Excellent Fields

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 833, 29 November 1929, Page 14

Excellent Fields

THRILLING CONTESTS EXPECTED

The Prospects Reviewed WITH the course at Devonport iu wonderful order after the midweek rains, and with splendid acceptances, the . opening tomorrow of the Takapuna Jockey Club’s spring meeting promises to be a brilliant success. A frequent ferry service will take racegoers to the convincing ground with dispatch, while country visitors from north and south are well catered for in the matter of train arrangements. “Early Bird’s” review of the prospects for the opening day is given below. nCf» MELROSE MAIDEN STAKES •<>w Of £250; 7 furlongs Taurua 1 '"’ S 0 This is a rare problem confront- Stal " ' ? ® Xeil .... . 8 0 ins backers for the start of the Measure . 8 0 Alloy ....SO day’s picking, for there appears to Car laris . . 8 0 Coll. ...SO be absolutely nothing standing out. ' s 0 B?ddv*Comet 8 o it is a wonderful opportunity for :< ,>ark p rince s n Nassau llaclv s ft coup for the owner of a "dark Fairy Bell . 8 ft Cupola . ! . SO horse.” Those that can be recoin- Measurer S o Sweet mended on what they have shown X uku ,-. • ■ • ■ 5 ! Whisper .80 tQ date are Alloy. Biddy Comet. S r f, tv Sc,ng • • 5 5 Car laris, Clopton, Coll, Fairy Belle, * ' Loving Cup. the Land Measure — Measurer bracket. Nassau Lady, Sea Seng, Sweet Whisfier. Taurua lit' started), and Tuku. Taurua would be favourite if started, but perhaps the stable will rely on Clopton. Perhaps the public fancies will include: CLOPTON, ALLOY and BIDDY COMET 10 91: TIRI HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP Of £250; 9 furlongs Sir Archie . 10. 0 There are some good flat per- Bizarre RoVy 9 4 'wedding .10 5 formers engaged in this race, which Mountain Wenday . .10 1 is confined to riders over the ob- ® * Red* Comet **9 13 stacles ' Sir Archi< r rather domin- Wal 0 0 cfpnn Rav ' ft li ates the opposition, tor lie won very Kairuri ... 0 ft Patutahi ft S easily the recent Whangarei Cup. Red Day ..90 Motere . . . 9 5 That form is very nearly good enough for this lot surely. Golden Wedding is to take on the Cup. Red Comet has been seasoned bv hurdle racing, and may go well. Glena Bay won very easily at Te Kuiti, and with a share of luck in the running would have scored twice. Motere is a good threo-year-o!d. and of the others Master Roley, Harbour View, Bizarro, Waitaunaha and Red Bay impress most. There should be a lot of demand for the numbers of: — * GLENA BAY and SIR ARCHIE 1 OA BOROUGH HANDICAP 1-A-U Of £350 ; 9 furlongs Maori Bn.v . S in This event, with its usual big field, always takes The Swell . 8 0 some winning, and tomorrow’s contest is no exception, Royal Doul- f or with a field of 17 a horse will no.t need to have any Prince’ Val' ' 7 12 ba -d luck on the trip. Maori Boy received a knock at Te Plying Prince 7 ft Kuiti, but if all right again, will be well suited by this Kager Rose. 7 S company. The Swell is always a possibility, and little Hipo ..... 7 7 notice can be taken of his failure last Monday, for he Thursby ..74 wa s unlucky in the running. Royal Loulton will be l iaison ''7l. preferred in the big handicap the second day. when she Mithra .' .' ! 7 0 will have time to find her feet. Prince Val will probably Cynthia N. . 7 0 he the favourite, for his recent form has been excellent. Respirator ..70 Flying Prince would take a lot of beating with a strong refresher '7O rider up. for he can go a fast seven. Eager Rose has Glenstar . 7 0 been racing and working well, and Hipo might have Tanagra .’ ! 7 0 won both days at Te Kuiti instead of one. He is back to his best, and if favourably placed at the home turn must be dangerous. Macroom is also in the sprint, but is a possibility in both. Cynthia N.. Gemlight. Glenstar. Mithra and Refresher seem to be the best of the remainder, with the last mentioned pair representing the strong Takanini stable, which cannot be overlooked at Takapuna meetings. It is not an easy race to sum up, but three that promise to come in for big support are: PRINCE VAL, REFRESHER, and HIPO OIA ALISON CUP “•1” Of £600; 1 mile 3 furlongs and 40 yards Prodice Shaae 8 “ A se P ai ' ate article covers this Transformer 1 2 Corinax / 8 5 event more Extensively than could Flying Juliet 7 1 Hvde 7 9 be done here * ° ut of the ten ac ' ° Wedding . 