TOPICAL COMMENT

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 194, 18 August 1942, Page 7

TOPICAL COMMENT

A GOOD HACK Foxlore, which heads the Sylvia Park Handicap with 9.10, has not raced for some months, but at his best he is a solid galloper, and should not be long in working his way into open company. He was a very fit horse just prior to the Great Northern meeting, and was regarded as having distinct prospects in the Cornwall Handicap. Unfortunately the son of Foxbridge went slightly amiss on the eve of the fixture and had to be given a short spell from the IN THE HUNT CUP Selwyn, in the Hikutaia Hurdles at the Thames meeting, beat a much more classy field than he will meet in the Pakuranga Hunt Cup, and, as he jumps country well, he should be a hard horse to dispose of on Saturday. NOW THREE-YEAR-OLDS Considerable interest will be taken in the efforts of Nizam and Representative should they parade in the Admiralty Handicap. Both were winners last season as two-year-olds, and many good judges ticked Representative off as likely to play an important part in the three-year-old classics. Nizam and Representative are engaged in the Avondale Guineas, the first of the classics to be run in Auckland. A SPEBDV GALLOPER There is no question about the speed possessed by Transmitter, but the bay gelding is far from being a stayer. In practically all his races so far he has been prominent until the concluding stages, and then has petered out. H. Eva has him looking well, and should the gelding develop a little more stamina he would pick up a stake or two over short courses. CONSISTENT MIHINUI During the winter racing there has been no more consistent galloper among the hacks than Mihinui, with the result that the son of Theio—Saturation has worked his way to the top of the handicaps in minor company. Mr. F. Rose's gelding has 0.2 in the Sylvia Park Handicap, and, though he may not be equal to winning, he is bound to go a good race. WILL BE FAVOURITE Taku Kara was not produced at the Thames meeting, but that fact will not cause backers to overlook him when searching for a likely prospect in the Auckland Handicap. His performance when he won on the final day of the Wellington winter meeting was impressive, as he met a select field of hacks and was giving the leaders a big start at the home turn, where h£ was at the tail of the field. The son or Bambury should be racing in open company before the season is very far advanced. WAS DISAPPOINTING At the recent Thames meeting Transcend was solidly backed to win a division of the Stewards' Hack, but he was a complete disappointment, and although he showed a good turn of speed to hit the front and lead into the straight, he was a beaten horse some distance from the judge. The son of Gynerium works well on the track, and he will strip a very fit horse on Saturday. A win for his owner, Miss E. L. Morrison, would be popular, as she has not been over lucky with her horses.

ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT A SPORT, THAMES. —Didn't start in Hornby, but fell same day in Lawford Hack and Hunters' Steeples; August 15, £15 14/6 and £3 18/ G.