NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 93, 21 April 1933, Page 4

NOTES AND COMMENTS

HAWKE'S BAY -MEETING TOMORROW'S GOOD FIELDS • CHANCE FOR GOLD TRAIL The Hawke's Bay Jockey Club's Second Autumn Meeting, to be held at Hastings tomorrow, avoids a clash with/other meetings, and consequently the fields have filled very much better than they did la6t Saturday. Indeed,' tho card on the whole is one of the most attractive to be presented by the club for some considerable time. The weather outlook- is good, and the track is likely to be fast.' There is ample recent form to assist in the solution of most of the problems. „ The programme and prospects are:— • 12.35: KARAMU HURDLES, ot 70 soys; about . 1& miles. • Ktnsel 11 9 Jen 9 11 Miss . Hastings 10 0 Royal Time „ J « Bed Bank ... 10 0 Te Aute . 9 0 Kimbo ' 10 0 Kaokaoroa .. - 9 0 Some of the acceptors for the. Karamu Hurdles did not run last week, but Miss Hastings looks the only one likely to trouble those who did. Half a stone advantage in the weights should assist Red Bank against his last week's victor, KinBel. There will be support for Miss Hastings and Red Bank. 1.15: TOMOANA ELECTRIC HANDICAP, ot 60 sots; 6 furlongs. Royal Shift ..9 0 Hukemanu .. 713 Bradman ... 8 4 Oil Painting .. T 13 Sir Nigel .... 8 0 .Margaret Rose 7 13 ' Admatba .... 713 Sunstead .... 713 , Granny Quex . 7 13 Squeeze 7,12 Hunting Mars 713 After his excellent effort in winning last week's Maiden, in which he was badly left but finished with a great run, Royal Shift is likely to be one of the, prime selections in the Tomoana Electric Handicap. His main opposition may be provided by Bradman, Sir Nigel, Hunting Mars, and Sunstead. There will -be support for Royal Shift, Hunting Mars, and Sun-, ' stead. 1.55: JUVENILE HANDICAP, of 70 soys; for two and.three-year-olds; 5% furlongs. Slippery .... 9 2 Grand Sport ..8 2 Cullus (lncl. Queen's . 61b rehep.) 8 6 Diadem 7 12 Lalla Quei .. 8 5 Passion Fruit . 7 12 Llmbohm ... 8 4 Mercian Queen 7 10 April Fool (mcl. Maine 7 4 31b rehep.) 8 2 Cullus, winner of two. races over the Easter, so comfortably accounted for the speedy Slippery at Waipukurau that it does not seem likely that even a 01b difference on their Waipukurau weights ccatn t turn the tables as between them in the Juvenile Handicap. Still Slippery, who was badly left at an earlier start, is capable of big improvement, as he was in need of racing. Others who may take a hand in affairs are Limbohm, April Fool, and Grand Sport. Good efforts ar<; likely by Cullu6, Slippery, and Grand Sport. 2.35: PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, of 110 sots; .■"■''■*' 7 1% miles. Chopin ..... 9 1 .rand Lahu ... 7 11 ' Gold Trail .. 8 12 Chock Say ... 7 7 Speed 8 12 Klnsel ..... 7 4 Valsler (lncl. Cuticle T 2 31b rehep) 7 13 Boyal Parade . 7 0 My Own .... 712 Princess Bell . 70 White Fang .. 7 11 Rory Mor ... 7 0 , The President's Handicap will probably find a good favourite being made of Gold Trail, who failed at Ellerslie, but should be- much improved with the races she had in the. Easter and Autumn Handicaps. At .'B.l_! she does not look at all badly treated in this field. Speed, after his Hawke's Bay Cup victory last Saturday, must also enter, 7c|lculations seriously, but' Gold Trail should beat him on the same mark. Chopin, Valsier, White Fang...: and. Chock - Say .are others with likely prospects. Best efforts may be produced by Gold Trail, Speed, and Chock Say. 3.15: AKITIO HACK HANDICAP, of 70 sots; 1 mile. Courtyard (lncl. Gainsfld .... 7 11 31b rehep.) 0 5 Gold Ruler .. 710 Sabatlnl ....8 10 Wedding. Bells 7 7 Monarchy ... 8 6 Hard Gold ... 7 7 High Grader .84 Mon Rol ..... 7 7 Anemometer . 8 3 Arabliss .... 7 7 Royal Dash .' 8 1 Dusky Crown 7 7 Sylran Dell ..' 7 13 Sunstead ... 7 7 Bradman .... 711 There is a big field in the Akitio Hack Handicap, and several of the candidates have good- mile credentials. Courtyard, with a repetition of his last Monday's form at Tauherenikau, will take beating, in spite of his weight. Formidable opponents read to be High Grader, Sabatini, Sylvan Dell, Gainsnd, and Sunstead, with Monarchy and Gold Ruler likely outsiders. , A good race may see the final issue contested by Courtyard, High Grader, and Gainsfid. 4.0: TWYFORD HACK HANDICAP, of 70 sots; 8 furlongs. Grumpy 9 6 Royal Shift . 7 11 Royal Hunting 9 5 Master Frank Stitch ...... 9 1 (mcl. 51b rePrlneess Bell hep.) "I 9 (mcl. 51b re-' Hybiscu. ' 7 B hep.) 8 8 Jazz King ... 7 5 , Glenrossie ... 7 13 Another difficult problem is offered by the Twyford ;Hack Handicap, but Grumpy, despite her weight, may be the favourite and as hard as any to settle. Stitch, Princess-.Bell, and Master Frank are the form horses among the ( others, but Royal Hunting is a'likely improver, and Royal Shift is an-upsetting possibility. The public will probably rely on Grumpy, Stitch, and Princess Bell. 4.45: OKAWA HANDICAP, of 100 sots; 6 furlongs. Tahoma ..... 8 0 Grumpy .... 7 3 Kaihoro (Incl. False Scent ..7 0 31b rehep.) 8 0 Freehold .... 7 0 Lady Spy ... 7 9 Slippery .... 7 0 Paleta 7 6 Stitch ...... 7 0 Boyal Parade 7 4 With Gold Trail's scratching for the Okawa Handicap, Tahoma and Kaihoro remain as the class, horses of the field, but there are several prospects at the . bottom half of . the list, especially False Scent and Grumpy (if reserved). Paleta, who went a good race at Waipukurau on Monday, may also take a hand. The public are likely to support Tahoma, Kaihoro, and False Scent.

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