THE RACING WORLD

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 100, 22 January 1926, Page 5

THE RACING WORLD

REVIEW OF THE FIELDS

(By

“The Watcher.”)

TRENTHAM RACES w

FIELDS FOR TO-DAY

The fields for tlic second day of the Wellington Racing Club’s summer meeting to-day arc much smaller than on the opening day, but they will make for keener racing and give all the competitors a better chance, while from the point of view of selecting the probable winner the public will not be faced with so many issues. The largest fields are in the Trial Plate and Douro Cup, which have 16 and 15 runners respectively, and in the Racing Club Handicap there are nine and in the Metropolitan Handicap 11. The first race is timed to start at 12 noon. MUNGAROA HIGH WEIGHT HANDICAP. o£ JOO sovs. One mile and a Quarter. En Route 10 4 The Tank 9 10 Kilorutu 10 1 Son o’ Mine .... 9 5 Kilburn 9 10 Matti 9 0 The field of six in the High-weight contains a new runner in En Route, who competed with credit in a welter handicap the first day. Weight will not trouble him, and he may run well. Kilorum has gone up 51b., and should again be prominent, and. Kilburn should be capable of improvement. On first day’s form the top-weight has the advantage, as he finished a fair fifth in open company.

Cornstalk 8 0 Tannadice 8 0 The Trial Platers do not appear to be a very formidable lot, and the form of the majority is poor. Westbroke has raced better than any of his opponents, and in a handicap would no doubt be conceding weight, and he also ran a good race in the Apprentices’ Plate on Wednesday. De Luxe showed promising form earlier in the season, and Plain Sailing, a half sister by Warplane to Wilderness, won a race at the Hawke’s Bay New Year meeting. Cornstalk has fair form in Canterbury. . 1 has a good record in Trial Plates at Trantham, and he has 'en-

gaged. She was a winner earlier in the season, but the form was moderate. Westbroke may be a good favourite in this company. • JANUARY WELTER HANDICAP, of 500 sova. One mile.

R-ouex 7 13 Blonde 7 7 Good Sport is a fresh horse in the January .Welter, and he will have to be respected if he races up to the form he showed at Feilding. He was responsible for a fast sprint in training before the meeting. Martulla is generally rated a better welter performer than anything else she tries, and as she ran a great race in the Wellington Cup, she may be the favourite. Tarleton is another fresh horse, but his form ■has not been anything out of the ordinary. He is, however, well placed here. The winner may come from the next four or five in the handicap, all of whom .have run fair races at the meeting, with the exception of Snatcher, another newcomer. Snatcher at his best would have to be respected, but lie has not been in a place so far this season. Good Sport, Martulla, Phoenix Park. Rather O'Flynn, and Printemps must all run well, and in a welter it is generally sound policy to favour the top-weights.

NURSERY HANDICAP, of 500 bovs. Five furlongs.

Desmond in the two-year-old handicap, but as sjie is so bad at the post she may get left, despite the fact she got away Qte. the first day. If she begins with the field she should run anothei good race, for she showed that she is endowed with plenty of speed. Paper Boy and Kilperon may be prominent, ani southern form draws attention to Wild Work. Elthein has pace, but she is bad at the ‘barrier. Once she got away on Wednesday she galloped well.

WELLINGTON RACING OLUB HANDICAP, of 1000 sovs. One mile and three

Enthusiasm has gone up 111 b. in the Racing Club Handicap, Star Stranger 21b., Gala Day 11b., Star Ranger and Fool’s Paradise are on the same mark, and the others have been dropped 11b., with the exception of the newcomer Kilceit. The admirers of the Cup winner are prepared to support her even With the increased poundage, but as the Cup race was run Star Stranger should beat her. He was undoubtedly an unlucky performer. Listening Post must be well to the fore, but Surveyor, Clarinda, and Star Ranger will have to improve on their Cup running to have much chance with those who finished in front of them. Fool’s Paradise may run well again, but once more the distance may prove just beyond him. Gala Day ran a great race in the Cup and cannot be ignored, but does not appear up to the class of Star Stranger, Listening Post* and Enthusiasm over the dis-

lance. Kilceit is nicely handicapped compared with the weights she had to carrv during the holidays. She ran Granti Knight to a head in the Marton Cup. If a surprise is in store it may conic from this quarter.

DOURO CUP, of 750 sovs. One mile.

Th field entered for the Douro Cup, the biggest hack handicap of the season, has dwindled down considerably, but the 15 remaining in should provide a good contest, and they are representative of the best hacks In commission. After *he performances of Polyphemus and Kilbronsyth on the opening day, there will be no difficulty in selecting the favourites, and they can be expected to race very prominently. Wristlet was responsible for a good race against Kilbronsyth in the Apprentices’ Plate, and now meets him on 71b. better terms. The way Wristlet finished, he will run out a good mile. My Hobby ran second over the distance in Auckland, and Bon Marche was finishing on well in the last race on Wednesday. She now meets the top-weight on 61b. better terms, and as she appears to be on the up grade, she may be troublesome. Cat Call and Mountain Top have fair fonm, and Serenade was a winner at Tauherenikau. Taken all round, however, it is hard to get over the form of the three top-weights, who could without discredit take their places in open company. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP, of 600 sots. Six furlongs.

