NORTHERN FORM.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 263, 7 November 1939, Page 11

NORTHERN FORM.

WHANGARtI MEETING. ORATE>S CONSISTENCY. KOVAL ABM .MARKS COOIJ. Sonne fine i'.icing was witnessed at the MJililiy meeting hi Ulie Whangarei Racing Club liclil last Friday and Saturday, and tin l club should show a good prolu. Tile must consistent horse neon in ,:i turn was Orate, whose hum was attiactive. He can led !).0 and ran a clu.se third in Lliu Cup on the opening clav, after making the pace until the last stages of the i.iie. Willi !)..'< in lln- I'ark Handicap. one mile, on tille scconil day. lie led tin oiigliout and won veiy impressively. Later, t'he same afternoon, he only went under by a head to Bachelor King, in the President's Handicap, the chief sprint event, in which lie carried 9.13, including a 3l'b penalty. Orate was produced 111 great' order by In a owner, Mr. J. (r. Edmunds, and was undoubtedly one o£ the fittest horse* at the meeting. Xamiwa ran a very solid race .to win the Whangairei Cup, in which event he finished in very resolute style. lie failed to got in t'he money in the Park Handicap on the second day, but met with some interference, otherwise he would have done better. H. Gray has Namiara at tho top of his form and there will be plenty of opportunities for the eon of Lackhani tliis summer. After hi* food performance in lieatiug all but Nama.ru in the Cup, solid «up|«>rt wiia uccorded Raccone in the Park Handicap on Satimlay. He drifted in the early part of the race and afterwaixls never iookpd like taking a prominent part" in tfrie finish. By finishing third in the Park Handicap Ivy Willonyx put up a very encouraging performance. She w<is badly placed 'three fin longs from home and her finishing effort was impressive. J. Tinker h«s Ivy Willonyx in caipital condition and as «he stays fairly well more money should come her way in the near future. Weveral novice hurdlers competed at the meeting and one of them. Royal Abb, impressed as n jumper likely to leach a higher plane. He was making his first appearance over the battens and although Ihe only won by a narrow margin on the first day he beat the opposition pointlcssly on the final day. Royal Abb had been schooling in good style at Ivllerslie and it was pleasing t'o see him repeating his trials with the colours up. He has A k>t of speed and looks ceitain to extend hiis record as a hurdler. By finishing second to Royal Abb in the Paroti Hurdles on the second day Cintrncc •wag responsible for a creditable performance. He gave a bold display of jumping and stayed on in a manner which indicated fh-at 'his winning turn may soon airive. Another 'beginner over hurdles in Ringshot was in the money l>oth days, going under 'by the narrowest of margins in the Hnanni Hurdles on Pridav. He fenced with a fair amount of confidence and the experience he had at the northern meeting should benefit him considerably. Cillas, the two-year-old colt by Diatom oils from Monanui, did not meet a stron'g field in the Novice Stakes, which he won on Saturday. However, he was always in a handy position and finished very gamely tinder pressure. It was Cillas fitwt race and he clearly demonstrated that ihe is endowed with plenty of «peed. He in an attractive-looking youngster and more is likely to be heard of him. High Crown, who was runner-up to Lil las in the Novice Stakes, is likely to reach the winning list before the season is much further advanced. He contested the Ken; sington Handicap on the first day ami showed abundance of srpeed, but weakened in the last furlong. In the Novice Stake* he was running on in very solid style at the finirth and is worth keeping in mind in similar company.