PASSAFORM WILL DO BETTER

Southland Times, Issue 24240, 25 September 1940, Page 9

PASSAFORM WILL DO BETTER

Comment On Form At Geraldine CIRCULAR NOTE SHOWS PROMISE Weights for the Dunedin meeting are due on Tuesday. Trotting Cup Nominations for the New Zealand Trotting Cup are due on October 4 and handicaps will appear on October 7. Noko Back

Noko, who was gelded a short thru, back, is again a regular worker at Invercargill, He looks well after his spell.

For Wingatui Recollection was not produced the second day at Geraldine because of the firm going. Present intentions are to race him at Wingatui next month. Circular Note

Circular Note, a well-backed second in the Wainui Handicap on Saturday, is trained by- F. Trilford. He is by Paper Money from Sister Radius, and is a brother to Circulation and halfbrother to Loughrea. Guineas Candidates

C. Emerson, trainer of Don’t Forget, stated at Orari that the Myosotis gelding would be a certain starter in the Guineas at Wingatui next month. It was reported from Riccarton that while Doria is also a certain starter there is some doubt regarding Atreus making the trip south. All Night

All Night is trained by W. McDonald, who in 1887 rode Snapshot when he won the Geraldine Cup. McDonald received many congratulations on the success of All Night, who promises to hold his own in much better company than he met at Orari. Sandydale’s Stock

Evidently the first of Sandydale’s stock have impressed Canterbury trainers as several inquiries have been made for two-year-olds or yearlings by the Abbedale horse. Three two-year-olds have recently been purchased for a Canterbury trainer, who has expressed the opinion tl.at young pacers by the imported horse are among the most promising he has yet handled. Sandydale was one of the champion three-year-olds of his year in America and as he is one of the best performed horses to be imported to New Zealand it is not surprising that his young stock have attracted attention. Later In Season

Airline’s two races at Orari attracted attention to this good-looking colt by Surveyor from Maid of the Air, by The Ace from Kenilworth Maid, by Kenilworth. He has grown into a massive four-year-old, and will do with a good deal more racing before the best is seen of him.

Novice Winner • Marco Polo, who -won the maiden trot at Orari on Saturday, created a good impression when he first paraded in a birdcage, but he had receded in favour as a result of his failures to begin, correctly. Hie Jack Potts horse was extended to register his win, but he is one almost certain to improve.

Taxpayer Disappoints On Riccarton form Taxpayer should have shaped better at the Geraldine meeting. He is evidently a difficult horse to manage on a turning course, and he will probably do better on his home track, Wingatui, next month. Will Do Better

Platform, a half-brother by Night Raid to Passaform, showed out in front for a while in the concluding event at Orari, but was out of the contest with half a mile to go. He has not had a great deal of racing, and will require more time. He is a solidly-built three-year-old resembling to a marked degree the Night Raid gelding, Nightcalm, and more will be heard of him later in the season.-

Grey Silk Grey Silk ran a creditable race over nine furlongs on Saturday. He was the smallest horse racing at the meeting, and will always be at a disadavntage in a big field. Especially was this the case when he made a run through between Halt and the rails and he was so overshadowed by this big gelding that very few people were aware that he was on the scene at all.

A Brilliant Sprinter Each day at Orari Hearth appeared to be on her toes in the birdcage and as she went out to do her preliminary, but once that was over she settled down and gave no trouble at the barrier in either of her races. Hearth is a very brilliant sprinter, and though accorded a nomination in the New Zealand Cup, is a much more probable starter in the Stewards’ Handicap. A Muddlins Pace

At Hutt Park on Saturday, the Wilford Memorial was run at a crawl for a mile and a-half, with Cruiser, driven by F. Holmes, as pacemaker. Ferry Post made a sharp move round the field from the half-mile, but failed to reach Cruiser, who was admirably suited by the slow pace. Accountant, hemmed in most of the way, was a moderate third, and the unplaced horses had every chance but could not go on at the finish. The first mile took 2min 30sec. Returning To Form

No horse racing at Orari looked in better condition than Passaform, but he moved very tenderly each day when doing his preliminaries. In the Geraldine Cup he was well -supported on both machines, but was one of the last three to finish. In Saturday’s race he started the outsider of the field, and though second last at the turn for home put in a strong finishing run that obtained third money, and had there been an-: other furlong to cover he would have probably beaten both Swordstick and Petersham. Passaform’s performance, though not a winning one, was easily the best of the New Zealand Cup candidates seen at Orari. A Newcomer

An interesting runner at Orari was the grey filly Portadown by Portlaw from Doretta. The dam was purchased in England for Mr E. Steele,, of the Bumside Stud, Oamaru, and was served in England to New Zealand time. Portadown was foaled at the Elderslie Stud, and is a most attractive three-year-old, and although she did not show up in her race, her gallops on the track have indicated that she will develop into a smart galloper. She is one of F. Robertson’s team.