Turf Notes

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 99, 18 July 1927, Page 6

Turf Notes

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Nukumai’s Winnings By his three successes at Trentham last week, Nukumai gained £1,400 in stake money for his owner, Mr. S. G. Davidson, who resides at Waverley, near Wanganui. Grand National Weights The handicaps for the Grand National Hurdles and Steeplechase, also the Winter Cup, are due to make an appearance to-morrow. Consistent Catmint Delightment raced very consistently at Trentham last week, his three outings resulting in a win, fourth and third respectively. Now Up To Weight For the past two years Royal Land has not been a great stake-winner, and he has always run his best races under light imposts. On Saturday lie hung on with 9.3 to beat the speedy Denier at the end of five furlongs. The latter did well under his big weight. Consistency Rewarded South Island horses won the three hack hurdle events at Trentham last last week, Bonena, Aberfeldy and Kaikahu delivering the goods. The lastnamed was consistency itself, and in this respect his record at the meeting ■was second only to Nukumai. Kaikuhu filled the role of runner-up on tlie first and second days, and even when he won on Saturday he was at a remarkably line price. Southern Hurdlers The -er'leni — to under-rate South Island In received a check as the resul >e races over sticks at Trentham last week. "Wharncliffe won the Trentham Hurdles, and ran second in the Winter Hurdles, and this, taken in conjunction with Southerners’ successes in the three hack hurdle contests —Hrst and second, ■ first and second, and first and third—should cause the Southerners to view the future with equanimity so far as events over the sticks are concerned. New Stables A. Cook, the well-known Te A warn mu trainer, has purchased five acres near the racecourse, on the Ohaupo Ttoad, where an up-to-date ranee ot stables is being erected. The prem- • ises should be ready for 'occupation about the end of this month. Hunt Meetings’ Rehandicaps The following are rehandicaps for the Sou til Canterbury Hunt meeting:--Hadlow Hurdles: Aberfeldy, 10.5. Levels Hack: Fairy Tidings, 10.4. riaremont Handicap: Fairy Herald, 10 9; Fairy Tidings, 9.3. Following are re’handicaps for the Waimate Hunt meeting:—Waihao Hack: Fairy Tidings 10.4. Morven Handicap. Fairy Herald. 10.10; Fairy Tidings. 9.4. Over Pony Hurdles There was a little schooling at Ellcrslie on Saturday morning, otherwise training work was very slow. Royal Bonus, Hastings, was sent over lo ur of the pony hurdles, and he jumped extremely well. This maiden clears liis fences without hesitation, and m :i dashing style. He should be a winner of good hurdle events next seaWell - Grown Youngster Gold Plane, who was in her day a •mod stake earner, was noticed this morning in a paddock close to the Ellerslie course with her filly by Snow King. The youngster is a bay, with ;i white star, and is well developed for a yearling. Jumped Well Sea Comet, Hastings, in a bout over ■four hurdles, jumped well and pleasingly. Schooled Nicely Arapu (Anderson) and Simplicitas (Sharkey) were companions in a lesson- over two hurdles, and both got through their task well. Team of Three E. Pope is occupied at present with Desert Knight, King of the Air and n hunter by Spalpeen from a Gordon Koijge mare. Brother to Segment F. Weston will break in a rising two-yc;*r-old colt, full brother to Segment, during the week. Degage is Well Degage ran a very fair race in the Stewards* Handicap at Trentham, and was not really very far away at the finish, considering that she had to come out very wide at the entrance to the- straight. She finished full of running, but was giving the leaders too much start to gather them in. She will be better suited by a longer journey, but is liable to be dangerous at any distance. Among the Sprinters Hipo was among those who ran well on the two first days at Trentham without winning a race. Fourth each day was his portion. Royal Game I found the company too good for him at the Wellington meeting. He led into the straight on Tuesday, but could not sustain his run and lie was y>;< 11 beaten as soon as the real pressure was applied.

Useful Southerner One of the best sprinters seen at the Wellington meeting on he two first days was the Oamaru mare Solrose. She ran Delightment to a head on Tuesday and was a dead heat with Miss Hupana for second on Thursday. It seems that one should be able to follow her, with a fair degree of confidence, for a win is not far oft'. Ned Kelly’s Poor Showing

On the good showing he made in open company on the first day at Trentham many observant punters were prepared to see Ned Kelly win the hack sprint on the second day of the meeting, and they supported their opinion fairly solidly. The Quin Abbey gelding ran like a bad one. He was well enough placed at the bottom of the straight to win if he had it in him, but he curled up and had had enough long before the winning post was reached. • Expected and Missed

Two misses when expected to run well were registered against Koauau at Trentham. He had been doing so well where he is trained that his party expected him to win the Trentham Hurdles on Tuesday, apd were surprised when he finished so far out of a place. Next day he contested the High Weight Handicap, and could not have given his friends any hope at any stage of the race. My own opinion is that he will be benefited by this racing and that if he gets a distance to suit him will win a race shortly.

Looked Well, But— Kamehameha t looks better now by far than he diu when he won a hack hurdle event at the Auckland Winter Meeting, but he has run below expectations at the Wellington fixture, and one must come to the conclusion that for the present he is not quite good enough for the company he is meeting. If he proves that he is he will be displaying a great reversal of this week’s form. Coming on Nicely Waicullus os coming to hand nicely and should be able to win a race or so early in the coming spring. He is a tine big gelding, well up to winter weights, and is one of the sort that goes without any great trouble in the winter ground. Has Seen Her Day Lady fingers has seen her best day, but she still likes the wet and the mud. iSlie went out with a great burst of speed in her race on Tuesday, but she was beaten two furlongs from home, so she need never be bothered about in open sprints when the company is at all select. Tough, But Not First-Class Peshwa was going well when he fell at the last fence at Trentham, but he would not have beaten Bonena, who won with a fair amount in hand. Peshwa is a tough sort, but he is not first-class, even among the hacks. Considered Unlucky Vexatious was considered a little | bit unlucky on the first day at Trentliarn, and in consequence was well backed on the second day, but the best the chestnut mare could do was run third. As she had done good track work, and especially as she had galloped well on the flat she was backed with. confidence by her connections. Not Much Improved Aucklanders present at the Wellington meeting were a little bit partial to the chances of Catapult at Trentham, but speaking of his running on the first two days he lias not yet lived up to their expectations. He ran a fair second at the winter meeting of the Auckland Racing Club, but the lot he beat was not good and he does not seem to have improved a great deal in the interval. A Failure Yet Greengrocer continues to fail in his efforts on the turf. He is getting plenty of racing and of late he has met some weak fields and has failed in them. Fordell Failure Avro was backed as a good thing on the first day of the Wellington meeting, but in the Trial Plate the pull in the weights which was extended by the conditions of the race to a couple of smart two-year-olds, brought about the defeat of the Fordell representative, who however put up a game fight and in the circumstances cannot be accused of having disgraced himself. There have been occasions in the past when the two-year-olds have proved too good for the older division, and when one looks at the whole of the facts this is not surprising. GOLF