NOTES ON FORM.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 209, 5 September 1939, Page 13

NOTES ON FORM.

has the ability,

Val Lu did not have the best of luck in his race at the Pakuranga meeting, and he i« likely to be seen to better advantage before the "canon is much older. There is 110 doubt concerning Val Lu b galloping ability, and as he can act in any sort of going he will have plenty of opportunities to extend his record from now on. EARLY FORM WAS PROMISING. When Royal Dance registered. three firats and one aecond placing in_ his first four races as a hurdler a bright future was predicted for the chestnut gelding. However, he failed to retain his form and wa# soundly beaten in his four subsequent starts. Since he last appeared in public, at the Wellington meeting in July, Royal Dance has had ample time to freshen up, and he may make amends before the season i« mwh furthe advanced. WILL GET SUPPORT. Hunto, the three-year-old colt by Hunting Song, in A. Winder s stable at le Rapa, has not raced since the Pakuranga meeting. However, he went well at that fixture to warrant his future being regarded favourably. Hunto entered for a couple of maiden > the Avondale meeting, and if started *o support is likely to be accorded him. we his also been paid up for in the Avo dale Guineaa.