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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 7, 8 July 1940, Page 4

The umopire in the Goerge

000-Padishah. Grand National winner and one of the most versatile horses who have ever raced in the Dominion. Will be hot favourite if produced 12 0 201-Clarion Call. Another Grand National winner, and though he has not usually shown to his best on heavy ground, he has won on such going aftd was second in July Steeples at Trentham two years ago 11 11 212-Small Boy. Not much experience in role, but has already succeeded at game and will appreciate drop in weight if produced here 9 12 I I-Ballybrit. Best of southern steeplechase form this winter, with success in liiverton Great Western and Otago Steeples. A well-experienced jumper on his first trip to North Island 9 11 010-En Tour. Veteran of field. Won over country at Waverley and Egmont this winter. Usually safe, but more of plodding type 9 10 H-Nightbound. Two wins in as many starts since resuming after spell of nearly two years. Bred to stay on. Also in opening event 9 4 311-Turaki. Yet to race over country. Also in Vittoria Hurdles 9 2 333-Chat. Won among hacks on course last winter, and a winner at Otaki in May. Small but sticks on when others are tiring 9 0

030-Flashlight. Won .nmong hacks on course two years ;(ko. when future looked promising, Ihit was out for lengthy spell prior to resuming recently An outside chance 9 0 221-Gay Boa. A wlnntur on middle day at Dunedin at last Start, and second to Ballybrit in Oitugo Steeples on first day of that meeting when in receipt 'of 171b, difference now being only 111b. ffiowever, is type who' might go wcEl on Trentham course, as he is of similar build to Survoy and Slayer 9 O 230-Lactose. On anything he has done would not be up to -this class. Also in opening event v - J ° Though most winners' of the Wellington Steeplechase in recent :p*ars have been goodclass horses in form at. the time, the actual favourites have a poor; record in the race, and Diamond four yeajrs ago has been the only such winner since; 1921. when Coalition carried the race-record freight of 12.11 (before a maximum condition was imposed) to impressive victory. If Padishah goes to the post tomorrow he will he tlse • favourite, and there is no reason to suspect that the ground will trouble him any more fen it will the others. Clarion Call also has. the class to compel notice, despite his prefeeesice for firmer ground. Of the others B.allybril is decidedly best on form, but Small" Boy and Nightbound are a pair who might be In, the running if kept for this event. Gay Boa is one who might upset calculations off tb« minimum on a heavy track. The logical choice is PADISHAH. CLARION CALL, and ISALLYBRIT..