NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 15 August 1928, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

(By Maecenas.) Judged on his good shoiving at the Hawke’s Bay and Wellington meetings, Main looked 'like developing into a i.'ood ’chaster, but bis ivork -since going to- Riccai'ton has. shaken eonfidenoe m the gelding. Up till recently, Standard has been used as a hack, but on being tried over hurdles: he showed ©uch for that department of racing that it was decided on to again put ten into active training. . Based on their form in New Zealand Trainer Jamieson’s charges, Mithra and Prince Humphrey have been very favourably handicapped at the minor meetings around Sydney. They will be lucky if the A.J.C. handicapper bases his weight© on such, but it may be found that such wmil not be the case. If Royal Lineage does not secure some prize mone- in hi s earlier runs at the Grand National meeting, he might pay expenses on the later days of the gathering. , , .. ... . After giving a good exhibition -or jumping and galloping at last Saturday, Brigadier Bill bled. Whether the ailment yviU interfere with hie Southern prospects remains to lie seen. In the past, one has seen cases of performers showing winning form just after attacks of bleeding, hut in the majority of case© horses so affected need a short let up.

GRAND NATIONAL HURDLES. 1 The Grand National Hurdles- comes up for decision to-morrow, arm the task of reviewing the prospects of th acceptors, without the form of the opening day as a guide, is Somewhat unsatisfactory. although the teimate result of the race may shorv that -such was not wanted. . Nukumai. 11.11, heads the handicap. He is- reported as very well, and m what can he described as only a fair Hass field he may be hard to beat. Beau Cavalier’s prospects would not be improved by his running in the big steeplechase on Tuesday but despite this ho is certain to have a large army of admirers. . • ■ „ Red Fuchsia (11.5), in our opinion, is the pick of the handicap. He lias raced in a wonderfully consistent manner in bis last dozen starts over ter- | die© and as he appears to be imp™vod by each of these races, it will be surprising if h© does not .secure some portion <jf the prize money. Although Gaze yvoii on the opening day of the recent Wellington meeting, lie subsequently developed unsoundnesff, but is now reported to* be all right again, so lie, too. must bo iehl)As°stated in these notes, Brigadier Hill bled a feiv days ago. and t-Qir this reason it Yvould not be wise to rclyon him over such a trymS jnamey as the event under review YVili prove. 1 Like Bean Cavalier. Pour,i s chance in this event was not unproved. bv his race in the Grand National Steeplechase on Tuesday, bite in a held so small in numbers and of . moderate class like to-morrow promises, one . should not be surprised at anything ll 'Peneus" goes well over a shorter journey, hut no doubt tlie stable will be ably represented by Red Fuchsia. : Scion'has some great flat Perf^m- ’ antes to his credit but does not stav performed fa lrly in hack hurdle races, hut on these races.one could not select him for a Red) Fuchsia stands well nut, while Gaze and Nukumai should , also perform well.