Poor Field in King’s Cup

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 658, 9 May 1929, Page 12

Poor Field in King’s Cup

EASY TROPHY TO WIN CHANCE FOR NEW ZEALANDERS Possible paucity' or champions for the King's Cup, to be run at Brisbane in August, will not move Mr. Sol Green to alter his decision about taking Strephon to England. Strephon could have won the race with the 9.5 maximum, and the poor field in opposition, beyond doubt, optimistically comments a Sydney writer. But when communicated with recently, Mr. Green said there was no chance of a change of plans being made. Strephon will go on to England during May, and there is no prospect of his remaining in Australia to contest a race in August or any' further event. Last year’s winner, Limerick, will not come across from New Zealand for the race. Tie will spell after his Australian autumn exertions, so long that he would not be ready' to race in August if present intentions are adhered to. Of course, realising that the field for the race is not going to be strong, it is quite possible that plans will be altered. But when Limerick's trainer announced that he would return for next spring, and not for the King’s Cup. he knew the field for the latter would not be strong.

He must consider his horse was so j tired that he will need to recuperate, j And there are no races prior to the King's Cup to get Limerick fit. Amounis to Miss It Trainer Frank McGrath finds it j pretty well impossible to get Amounis fit again by August, even if the leg injury he sustained prior to the autumn carnival mends. He is still in the paddock, and will not come into work until next month. And two months isn’t sufficient to get Amounis ready to win at a mile and a-half without a lot of racing. His Williamstown Cup win and second over the distance were i achieved after long spring work and ! racing. Gothic is off the Turf. So it appears ! as if the champion weight-for-age j element is completely removed from 1 this y'ear’s King’s Cup. Mollison, of course, might tackle the race. He would run a mile and a-half in not very good comPany. In the Derby he was only narrowly beaten by a good stayer in Prince Humphrey. So the prospects are that this year's King’s Cup will be fought out in MolJison’s absence by handicappers, and A alparaiso, who was second last time to Limerick, might play' an important role in its decision. Apparently a great honour is going to be cheaply achieved this year.

FOURTH IN DERBY FERNKLOOF FOR STUD Fernkloof will not be given an opJ?- C sfi tUnit y £ n -Australian tracks, but v\ill goto larwyn Park (N.S.W.) stud, in readiness for the coming season. There he will be associated with the sires Moabite, Heroic, Cistercian and canusa. the last-mentioned a wellperformed son of Swynford from a sister to the dam of the English sire Son* Tllis move on the part of Mr. z- T1 ? om Pson, who purchased r einkloof at auction at the Easter sales, is in accordance with the principles adopted by the leading English breeders, who do not hesitate to give a good horse an opportunity at the stud early m his career. T fernkloof gave promise of being a brilliant performer in England. At yy^ year f l lf won the Newmarket Richmond N ursery' Handicap very easily, and was placed on two more occasions in good company. He opened it I } vlnn l ll }g account as a three-year-°].d W taking the Kempton Park Prince of \Vales Stakes (£ 1,297, l}m). was beaten by a neck for the Birmingham U if e *- ey wee Pstakes, llm. showed up l n th® Two Thousand Guineas, and m the Derby', won by Felstead. was a really good fourth It was then that the Messrs. Briens. of Kmgsfield Stud, secured him for u,OOO guineas, and the appearances were that the horse had only to strike form to be a good money-spinner on the race tracks here. It cannot be doubted that the young and virile horse has excellent prospects of distinguishing himself at the stud. He is a grandson of Sunstar (sire of Buchan the premier sire in England in 1927) being by Alan Breck, and his dam! Cornelia, is a daughter of St. Kruseuin sire of the dams of Magpie (Imp )’ Gainsborough, Salmon Trout, and Clarissimus.

ADELAIDE CUP WIN FOR PARALLANA (United P.A.~-By Telegraph ■Copyright) ADELAIDE, Wednesday. Thf. Adelaide Cup. run today, resulted:— PARALLANA. 6.11 * SANTA THEBA. 6.8 I ! GLUCOSE. 7.8 J K ** " ** 2 Twelve started. Won hv to and ’S hS ' Time! 2 4?“* b6t " een SeCOlld ! Percival. who rode the winner, won ll\f jY® wrnarket t Handicap on St. Ardent. He was narrowly beaten for >h . Austral* an Luo on kiuaide«. He then won with ibe same hors# the Warwick Farm rey'cup He was third in the Syd- !