Second Day Form at Auckland

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 79, 24 June 1927, Page 6

Second Day Form at Auckland

REVIEW OF PLACED HORSES

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racing on the second day of the Auckland fixture («w. despite tHe unpleasant state of the track, brimful of interest, and generate speaking the form of the placed horses iras consistent with their ptTfor man ccs of the opening day.

Confidence Justified Reremai, the four-year-old halfbrother to the Cambridge winner. Golden Grattan, was installed a good favourite for the opening event on the second day at Alexandra Park, and well and confidently driven by the Mangere mentor. J. T. Paul, the daughter of Our Thorpe won by a narrow margin from Loch Moigh. Useful Sort Reremai. penalised 24yds.. was produced again in the Liverpool Handicap. and made a creditable showing, finishing in third berth. The Our Thorpe—Grattan Maid filly has started three times this season for two wins and a third, and is more than useful. Next season she should be heard of more frequently. A False Price Considering his splendid finishing effort on Saturday, when he snatched a victory from Mars in the Mangere Handicap, the Palmerston North representative, Loch Moigh. was allowed to start at a false price on Wednesday. It is surprising how quickly the public forgets form, and had the son of Nelson Derby reversed positions with Reremai, as he might easily have done, his supporters would have been on velvet. Allowed to Drift With a little more judicious handling Loch Moigh would probably have finished in front of Reremai in the Manukau Handicap. In the early stages he was in behind the leaders, but was allowed to drift and got pocketed on the rails. There he remained till the home turn, when lie was pulled out wjde and put in a terrific rattle which landed him very close to the leader at the post. Costly to Backers The Halswell-trained pacer Daytime was a costly proposition to his followers at the Auckland fixture. On the first day he ranked as second favourite in the Mangere Handicap, a position he again occupied on Wednesday. While the son of Nelson Bingen made a better showing on the second occasion, he did not look like beating either Reremai or Loch Moigh at the finish. Home and Dried Floraline evidently found the going to his liking on Wednesday, as he fairly romped away from his field and with half a mile gone, nothing had a chance of getting to Hamilton’s charge, unless he tumbled over or ran off the course. His few friends showed a great profit after the race. New Lease of Life Appeal again put up a good showing on the second day and beat the rest of the field almost as easily as the winner defeated him. The Ghoai gelding has taken a new lease of life and judging by his displays at the recent meeting, Pollard’s candidate is not done with yet. Went Better • Peter Boy made a much better showing in the Royal Handicap than he did on the opening day. He had the services of D. Withers, and although the Petereta gelding broke a few times during the journey, he did not lose much ground. Outside of the first and second horses, Peter Boy gave the best display of the remainder. Coup That Failed The connections of Harold Thorpe were, evidently after another Oamaru dividend, and had it not leaked out on the morning of the race that the son of Opr Thorpe was Al, the coup would probably have come off. The public were not to be put off. and Edwards’s candidate finished in fourth place in the betting. He won all the way like a good one, and if that was

his form when “not right.” « s shame what he would do when in his best. Consistency Imprint was the consistent horse the meeting, and out of four .\e„ he wap in the money three time, returned his numerous sudiSJc® something for their outlav on tw,T~ S casions. He handled the' heavv L“s' like an old general, but his ** over the first half of the Jour n «v the big race on Hope-trained gelding without ™ sting at the finish. * B >' Hung On Gamely Terence Dillon was fairlv squarely beaten into third Dl»r. aß<l the Prince of Wales Handicap nesdav Well piaced at the rrule, he moved along in a mannle that flattered his admirers, but onr* m the straight he failed to make progression, but hung on gamely r third money. Costly Fault Peterwah appeared to enjoy »h mud. and when going at top reesaurl gave a nice exhibition of the gaited style of locomotion tCI Eta wall—Janova horse made one hll fault on the journey, which lost hrrn a lot of ground, otherwise he wouM have been more prominent when tk wire was reached. A Real Mudlark If there was one horse more than another that loved the heavy * 0 at Epsom it was Uncle Bert, wimwt of the Adams Memorial Cup. u,« owner was not afraid to work him a t Lpsom, when the clay track was a* thick as soup, and a few who the Gold Bell gelding handling th' sloppy stuff gave him a rough chance l ncle Bert acted up to his mudlark traditions, and he deserved his success, as it was his fourth start for the meeting. Did Very Well Luvan cannot by any stretch of the imagination be looked upon at. a marc that would be favoured by heavy going, and in beating a.ll bar :he winner on Wednesday the Australian-bred mare put up a fine performance. n«<i the race been run on top of th? ground there is every reason to believe that the beautiful gold cup would have found its way into the possession of her popular owner. Dr. Raynor. However, “better to hare tried and lost than never to have tried at all.’’ A Good Rally Wallroon did not have the best of the luck in the running of the Memorial Cup. but when he got c ear over the final stages he put in a great effort, and backers of Luvan held their breath as Rogers's charge gained on the mare, but he failed to get th* second money by a narrow margin. It was a splendid rally on the part ctf Wallroon. High-class Trotter ftetty Moko improved on her performance of the first day by winning the Members’ Trot with ease and comfort. At one stage of the jonrnev her Mangere rival. The Tartar, was keeping the Peter Moko mare bu*y. but when Billy Orange turned on the juice Betty smoked for the judge, ami scored a great victory. There was nothing wrong with her stamina, either. Mora Solid The Tartar surprised his most intimate acquaintances by the manner in which he left the barrier each day. and the well-bred trotter gave a sound display on each occasion. He raced Betty Moko to a head on the opening day. but on Wednesday the mare had it on Baton’s charge from the quartermile peg. However, his backers grot a price each day. A Bit Unlucky Peter McKinney, despite- several breaks, was going exceptionally well in the; big trot before entering the home stretch, and he looked like overhauling The Tartar. Turning into the straight too sharply, his wheel struck the board and sent Peter in the air. When settled again he mad* an effort, but it was too late. Pete 1 McKinney was in fine fettle, and his present condition is most creditable to hie owner-trainer, W. T. Turner. A Popular Win Wood vale, who put up an attractive performance on Saturday when get' ting third in the Marconi Handicap, was allowed to start at *a good prw« in the Liverpool Handicap on tw second day. The big gelding l®* the peg like a gentleman, and, doiW his work in approved style, had the result in safe keeping two furlongs from. home. Th® vnc ’ tory was a popular one. A Rank Outsider % Our Patch, who chased home, was the biggest outsider of tJW meeting to get in a dividend-return®* position. In fact, he was the J®* fancied candidate in the field ot a and his few supporters . benefit of a fine dividend. HAd“j son of Our Patch succeeded in *«*"*”; to the line first he would have *** well over the half-century markA Hot Member Cardinal Logan was hacked pounds, shillings, and pence *1 final heat of the fixture, and the field had gone a quarter of a it seemed a shame to take the no - He fairly romped home, and * surprising that he paid the PT_. ft* did. After being withdrawn from two-mile event earlier, it loolten getting a remittance from no. A Good Suggestion THE SUN suggestion of second the big race having a good wa -’ _j n t sprint was worthy of note. who finished behind Harold Th the Prince of Wales Handicap. a similar position in the AU Handicap. Those wh° . print would not be out of pock u way. A Great Sprinter Nelson Fame’s chance of . * e V£j P lf' ’ thick end of the purse in heat of the day was exUW* when he was asked to try r i- € r • a good field of two-miters the afternoon The «hoWi- : horse made a creditable t ;, v: under the circumstances in ar ,i third. Sprinting is his long ' r( if specially prepared for a m out! .—-