hot favourite but he craCked up badly, and when Paganelli hit the front there was nothing capable of getting within striking distance of the old Waikato favourite. On the second day he was shown up in no uncertain manner by Tea Trader. Never has a sprint race been won more easily than that which fell to Tea Trader at Te Rapa last Monday. From the walk-in- start he ran with the field for a furlong before he began to forge head of PaganelP and the others, and thereafter it was a case of follow the leader. Ter Trader finished up the long straight full of running and cantered in by a margin of four lengths. It was an impressive performance, although be was lightly weighted in view of his brilliant effcrt in the G.N. Guineas. This run by Tea Trader was regaraed as an excellent trial for the A.E.C Railway Handicap1, the second leg (let it be whispered) of the Auckland Cup double and treble. However, he will be opposed by many smart ones in that event on Boxing Day, but provided he goes on all right and retains his form one would not care to pick anything to beat him, especially as horses like Golden Wings and Cadland will have; to concede him a good hit of weight. A horse does not want to receive even one setback in the Railway Handicap, no matter how good he is. Even Aussie, at his best and nicely handicapped, failed to get in the money after receiving a ch'eck at the start.

Should Do Well After her remarkably fine showing in the Great Northern Guineas it was surprising to find Senorita only moderately backed in a wealc haek sprint field with 7.6 on her back, and it suggested that she had gone off since racing at Ellerslie. She raced accordingly, a moderate third heing her portion. On the second day the Whirlwind filly made a brave showing in the principal event, being up with the leader to the distance, where she was beaten. If produced in the best at Takapuna this week-end Senorita should atone, although you never know with fillies at this time of the year. It would not be surprising to find Impasto holding his own with th'e best two-year-olds in the Foal Stakes at Ellerslie on Boxing Day, for his two races at Te Rap>a were impressive. Making his debut on Saturday he beat all but his stable mate, Gay Seton, and on the second day he outclassed his first day's conqueror. Impasto displayed greenn-ess in the straight, but even then he won comfortably by a couple of lengths. This youngster is a well built colt by th'e English horse High Art (a son of the successful sire Gainsboroqgh) from Baby Doll, who gave us Royal Ruler, a good two-year-old. It was after the Chief Rtiler youngster showed a good form that his dam was sent to Australia to he mated with High Art, and it looks as if this arrangement is going to have a happy ending, for Impasto looks good. The latter's dam, Baby Doll, is Australian bred, being by Bobadil from Sessa, by Wallace. Valpai ran_ two fourths at the Waikato meeting, and he was noticed running on each day. There was no money for the Valkyrian gelding, but after those two runs he will he taken more notice of in future. He may be nothing out of the ordinary and it will probably have to be a weak field for him to catch a stake. Perhaps his turn will come on the Auckland provmcial circuit.

Strong Finisher • The strong finishing run put in in the J rankton Handicap on Monday at Te Rapa by Bell Topper did not p-ass unnoticed, for he was last three furlongs from home and he came up the long straight so solidly that he just got up on the past to win and pull his many backers through. Although the opposition was not strong there was real merit in th'e performance. Bell Topper is engaged in the Highweights at Takapuna and is a possibility there. He is a three-year-old and is still among th'ose left in the Great Northern Derby on New Year's Day. This hack is by the Australian sire Canusa by Swynford, a son of John o' Gaunt and his dam is Marriage Bell (who never raced) a sister to Amythas. Bell Topp'er is trained by H. Gray at Takanini. A nice novice produced the second day of th'e Waikato meeting recently was The Pullet, who made a lot of the running in the Frankton Handicap and hung on to be right up fourth at the finish. She is a three-year-old filly by Cockpit, a son of the Santoi horse China Cock, from Ropa, a mare that does not figur6 in the Stud Book.