Opening Of Cup Meeting At Trentham To-day

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 96, 18 January 1938, Page 15

Opening Of Cup Meeting At Trentham To-day

REVIEW OF FORM AND PROSPECTS

Representative Fields; Going In

Excellent Order

(By The Watcher.)'

The Wellington Racing Club’s summer meeting will open at Trentham to-day. Beautiful weather has recently been expenenced and the forecast remains good. In spite of the hot, summer the going, owing to the excellent arrangements for watering by means of the automatic sprinklers, will be in first-class order, and there will be an entire absence of bone in the grout • Fields are well up to the average in numbers and quality, with the exception of the open sprint, and even there the issue is difficult to followers of form. The usual clash of North a 1 Island form is presented. Betting will be on the win and place system. For readers of “The Dominion” the customary analysis o'f the form of each runner on the card is appended

12.12- TRENTHAM HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP, of £3OO. Oue Mile Tail Light .. 10 13 -Has very c u^I sid i y^ bI t l 1 f r ° d r^ y b M a na"-atu Third in hurdle race ... i » -i" g; X"X«i. •»<> EXf'oKX “.Si *• ■■■• ’ ’ and d should have a chance on that 9fur., Royal Choice 9 4 River‘second day, Ifm. Auoa o maiden class; second to Kerens. mur. . wairarapa, January* I < ? r :^onTS b Eip^X, F sXd G day’. Consistent form, but nothing exception al. Hugh: second to Coo ’ iV,al -• 9 2 Warehi ...9 8 at Wanganui, September. Recent form only Haupougi . 9 0 -Stni°in r ma e iden class. Has shown promise and might be suited b J' this c . la ? B of third Manawatu second day, in highNightlass ..9 0 “ on 4 J Glg l i™ C to Lady Siegfried and Buster’Brown.

Brunhild ... « 3 ■ MartoDj icing 8 3 - Se Xre i t\iVd a "l B rst lU day U to Aureus and Copy Cat; won second or Te Hero 7 12 ” his “leg’’ he should be hard to beat. • Korond to To Hero, ’ ’-“JS’IuS ulw. a....™. ' 7 » ■« ">•- “ - b< ,■ -A'sn &'&SXnB, I. four «■«. N “ TeceQt *"' l ... The form points decidedly to> the should cither may be T ° HCr °’ e ° and Francis Drake.

APPRENTICES’ PLATE, ot £3OO. Special weights. Seven furlongs. Mlshna .... 8 7 -TM?d\o Wnnrt,. seven Xlon""; flrat Riy Jfanabetter on to-day’s set weights. , . , races this Double Gift . 8 4 fur’ong won over same distance second ta >’l second to Viking, sH fu »G^?XtS r sM'ngs. form ■■■■ ’*■ g£4“tsswr- “T . Tll -V,™ I SIX'S .. Si ‘‘HrSS. SB..* «W. S.od •••■ «” ri o,„„ am. 78 - glx.x'ss <s S s« TJiue Set weights here ffive her a fine opportunity. Lady Montana 7 8 -Third last ; Relative 7 8-A OcX C Flying to Mata Hari and Wildflower. Good prospect at her best. Form in apprentice races is liable to upsets. Three-year-olds with any form are hard to beat at the set weights, and there are one two with pood rec (lb. i best of the older horses are Double Gift and Mlshna. The best backed < y Aureus and Double Gift.

