TO-DAY'S RACES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21414, 11 February 1933, Page 9

TO-DAY'S RACES

eotokua programme good fields engaged EIGHT HOUSES IN CUP REVIEW OF^PROSPECTS The annual meeting of the Rotorua Racing Club will be opened at Arawa J'ark Racecourse to-day and will be concluded on Monday. Good fields will contest the various races and with the track reported to lie in splendid order a successful result seems assured for this popular country club. The new system of win and place betting will be in operation. Following arc the fields, with a review if the prospects in each race:— / 11.50—POHIITU HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP. Of £7O; 1 mile / st. lb. pt. lh. 'Welcome Boy 10 7 Escalus .... 9 6 Uncco ..... 10 3 Emancipation 9 5 Sub-Editor . . 10 0 Demylus ... 9 0 Merry Lap . . 9 13 The Hiker ... 9 0 Trowbridge .99 Beau Irish ..90 Chans 9 9 ■Welcome Boy has recently rnced with n rood measure of success in hurdle races and he has some good previous form on the flat to recommend him. being a winner on 'this tr?ck last year. Sub-editor is a doubtful quantity, as is reported to have bled during the week. Merry Lap was second in a useful field at Takapuna and fourth, when rather unlucky, at Matamata. He appears io be to form. Chang. Trowbridge. Escalus and Demylus are possibilities, and Emancipation looked improved when he won over hurdles at Matamata. A favoured trio may be MERRY LAP. EMANCIPATION*, WELCOME BOY. / 12.30—WAIMANGU STAKES, ; Of £GS; 6 fur. st. lb. st.. lb. Keith Hall . 9 0 Reviver .... 8 11 Darrha .... 9 0 Stray Lap . . 8 11 C'reina's Kii}g 9 0 Loombination 8 7 Sir Musk ... 9 0 Sinking Fund 8 7 Ruby Meteor 811 Mu3taug ... 8 7 Black Jacket . 8 11 Sinking Fuud is ineligible as a result of bis victory at Matamata. Keith Hall's recent, form lias been disappointing, but he had plenty of speed for this class. Darma made a fair showing a.t Takapuita and is on the upgrade. Sir Musk fa.iled at Matamata. bus his previous form would give him a chance. Reviver, a first-cjass track galloper. has been a weak finisher iD public, but she is very fit. Stray Lap and Mustang made fair showings at- Matamata. but Loombination's third at. Avondale and his second to Thespis at Te Awamutu make good form for a maiden race. The public may show » preference for REVIVER, SIR MUSK. 1.30 MOKOIA HANDICAP, Of £7O; 7 fur. and about 80yds. "to st. lb. st. lb. Chief Cook .90 Gigantic ..... 7 0 v Baroscope ... 8 2 Rose Lupin . 7 0 Soloist .... 7 12 Searcher ... 7 0 Hawthorn ... 7 2 Norval Tea ..70 Lord Willonyx 7 2 Chief Cook has won twice in his last four starts and appears to be steadilv improving. He beat a very useful field at Matamata. Baroscope is good enough if right, but he did not" go far enough at. Matamata to encourage support. Soloist is a good galloper but his recent form ha 3 been poor. Hawthorn' nr.y have better prospects in a later race, but Lord Willonyx and Gigsntic ore improving. Jiacks who may be dangerous In his last outing Lord Willonyx was third to Limex and Broken "Rule fit Takapuna. Recent form suggests that most attention may be given to CHIEF COOK. LORD WILLONYX. GIGANTIC. 2.15 ROTORUA CUP HANDICAP, Of £135; 1} miles / st . ]b. st. lb. Speedmint . 812 Knight of King's Knave 710 Australia . . < ■> Tee] s 7 10 Alloy ..72 Great Emblem 7 8 Cruachan . . 