EARLY FANCIES

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 195, 19 August 1942, Page 7

EARLY FANCIES

Jellicoe Handicap A Hard Problem

GOOD FIELD FOR SPRINT

p£k% £p s « l ° rev - 1 - Saturll iv tw, races , at EllersUe on somewhat to thel^F^ £E~ r^i« ? ot * le . rs with recent form. mil!? " ein £ asked to carry 8.5 over a Pay L OU n^d B °. in the season, Bonny his excellent compliment, despite u 4 form of last season whpn r,™° v , e , e best °f the two-year-olds is nor rn : .ri° , that 1116 son of Autopay i? , " , ready yet to run out a severe 1 i? gs ' aT J d ear 'y backers may be winner ng elsewhere for the likely ho^rf dl nf' t thl aa J, s h ° kls hls place at the neaci of the handicap with 9.<T The journey will suit him, and the fact that he lan second to Airport in the Presidents Handicap at the Thames meeting at Paeroa is the best evidence that he is in torm.

• a ' ,4'b less, must be accounted a possibility, and another one likely to be favoured is Flying Acre His third to Neenah and Aero King over six furlongs at Paeroa was a pleasing effort, and he goes a mile well. Cherry's Ticket has plenty of speed, but in her case it is a question of running the trip out. Not so Lovaals, which is doiner well at Takanini.

Proud Fox, a good galloper, has not had a race for a long time, but at his best he would win. Among the lightweights Hinkler, Sir Dingle and Gay Laliy appeal, but just now the main fancies may include Lovaals, Radiant Vrials, Regal Fox, Flying Acre and Sir Dingle.

lii the Admiralty Handicap, the second "let,'." the horses with the best recent form are Gentry and Aero King, and both should go well. Nizam has been galloping well on the track, and reports from Takanini credit Representative with being forward enough to run a merry six furlongs. Grandora must also be entitled to respect, despite the fact that his form has not been very consistent. Gentry, Grandora. Representative and Aero King -will have supporters. ACTS AVE ITj ON SOFT TRACK In finishing third to Neenah and Aero King in the Parawai Handicap at the Thames meeting, Flying Acre showed that he was well forward, and as he can run out a solid mile he is likely to get support in the Jellieoe Handicap. The son of Acre is now trained by his owners, Messrs. F. W. and H. Anderson, at Okoroire, and, being partial to a soft track, he may get the conditions to suit him this week-end.

SCRATCHING TIMES

Master I.ackham was withdrawn from the Lincoln Steeplechase, run at the C'.J.C. Grand National meeting at Riccarton, at 10.48 a.m. last Saturday, and Rara Avis was taken out of the August Handicap at 10.38 the same morning.