2 . 19 — FITZHERBERT HANDICAP, of £3OO, for two-year-olds. Five furlongs. On call 8 6—Four races, won last start Dunedin, beat Ortyx. lorin not exceptional. toilr T.vric 713 —Three starts, a second and a win at Walrarapa. Durimanway .' 710 —A winner at Manawatu, but is slow improving. Prime Quality 7 10—No racing. Yours Truly , 710 No r<icing. . w f nrnmisinix form Kathbella . 7 o—Third to Gay Son and Amigo at YY oqdville, promising rr, but a Poor third next, start Hastings, New Year. Should go well, however, as Woodville form was against bes; class. Piastre .... 7 7—Two races only, at Walrarapa. Second to Lady Lyric, snows Dissipation . 7 8 —Secon(l°to Ilakahanga at Manawatu. Fourth to Lady Lyric. YVairarapa. Fair form. , . Prediction .. 7 4—Two races only at Manawatu; very green, but shoved promise. Raeburn 7 2—Has had seven races but no money. However, ran fourth last start, and may be improving. „ v r> n rinn<.<. Coronado ... 7 0 —One race only at Walrarapa, unplaced. Lacks experience. The handicap two-year-olds, for a Wellington meeting, are good form, and a lot of the material is unknown. Improvers may provide a surprise, but form points to Kathbella, On Call and Dunmanwny. 30— WELLINGTON CEP, of £1230. One mile and a half. Argentic .. 9 0-Consistent form. Won C.J.C. Metropolitan; third Auckland Wild Chase 8 l'> -AH er” second Cup and third on Trentham going. • . 71 , The Buzzer 8 6 —Worked up by easy stages to Auckland Cup success under 7. . A sound stayer who should run well. f'nrnp Abbas « 4 —Reached peak form in spring with win in New Zealand Cup. Raced twice at Auckland, Cup an<X R.C. Handicap, good ™ces. She will probably go better the left-handed way, and js by no means to be discarded. ~ . o •> Tlnliirkv in Manawiiu Cup and also later at. meeting, railed catalogue ... 8 3 never raced well there. Catalogue.has not won at twelve furlongs, but on his best form he is a distinct possibility. , Round Up .. 8 1 —Two wins at Auckland over ten furlongs. Impressive form and Kelly 7 13 -Second A.R.C. Handicap. Wild Chase meets him 11b. better. Many good Auckland judges quietly fancy this horse. Tiger Gain . 713 -Won Manawatu Cup. Failed in Walrarapa Cup. Should run well, but is up against stronger class here. . Lowenberg . 7 12—Failed Manawatu Cup. but with change riders won impressively next start. Narrowly beaten Stratford Cup. Lowenberg was second last year, and his form this time is much improved. Padishah . 7 9 —Kan well at Woodville and Auckland, finishing on very solidly at the right end. Trentham going should suit him and he looks a distinct possibility. Sleemund 7 9 —Three on end last start, Manawatu. He is a big horse who Siegmund . requires plenty of room, and the field and distance in Welllngton Cup may be Just a bit too much for him. gunnß 7 4 —Some of his form Is good, but he races much below Ids track work.

