TAKANINI STABLES

New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24133, 27 November 1941, Page 7

TAKANINI STABLES

SMART TWO-YEAR-OLDS ! iiIEEPY FOX, ROYAL MERIT f| KAWITI TURNED OUT Exceptional interest is being shown t TakfinJi" in the progress of the two-tear-olds Sleepy Fox, Royal Merit, Kentish Representative and Indian PrinFox is the one generally expected . j el >oso Bonny Pay as the best two-year-u vHe has improved since his defeat in the 1 Stakes and ho made an outstanding % % Te Rapa last wcok ' He mi * bo 8 uod doal better with age. as he is by Fox%e claims of Royal Merit are also eeri--nrlT advanced and his meeting with Sleepy ??« will arouse particular interest. Royal aln convincingly nt the Avondale meetAlthough he is a free goer, ho gives the fission that he goes only- as well as his Inpnt*; require him to do. or Crplntativc, a full-brother to the New n iSSd Cup winner Serenata, ran second to ftfjf Princess in the Hopeful Stakes at Ifie » fortnight ago and he is likely to S better served by age than most of his con- , Jmranes. He may reach his peak by the te ?£"and his chances of developing into a 2Sthree-year-old are hopefully regarded, Princess is smart and she should ;i oinin' but whether she measures up to the laniard of Bonny Pay. Sleepy Fox and SJI Merit. is doubtful.- , X i? Kentish Shows Form Kentish gained an impressive victory over Princess at Te Eapa. He caused conJLn nrior to the meeting by showing signs of and since his return these have been S noticed. Fit and well, Kentish should 5? well in the best company. t> Kawiti has had recurring trouble in ,i foVeless. Ho has been turned out. Orelio again showed a bold front at Te j fti-tiiiK as pacemaker •in the Waikato Beau Leon overhauled him. This strongly to Orelio's chances of p ?i n imr very soon. It is possible that he will St the' Auckland Cup-and it should be remembered that he succeeded over a nnle and *'\n f t,ffo S stlrts r this season Tcllsom has gained . win and a third. His Te Rapa victory was .rhieved in brilliant fashion. Tellsom had been S the Scene for some time, which made his flauddands Handicap success meritorious. He ; „-eii,fancied for the Alison Cup. Greanaess-again cost Foxlore a race at Te ißsra 'and seemingly he is a type which time to settle to racing. Possessabundance of pace and staying power. More would have a better record if ho had settled down to racing early. When he won at the Paeroa meeting Watchett was singled out as a likely winner, lint he failed at Cambridge. Watchett has rincfi galloped well, encouraging the belief - that this was only a temporary lapse. The two failures of First Edition at Te ■Raoa were disconcerting to those who confidored that he was above the ordinary His failure on the first day was attributed to his . rfremns a bad run. First Edition looks all the better for the racing.. Verus Making Headway Borafc failed to materialise in the Kia Ora Handicap after having run an encouraging See on the opening day of the Avondale meeting He will be the better for these races and he should be much harder to dispose of at his iexi attempt. ... _ . . purchased as a yearling with Cambria, Verns early last season showed excellent track trials prior to the Avondale meeting, but he was withdrawn on the eve of the races. There is evidence thai; he is making headway and his debut will not be long delayed. Following his failure in the Great Northern Guineas, Route March was eased up for two weeks and he has returned to work with renewed .vigour. He possesses fine speed and should be. capable of winning sprint contests. althWh -he is not hailed as a potential stayer. HP is a candidate for the Railway has added to his team a shapely colt by Lord Quex from Lavina. In the earlier part .of the season the Mr. Standfast 511y Bluenose showed fine speed and was hailed as a possibility for the Avondale Stakes. 1 "but her form fell below expectations. 6be did not thrive and has been turned oat fOI is in good heart and, although she is'reaching an unfavourable position in the handicaps, she may succeed again before her permanent retirement is announced. Bronwen, a winner of the last two Railway Handicaps, will again be a contestant if all goes well in the interim;:.J - .. Ever England is being taken along patiently by H. jfe' Gray,-but his wayward tendencies lreqnenUy eaa.se concern, Ever ilngland has already shown track watchers that he.handles himselfr'-'weJL He is now acquiring racing condition.?v: ; - . ' ' i-j;.-., . ■ ■■ v DIVISIONS ARRANGED FEILDSNG TWO-YEAR-OLDS [Bt-rXEtEGKAPH— PKF-SS ASSOCIATION 3 •f.FEILDING, Wednesday la the event of there being more than 16 nnaeri in the Feilding Javenile Stakes, of £l3O, .two-year-olds, 5 fur, on Saturday, the horses Will run in divisions, as follows: — First Division.—Rink, 8.12; Toastmaster, Solver, 7.10; Crackerjack, 7.8; Security, Platinum .Wings, Valsbeen. 7.71 Gay Polly,. Ngunguru, 7.5. Second Division.—Broiefort Star, 8.9; War Effort, .7.10; Verify, Foreign Princess, 7.8; Lady Spiral, One Alone. Starlet, 7.7; Golden Iris. Clarice, 7.5. War Credit- was not an acceptor for the Kiwitea Handicap. TO CORRESPONDENTS "Drainer," Waihou. —Bronwen carried 7.5 in the Railway Handicap last year. "Con," Henderson.—Fidelis has won three races in the South Island and two in the North Island.