7 0 / Princess Bede 7 0 Speedmint appears to have freshened up fince being well beaten in the Takapuna Cup and "on an easier turf should race better, but on a turnin-r truck, with a good weight, she will probably have to coyer a little extra ground at the finish. Teels is not h model of - consistency, but she races in front and will be suited by the trs.ck. Her Te Awamutu Cup form was good Great Emblem has been racing badly, but he mav •how up better with the sting out. of the ground. King's Knave has been racing consistently well in the best hack ranks and he will not be troubled by the distance. Knight of Australia. Cruachan find .Princess Bede are possibilities if they can reproduce their best, but Alloy is in form and is a consistent horse that appeals more It should bo an even betting race, with mTestors favouring KING'S KNAVE. TEELS. GREAT EMBLEM. . 3,0 HOT / SPRINCS HANDICAP, Of £65; 6 fur. st. lb. st - Ib - Prince Illuminelli ..88 Hinkler . 7 8 Foul wind ...86 Darby Lupin -78 Intaglio .... 8 5 Sinking Fund 7 8 Brit. Columbia 8 5 Stray Lap ..78 Black Jacket . 7 8 Prince Colossus showed good form at Elierslie at Christmas and a repetition would render him hard to bea.. Illuminelli has been racing in improved fashion in tne weaker classes, and Foulwind, in spite oj a failure at Matamata. must be "sP£cted on her second to Roman Mascot at Takapuna. IntAglio won twice at OpoaKi. Gigantic being among the beaten division. British Columbia, another Opotiki winner, is erratic at the barrier, but has a good turn of speed. Regardez and Stray pace, but Sinking Fund should beat all the lightweights. ' In. a variety ot fancies those in demand may include SINKING FUND. 'PRINCE COLOSSUS. INTAGLIO. 3,<5 —O EIYSER HACK HANDICAP, Of £7O; 1 mile sf. lb. Ib- / Pelting ... 812 Beryl Latour 7 8 ' Hawthorn ..85 Marmorate •• 11 Last Lap . . . «. 1 The Pullet . . 7 7 Lady Lulu t . 8 1 Norval lea . . ' 7 Gigantic ... 8 1 Searcher ...77 ' Pelting is not making the (rip. Hc.wthorn ran on solidlv at Thames and will strip fit. Last Lap created a surprise at Thames and may be better for his race last week. Lady Lulu appeals strongly after her good second to hings Knave at Matamata. Beryl Latour. Marmorate and The Pullet are the likeliest of the lightweights, but/most support may be accorded to I LADY LULU. HAWTHORN. , LAST LAP. 4.3O—ARAWA PARK STAKES HANDICAP, Of £65; two-year-olds; 5 fur. st. lb. lb ' Coronis . j . . 8 5 Lady D'Artagnan . 712 Diacquenod J n Bonny Joyce . .7 11 Lorrelle •••' Glenromney . 7 9 Oueen Nona . 7 ■ Killadar ... 7 9 Nifty - • • • • I ° Lagoon . /j . . 7 9 Muscjuil .... ' « Among the 11 acceptors Coronis is the only winner and she may come up refreshed as a result of a respite from racing. D'Artagnan nay still b? in need of racing, but Bonny/' Joyce, second at Opotiki. has bad some experience. Glenromney will ntpel to improve oil Matamata form, and the most experienced of the others n v e Lorrelle. Cueen Nona ."lid Musqtiil. A tno likely to bead the pool are CORONIS. LORRELLE. /BONNY JOYCE. S.I3—TOURIST HANDICAP, Of £?0: 6 fur. ' #♦.. lb fit- lb. Gold Day ..90 Prolyxo ... 7 8 Chief C.iok . o J- Mnngatoon . 7 6 King Ford ..82 Norval Tea . 7 0 Soloist '. .J. . 7 I'2 Tetrarchate . 7 0 Bambury .. . . 7 9 Rose Lupin . 7 0 Gold Day, showed excellent form at -ihatnes antj muy now be fretting right back to his best, Chief Cook, who will probably Hirt earlier, may be judged on that form. Kin? Ford shaved plenty of dash at Matamata and should do still better here. Bambury is very fast and will relish the turning trnck. Prolyxo's effort at Mn'smata wns vet? en/:o!iraginc and she has onlv to repeat it to beat all tlioEe lower down. There shou'd be a number of fi ncies. with ■Ji he main ones , = PROLYXO. /GOLD DAY, KING FORD.