Lucullue Lad 7 2 —nis best form was spreaiieagling The Buzzer and others at Woodville. He raced well at Manawatu, second each start; won Wairarapa Cup and second second day. but the company was on a descending scale, and not Wellington Cup standard He cannot, of course, be denied a chance. The Bigot ..7 0 -Undonbtediy unlucky in Manawatu Cup. Failed next start * b ],’„| r race Marton Cui). The Bigot is a solid horse, and although he will carry overweight he looks a distinct possibility. The Cun , presents open —"gMs° year £nd° on the whole make ’most, appeal. The best backed may be Lowenberg, Padishah and The Bigot. 543 RUAPEHU HACK HANDICAP, of £3OO. Six furlongs. ~. „ n Univ recent win was at Levin. Second to Race Call at Feilding. Wagner .. 0 0 three times at ’Auckland. Best form gives him a Lord Nuffield 8 8 -Go^d"fo’rm at New Zealand Cup meeting. Failed live times H l ncc Might be due lor improvement. Race Cali 8 8 —Won‘three times in last four starts. Lust success Boxing Day at Taranaki. Good form. „ „ . Won narrowlv last start al Manawatu. Form improving. Has Nereus .... 8 6 ™stables. . v„ racin'’ since the New Zealriul Cup meeting. Only form Lazybones ..8 4 ~ N Vthe season was a win at Dunedin in October, Free Gold 71” —Showed improving form during the holidays. Placed at Manai ree uoin ... i i- wa tu. Won Hack Scurry first day Wairarapa; third second Rabble 712 —Good hack form at New Zealand Cup meeting. Won since at Ashburton. A smart galloper. ? —Showing improvement. Won at Otaki; second to Great Bramble at Wairarapa. Vadanoe 7 6 —Another improver; second last start at Marton to Aureus. Mercenary 7 5 Has had only two races. Third maiden class Hororata; won Trial Stakes, Oamiiru, January 3. An improver. Noisy Night . 7 5 —Another improving hack. Won last start, concluding event Marton. Sam’s Choice 7 5 —See Apprentices’ Plate. Conversion .. 7 4 —Third last start to Export. Wairarapa. Fair form. Star Lad ... 7 4 —Also third last start Wairarapa to Diamond Cutter. Sunbeam .. 7 4 No very recent form, but won at Hororata in moderate class. Pekoe 7 3 —Won Trial Stakes, Stratford. January 1; moderate class, but looks an improver. Trebor .... 7 2 —Showed improving form at Manawatu and won last start at Wairarapa against poor class. Accomplice . 7 0 j.] as on occasions shown promising form. Amoroso .. 7 0 —Has plenty of pace; a winner at Woodville, and should improve. Dracula ... 7 0 —Only two races this season; third last start Hororata, good hack class. Earls Court . 7 0 —No racing this season. Flame Queen 7 0 —Has shown promise in, maiden races. Great. Quex . 7 0 —Only racing at New Year; no form. Mulatto ... 7 0 —Has not raced since the New Zealand Cup meeting. There is nothing outstanding In the form of the hacks despite the big field, but there are several improvers. It is a difficult race and support may come for Rabble, Wagner and Free Gold. 4.25— TELEGRAPH HANDICAP, of £5OO. S.ix furlongs. Paper Slipper 9 1 —Won the concluding event at New Zealand Cup meeting. Since unplaced Railway Handicap, Auckland. Good class. Laughing Lass 8 1 —Greatly improved sprinter this season. Third in Stewards’ Handicap; won last two starts Manawatu. Should go well. Grey Honour 711 —Raced well here in October for third and second. Won last start. Ashburton, November 27. Gave Top Row 171 b. Good chance; may be better for race. Pakanul ~ 7 P —Ho is in good form, winning at Awapuni and Wairarapa. Through Laughing Lass appears likely. Top Row ... 7 7 —Much improved three-year-old. Won three and twice second in last five starts against good southern sprinters. Lady Ina ... 7 o —Placed nt Awapuni. Won dot hie at Marton. Alunga ... 7 2—R. ln veil at Awapuni and won. double over seven furlongs at ■Wairarapa. Mfueh improved. Although the field is small, Hie Issue is open. Favourites may be Pakanui, Laughing Lass and Top Row. 5.7— ANNIVERSARY HANDICAP, of £350. One mile. Taitoru UH —Winning form at Stratford; a good weight-carrier. Alma 9 B—A brilliant who should run a sound mile. Dictate ... 812 —Looks improved and galloping well. Two wins and two seconds in last four starts. Valamito . 8 11 —Won at a mile at Ellerslie, and should make forward showing. Responsible for good work lately. Pukeko ... 8 8 —Third in Marton Cup only recent placed form. Will have to improve. Debham ... 8 fl —Disappointed during holidays, but a likely sort if freshened up. Alby 8 2 —Returning to form: third last start nine furlongs Marton. Helen Ford . 8 2 —Won last start principal event second day Wairarapa; a trifle lucky, but her form warrants consideration. Linguist .. 8 2 —Won mile and a n uarter Westland Boxing Day, beating Rebel Chief. Third last start Reefton, January 7. Pladie 8 n —Has been racing over hurdles, but won on flat last start, nine furlongs, Hastings. Quadroon . 8 0 —No recent form; one fair race hack class at Auckland. The South Island appears to hold the advantage in the last race. The best bucked ma.v be Alma, Dictate and Valamito.