Waikato Horses to Run at Ellerslie

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 169, 7 October 1927, Page 7

Waikato Horses to Run at Ellerslie

Southern Hopes Have Rosy Prospects

RACE meetings at Ellerslie always attract a large number of runners from the Waikato, and the fixture this weekend is no exception from the rule. Below, our racing correspondent from the southern district reviews the prospects of the country representatives, who are apparently expected to do well.

V T ITH the Auckland, Waikato and • Waikato Hunt meetings coming fast upon on*' another, there is much activity in the stables and on the trucks at the different centres in the Waikato. The weather has been good during the past couple of weeks, and it is fortunate that such a favourable turn can be recorded, as trainers had considerably handicapped in this respect, in the opening weeks of the seison Racegoers can again turn wth '»> reasonable measure of confidence to this area when they are si tins the wheat from the straw and exploring avenues by which they hope to build up their bank balance for Christmas. pair for big country Wiltshire and Pendavies are a Te Rapa- .rained pair of ’chasers who will go “over the hill” at headquarters at

the w?ek-end. The former is in hunters’ events, while Pendavies will battle with the big fry on the second day. Wiltshire is still somewhat of a doubtful proposition, but many a horse *oes better in company than in schooling. Pendavies has only to reproduce the form he showed when he won the Mg event over country at Ellerslie- in August to have admirers, although the class will be tougher this time. R. ilyme will guide the pair at- the weekend. FAVOURED AT HOME If one accepts the word of race followers at Te Awamutu, her home centre, he couldn’t look beyond Finelli In searching for the “first leg” of the big- double on Saturday. They argue ihat beside being fitted for the fray the Finland sprinter is in at an impost which she seldom gets these days, and Hinder which she will be able to hold •»n better than she would if ranged <llos?r to the eight-stone division. There appears to be something in this line of reasoning. Anyway, Finelli 1a going to carry a lot of money from the Waikato, and especially the area where Frank Loomb makes his headquarters. PAGAN ELLIS FIRST POP Tire expectancy attached to the first tppe&rance of Paganelli as a three-fear-old is likely to be fulfilled at the week-end. His trainer, M. J. Carroll, will leave for the scene to-day with

Paganelli, while Macroom may also make the trip, for the second day. Paganelli would be a much better horse with a race into him, although he looks well on it One .point to his favour is that he has had the advantage of improved galloping surfaces at Te Rapa for the past ten days or so, and if no heavy rain falls before race day at Elerslie matters w:.ll be to hi 3 liking. ONE FOR THE GORDON Phil Brady, a good horseman in his day, will be along with a candidate for the first division of the Gordon Handicap on Saturday. His charge is Wenday, a chestnut daughter of Day Comet and Wenonah. Wenday will not be troubled by the distance, and if she can keep handy when the pace is cracked on may have something to ?ay when the last of the eight furlongs entered on. Wenday has been in Work some time, but from the clocking point of view she has not “set the Thames on fire.” CAN TE KARA DO IT? “Can Te Kara do it?” is a question freely asked where racing enthusiasts congregate down this way and discuss Mitchelson Cup proposals. In some quarters there is an inclination to characterise Te Kara’s Avondale Cup win as a flash in the pan, but the writer can hardly subscribe to that view. Te Kara certainly had his share °t what fortune there was going in

race, but there was no doubt be going particularly well, even at Jr . , ! nish - While his task on tfatur.looks a much harder proposition nis to be remembered that the i« e *n n l* gelding is very well and on iif* t 0 B * r * l> an even better horse n I ms occasion. He is a proven neight carrier, and the additional nine Pounds will not hamper him as it _® u ®? rno other handicap perform- ‘ " hile To Kara’s prospects do '* on paper, look so rosy as they

did a fortnight aero, he only requires to be within striking distance when they level up for the run home to take all sorts of beating once again. WILL REMAIN LOYAL Tinokoa did not succeed at the Avondale meeting, but this member of R. Hannon s team showed sufficiently good form to be worth persevering with. His: efforts in being in fourth place with the sprint candidates each day were full of merit. They were achieved on a track which was al! against the natty little son of Quin Abbey and Tinopai, whose many Cambridge admirers hold he will prove before long. While there is some warranty for the view that a journey beyond six furlongs would suit Tinokoa better, it is not a hopeless task by any means with him even in the; best of company over the shorter circuit. HAS NOT HAD THE RACING W. Woods has gone on to Ellerslie with bis Mitchelson Cup candidate, Transformer. On the score of weight Transformer is not badly treated for the coming equine clash. The Tliurnham gelding has won several good handicaps, but those who should know claim that he will make even greater progress in this respect. That he is not worth a gooseberry in bad going Transformer showed at the Avondale meeting, when he tailed off in the Hen - derson Handicap. It was a showing; which left his connections no hesita - tion in deciding that he should remain in his box for the rest of the meeting. With conditions such as are

likely to rule at the week-end, Transformer is a different proposition. Whether he can battle out twelve furlongs with the class field he will meet in the Mitchelson is another matter'. Transformer is a big upstanding gelding, the sort who requires racing to tune him up. On that line of reasoning he must be counted out. If he fails on Saturday Transformer will keep, its he has never been better framed for a galloping career. REQUIRES MORE TIME Kingfield wasn’t in the picture when he was started on two occasions at the Avonda.le fixture. The real reason was that the King Lupin gelding required racing, as he had been having an easy time of it for several weeks. The Cambridge candidate is to return to duty at Ellerslie on Saturday in the Shorts Handicap. He will be better fitted then than he was a couple of weeks back. While Kingfield comes to hand :in reasonably rapid order it still looks even a shade early to placard him as thoroughly equipped. “LAST OF THE CARD” The field in the Flying Handicap on the opening day of the Auckland meeting contains much useful material, but Dayguard is going to have his coterie of admirers in the financial sense. The Day Comet Keep Watch gelding can run a pretty merry seven when he is physically equipped, and his third with 9.0 over a similar distance on the same track a fortnight ago was proof that th© Ngaruawahia gelding was ad-

vancing toward the peak of racing shape. Dayguard is going to return a good figure if he turns up trumps, but he has done that in the past, and his ardent followers this way have no objection to the bulk of investors looking elsewhere for the charge which they have faith in as the revenue producer in the “last of the card” on Saturday-