SPRING FORM

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 226, 24 September 1938, Page 20

SPRING FORM

TAKANINI TOPICS.

HOT BOX IMPROVED.

SMART TWO-YEAR-OLDS.

CHANCES IN WELCOME

'I lie late.-t arrival- at Takanini an Dutch (.ill and White Mark. I.oth

whom have entered < . Mor-e". st 11 >]<•- Dutch f'irl is a u-etul performer, while \\ liite Mark shaped encouragingly ;it Kllcc-lic wlien in training there. High Quality i* shaping up ijuickly as a result of useful work being allotted him. and it may not lie long now. before he make!" a. reappearance under -ilk. The Acre gelding was tired some months ago and given a good spell, -o that if lie survives training he should again make hi< presenrp felt in hurdle event*.

Rovevriis' dual since-- at Avondale makes his future look v cry encouraging, but i( is a pity that he wa« not nnnr nateil in any of the ela-sics. as lie proved one of the be-t three year olds -een out Inst week-end. Still eligible for hack races, he would have excellent prospects in the set weight hack events at near meetings, although iu hi- present form it is more than likely that he will quickly e-irn promotion. Pnddv the Rip looks all fie better for hi« recent racing, and he d■■••pencil the good impression he created at Kller-lie when he ran second to Olvmims. His two recent successes augur well for his future and before Mng he may be found running prominently in milch better compa n v. Pocket Vcnus finished right up behind the placed horses in the Spring Handicap last Monday —a very good effort, peeing that she started from twentieth position at. the harrier. Although defeated, she was not disgraced, and she in a bright prospect for a maiden race in the not far dist int future.

Hot. Box ran fair anion? the open sprinter* on Saturday. lint wns not produced in the fJuinens' field on Monday on account of the heflvv stito of the Sroinjr. to which he is not partial. Hot Box look* all the better for the race he had. and there seems no reason to revise the opinion that he will test the best of his ajre when he gets track condition* to liva liking.

Provd Dieappoiatiag. Siega, who ha* proved very disappointing, again failed at Avondale, and the Siegfried Ally, who is now under A. Tinker'* guidance, is to be given an opportunity of making amends as a hurdler in th« near future. Flash By did not race up to expectation*, a-nd when he returned to the birdeagu after raring on-" Saturday he «t« sore, aad, hi addition, vu bleeding Mighttjr %• the no**." Thin latter fart, howATir, WM attributed to hi* head coming in contact with the .ground when he flipped badly at one of his fences. TakaAini appear* to have bright prospect* of winning the A.R.C. Welcome Stakes, and next month should find Anopheles and Orelio playing a, prominent part in the decision of this contest. Both, came through their racing in nice order, and their progress in the interim will be a source of interest to local track watchers. Their respective merits place both on a high plane, and the connections of both youngsters intend to send their charges to Wellington for the Welle*ley Stakes if all goes well. Maxam. who had her first race on Monday, did very well to finish third to Paddy the Kip and Erllck fn the Spring Handicap. By Hoariri—Valeria, Maxam is closely related to Pa lustre and Anopheles, as her dam, Valeria, ie an foil-sister to Marshland, the dain-'tff "the other pair mentioned. j liivor was not produced on Monday, while Palustre was another who did not keep her engagement, as a result of the traek conditions incoming heavy. Invcr is close to liis best for in a (rain, while Pa lustre showed plenty of speed on the first day, and is likely to derive a lot of benefit from the outing. Bochelor King has made proj»re««, nnd the Lapidary gelding i» improving in condition. He is among thnsp nominated for the «econd dav of the Auckland meeting, and if ail goes »ell in the interim he may have his first race for the new season at thie fixture. Bachelor King suffered a bad fall In the last Pail way Handicap, from which he never fully recovered, but he has since enjoyed a good spell, and he may soon prove rapahle of reproducing his best form again. Round Up's two efforts at Avondale were not productive of the form which he is capable of showtng, but it is confidently expected that the racing he had at the meeting will prove very beneficial, and he will not be so easilv disposed of at his next attempt. Pound Up i« a northern handicapper who is a noticeable absentee from the Mitchelson Cup nominations, but be is engaged in the' ten-furlong event on the second day of that meeting. A juvenile who has been creating a very favourable impression at headquarters is Our Jean, a brown filly by VmU—Big Bertha, a member of W.

rowiiKoiul's This filly may not rare for sonic time vet. but file i« making prngre-s. and is one of the most impressive mover* on the truck.

Despite tlie fact that Takanini in the past has produced some of the best two-year-olds see Ti out in recent J'tvirs. Anopheles' will in the Avondale Stakes «.i- the fii>: Micir-s t.,- ttm> ir-triet in tlii- event. Her trainer. K. Popp, lias a ii 111111 »«* i" of cla- -i c vv inner- to his credit, including the (Jreat Northern Oaks three times, with Danae. Speedniint and tia y Blonde; the A\on<lalc (iuineis twice, with f;«y Slip i I.i an 1 (Jay Blonilp; the • ■'real Northein nuincw- Twice, with < J.I.N Sheila and (Jay I'loiide; the (Jreat Northern ('ha in pa-jne Stakes. «lili (J iv Itl iin 11 c : t lie MiHiii«iilu Sire-" Produce Stake-. with Hi.iili ( I'uieih : the A.R.C. Royal Make-, with Tea Trader; the (Jreat Northern Derby. with (.av Blonde; and the Avondale All Aped Stakes, with Tea Trader.

f Jay Movie was disappointing at Avondale. as the form she displayed on the tracks prior to the meeting indicated a nmch hetter showing than that registprpd. Slip may improve, however.

(J. \V. Smith, wlio piloted his fir-t winner at t lie Avondale meeting, his third ride in a race, is a son ofthe local trainer. F. Smith, and a nephew of the famous All Black. (Jeorcre Smith. Young Smith can easily scale 7.0. and should not lack opportunities from now on. R. Hat well, whose first success was a classic, the Avondale Stakes, is also 7.0. awl is very promising. Ho is attached to K. Pope's stable.