GOES JAST

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 38, 7 May 1927, Page 8

GOES JAST

VALKON IS GOOD MARCH OF THE VALKYRIANS Valkon won the Te Rapa Handicap on Wednesday in a style that was impressive, to say the least. He got away fairly well and was soon in a good position just behind the leaders. Crossing the top he was always in the picture, and he turned for home with a slight advantage. In the run up the straight he was hotly challenged, but he was always doing better than any of his opponents, and in the

end he stalled off Charlady to win very nicely. For a first appearance in hack company his showing was really good, and was such that sportsmen will await with interest his next appearance with the colours up, for he has not done winning yet. That he was backed so confidently in a big field of useful milers showed that his connections were aware of his ability to hold his own. LASTING WELL Charlady, who was ridden by a littleknown apprentice, again proved herself a smart one over eight furlongs, and in getting to within half a length of the winner did very well. Charlady is lasting much better than the average Absurd mare, and the manner in which she is turned out for her races is a tribute to the painstaking methods of trainer J. Williamson. Charlady is not engaged in the Cornwall Handicap, and neither is Valkon.

On his one outing at the Manawatu meeting True Blood looked to possess a reasonable chance, and had he been

a bit better placed over the first part he might have finished up closer than third. He will do better. True Blood figures in the Cornwall Handicap with four pounds above the minimum. New Moon, who finished fourth to the horses mentioned above, ran a good race, being in the leading bunch all the way. THE DISAPPOINTMENTS Master Doon got away very well and was always in a handy position to the turn, where he failed to make any great show. He is in the Cornwall Handicap with 8.6, in which event he is sure to be fancied. Day Guard was troublesome at the barrier, after which he got away well. The experiment was made of riding him in behind, but it was not a great success judging by the result.

Siaosi made the pace over the middle stages, and although he finished tenth he went well enough to show that he is a possibility if kept going for the winter meetings. King Smock was reported as having done a smart gallop the previous morning, and on this account, in addition to his wellknown penchant for the course, he came in for good support. He was in a good position early, and was lying fairly handy to the turn, and from there he finished better than most, to get up fifth. A COSTLY TRIP The failure of Merry Jest to run into a place was the last chance that the New Plymouth trainer, E. George, had of paying his expenses, and with his big team he failed to win a race since he came North six weeks ago. Merry Jest ran a good race, and was not far behind the placed horses. It is stated that the daughter of Absurd and Yes may go into M. Gardner’s Wanganui stable very shortly. Pegaway, never in the hunt over the fsr ® t di( 3 well to get up seventh, and thus showed that his first-day effort was all wrong. Ring the Bell ana Queen Arch, were fairly prominent at the business end, but they not sighted earlier. Flying Juliet was second into the straight, and then she compounded and was a long way back at the post. Papatu ran into a good position in the initial furlong, but was unable to maintain it.