Grand Knight will be more at home over the distance in the Metropolitan Handicap, and as the race in the Cup will have done him good he should be hand at the finish. In the open sprint the first day he was rated 11b. higher. Cawnpore will feel his 101 b. rise, and he should come back to Pelham. Lady Cavendish may be the favourite. She has 111 b. less than she had to carry in the Stakes,, and as she was all out throughout that race the handicap should give her a better chance. Peneus and Tamatetc are dropped 21b. each, but both will have to improve to have any chance. The Thorn meets Lady Cavendish on 101 b. better terms than in the Stakes, in which he finished fourth but sprinting may not be his forte. Black Cat is dropped 21b., and is nicely in, as she had none of the luck on Wednesday, getting away badly. Set Sail is dropped 11b. She was a good fourth on the first day, but appeared to have every chance, and six furlongs docs not seem to give her a fair opportunity to show what she ?an do. Ilka and Standard do not make iny great appeal. Grand Knight and Black Cat may extend Lady Cavendish to the utmost.

CAMP HANDICAP, of SCO sovs. Six furlongs.

The size of the field in the hack sprint has been reduced to reasonable and comfortable proportions. Dal Eaton ran such a creditable race in stronger company the first day that it would be no surprise to see him again one of the favourites. Serotina, Tione, Some Abbey, Vivo, and Joy Bird must run well. Some Abbey did her recent racing on the West Coast, and while the class may not have been equal to to-day’s field she carried much more weight and was in a place several times.

THE FOXTON MEETING The annual race meeting of the Foxton Racing Club will be held to-day and to-morrow. The fields for the first day give promise of excellent racing, and Some of the runners on the first'day at Trantham will be seen in action. Axle, Koauau, and Araby appear to be the best performed of the hurdlers. First Acre, if he starts, will not lack Solid support in the Hjmitangi Hack Handicap, in which Duetto and Our Jack may run well. Eight figure in the field for the Foxton Cup, and handled with ability, the lightest weighted runner, Opa, who ran fourth in the strong class of the Stratford Cup. should run well. Tall Timber and Zero Hour should perform creditably. Pardon’s form at Woodville was good enough to give him a chance in the Novice Stakes, and Redmayne, who was not in racing condition at Marton., may be equal to running a good race in the class.

Butter Scotch and Anchor have form good enough for the Hack Welter Handicap, but'if Panart would only run up to his best he would be very prominent at the business end.

The open sprint has drawn a very useful field. Now that the top-weight, Bonogne, is in form, he may carry his 9.0 with credit, and Beaumont should also run well. The five and a half furlongs in the Marotui Hack Handicap may be just 110 yards too far for The Bolter, who stops verv quickly, and other smart hacks like Quillfire, Epistle, Bonideer, and Our Jack may do better. Bonideer, if she runs up to her form on the first day at Tauherenikau, should be well to the fore.

The three top-weights in the Harrington Welter Handicap should be prominent at the finish.

The starting at the Foxton meeting will be in the hands of Mr. R.. E. Hatch.

A Press Association message from Sydney states that the New . Zealand horse Runnymcde has been withdrawn from all his Melbourne engagements m the autumn, but will be seen in action at Randwick at Easter.

In to-dav’s paper the Railway Department advertise train arrangements for the second dav’s races at Trentham. Frequent services to and from _ the meeting between Wellington and 1 renthani arc provided. Patrons from the Manawatu and Wairarapa lines will be able to attend the races and return home the same day.

TRIAL PLATE, of 300 sovs. Special weights. ■Seven furlongs. De Luxe 8 5 Danae ..8 0 Capitulation .. 8 5 Joyease 8 0 Revel 8 5 Mint Leaf 8 0 Desert Knight 8 5 Plain Sailing 8 0 Sasham 8 5 Royal Pointer 8 0 Westbroke 8 5 Royal Mint .... 8 0

Tresham . 9 3 . 7 13 Good. Sport . 9 3 Father O'Flynn 7 12 Martulla .. 8 13 Snatcher . 7 10 Tarleton .. 8 b , Printempg .. 7 10 Phoenix Park . . 8 0 Koya! Diadem . 7 7

Kilperon .. 9 0 Battlement ... .... 7 9 Note 8 12 Vertigern .... 7 9 Paper Bay 7 15 Wild Work .. 7 7 Ladv Desmond 7 10 Eloquent 7 2 Spodo 7 9 Elthein .... 7 0 A. rise of 10lb. should not stop Lady

furlongs. Enthusiasm ... 9 z Fool s raraxii sc 7 4 Listening Post. .. 8 9 Kilceit. 7 3 Surveyor .. s Star Banker . ... 7 2 Star Stranger .. 7 13 Gala Day ... 7 Clarinda —. . .. 7 9

Polyphemus . Kilbronsyih .... .... 9 ... 9 6 3 .. 7 11 Mountain Top . 7 9 Wristlet .... 8 10 Corinthic .. 7 7 My Bobby .... ... 8 5 Serenade . 7 3 Bon March ... .... 8 5 Oreum . 7 2 Diogenes ... 8 3 Anklet .. 7 0 Klimin .... 8 1 Cornstalk .. 7 0 Subjection .... ... 7 11

Grand Knight . . 9 3 Pelham ....... ..... 7 9 Caiynporo .. 8 8 Black Cat 7 7 Peneus . 8 8 Sot sail 7 7 Lady Cavendish 8 b Standard .... 7 0 Tamatete The Thorn .. 8 4 Ilka .. 7 13 7 0

N.ii.e of Spades 8 7 Tione Wegtbroke . 8 6 Some Abbey ... 7 4 Newbury Kim; , . 8 6 Vivo ... 7 3 Minotus . 8 5 Glrrihillie .. 7 2 Dal Eaton . 8 2 Joy Bird ... 7 0 S erotin & . 7 13 Joycusc ... 7 0 Salamis . 7 12