7 1 Be Choucas 7 S ceptors only four have won on the The Lover 7 0 flat this season, these being In the Shade (who is under a cloud). Prodice. True Blood and The Lover. Prodice lias shown some good form, being second to Historic in the Avondale Cup, in addition to winning at Cambridge, and in her only two other starts she ran good races at Riccarton. Now she comes in with one pound less than she carried at Avondale. Without going into further details, it can be said that backers will probably declare themselves in favour of: PRODICE and CORINAX O CC CAMBRIA HANDICAP £*•'*'* Of £350; 5 furlongs 5V a H-- ' ‘ 1 Two-year-old races at the Shore ’ 4 5 Oil Ring . • o 4 cavidie ... < r* ! Sight "Draft 718 seem to hold an appeal all their Great "Emblem 7 4 | King Ford 712 own. Tomorrow’s field is a really Ben* of : FyJ 5 . Measure 7 1.0 SO od one, with plenty of promising wnrtTimp ' 7 1 Ar d ab y e>?que 0y 7ln Material to provide an excellent £.£LI' me '$ J i Tremetus .78 contest. Orapai ran second to Royal Ruler at Avondale, and as i his conqueror at his next outing won the Welcome Stakes, the form was good, i Oil King won well at Te Rapa, and was badly interfered with the second day: he is greatly fancied. Sight Draft had Chief Link going strongly in the Musket Stakes, and among those well back was Oil King. King Ford was" third at Te Rapa, and Biddy’s Boy occupied the same position the second day there. Full Measure went well when he finished second at long odds to Kara - poti. and should improve on that. The bracketed pair, Tremetus and Thespis, hold fine prospects, for the former is very speedy and showed his pace when |he was left at Te Rapa. Caviare is the Takanini second string to Sight Draft, i and is reported to be a likely sort. Great Emblem. Bells of Shandon and Wild I Time complete a fine field, with the latter pair holding chances. It will be a good betting race between: OIL KING and BIDDY’S BOY I 9 JC TAKAPUNA PLATE Of £500; 7 furlongs Good Bof: sft The sbeed y oiie ® ° at the ba >- SS 1 .:: s!! Micrometer . 8 9 rier will have most say in the Tetrachate . 8 ft Arihana ... s ft settlement of affairs in this hack r oiki 'uij ' s I? BHar Root : 8 ft “classic.” Vail did a phenomenal Duellona ..'so Cruaclian . . S ft gallop at Riccarton prior to the Cup Nassau Lady 713 Indolent ... s ft meeting there, so that he must be Belle star ..77 Mauriaena . 8 ft an exceptional hack. His ivin at On Top .... 7 7 Prince of that course was regarded as an Orange .. .8 9 exceptional performance under . \olimond ... 8 • difficulties. Leitrim should have beaten Ridgemount last Monday, and that looked good form for this type of race. Duellona lias been racing most consistently, and her latest outing, third to Talisker and Mountain Heath, following on her Otaki win and second tj Eaglet in the Oaks, indicates that she is a class filly. This trio may appeal most to backers in this order: DUELLONA, LEITRIM and VALI A OA PONUI HANDICAP 0f £250; 9 furlongs I Gay Cockade 9 ft The journey will suit the improv- Spring Abbey 7 9 Red Lion ... 8 1 ing - G- av Cockade, and he should go Mountain Taurua ... s o vel ? y well Red Lion appears to ■.••12 Diamond 11 ’ ' be an improved galloper, but if orclius '. '. ’ 7 7 Queen ... 710 Taurua is reserved for this race, as Sports King . 7 7 Tarrapeen . 710 would appear to be likely, he will -Carmint ..77 be a warm order. He is fast, and he should also stay a middle journey at this stage. Brampton is always a possibility over this distance, and Terrapeen was well supported at Te Kuiti. Spring Abbey ran Pompeius close last Monday, and of the remainder Mountain Guide. 3 Carmint. Cybele and Sports King appeal most. Fancied may be: TAURUA and GAY COCKADE C 1 C CHELTENHAM HANDICAP Of £4OO ; 6 furlongs | Vallar .... § J An excellent field of sprinters will ’ * i a i SSTO? .8 5 come out for the concluding con- ™ Begmri ! 7 ft ! t nrv Rose ‘ 7 S test on a fine programme. Vallar Macroom ... 7 0 uucy uose is fastt and on his track showings Town Bird . 7 0 is going to take some heading off. Lady Quex. too. is a regular speed merchant, and if she runs straight, j will rake a lot of beating. Ridgemount won nicely at Te Kuiti with 131 b more in the saddle, but the company is rather superior to the crowd he accounted for : so narrowly. Nevertheless, he is a good sort. Lucy Rose is coming back to form, for she was close up at Te Rapa the second day. Takutama does not always run two races alike, and may be feeling the effects of his recent racing. Macroom is a possibility, for she is very well, and even if she fails here her backers will not have to wait long for another return. Tea Time is sprinting i well at headquarters, and Town Bird lias only to get a break on the field to take some catching up the short straight. The 'Begum disappointed at Te Kuiti. and is not near her best yet: she may be a better proposition in the autumn. Summed up. the sprint looks like being a duel between this pair both on the to ta lisa tor and on the course: VALLAR and LADY QUEX 1