Double You Em looks set to win again
Special correspondent
Westport The first day winner, Double You Em, looks set to make it a double for the meeting when he contests the Martin Handicap, first leg of the T.A.B. double at Westport today.
The Hawera-trained gelding achieved his win on Saturday with such ease that it is unlikely the rise in weights will trouble him. Phillip Smith rated the four-year-old perfectly when he asked him to stretch out at .the 800 m, Doub’e You Em quickly looped the field and shot to a two-length lead that was never threatened. Father Lou, a winner at the' Marlborough meeting, comes to the meeting for his
only start. In his recent form he rates a grand chance and would not be inconvenienced by the softtrack conditions. Surprise, a fast-fin : hing second in a lower class race on the first day, looks the best of the lig eights while the beaten favourite, Good Way, would be improved on his first-day run. The second leg is an extremely open race with at least four horses likely to
dispute favouritism. Maurice 1 Thornley expects Hi Roona • to be much improved with a ■ run under his belt, while one could not help but be im- ; pressed with the appearance • of Scotcn Mist on Saturday • and he would only need a ; little more luck in the run- , ning to beat this field. The Hawera visitor. Bandalero, ran an honest race on - Saturday, while Scintillate L brings good form t<? the ) I meeting.
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