CLASS ENGAGED IN WELLINGTON CUP

NZ Truth, Issue 1103, 20 January 1927, Page 9

CLASS ENGAGED IN WELLINGTON CUP

Will Recent Form Of Contestants Work Out

True To Standard?

The great racing. event of the week is the Wellington Cup of £1750, when, partly because of its more popular distance, there will be more runners than m either the N.Z. or Auckland Cups.

No fewer than eighteen figure m the list, and it is. likely to prove interesting to the last bit. •

RAPINE still remains m with his welter burden of 10.3, and with the Metrop. winner Star' Stranger as a bracketed companion will find sup T port. Star Stranger ,is a born stayer, and ran a fair sixth at ■'" Ellerslie last month with 9.8 over the same distance. He is solid at the end of a journey without being really brilliant, and there, is still a big race within him. Rapine is good, but what of the load? Count Cavour may not carry his weight so, prominently at Trentham as at Ellerslie: If form works out true, the powerfully built Te Monanui, which with 917 rushed into third place by a pheno-, menal burst up north, .is- going to be hard.

He should get . clear a lot earlier onTrentham's roomy track, while he was more than a shade unlucky last year when second was his "possy." Footfall's deeds and breeding with the same weight as carried to. victory up north over a similar distance /sticks hard as one likely to turn up.' Tanadees Has the condition, but does best m the soft stuff. Mask's form has not been encouraging of late, while Civility's is brilliant if she. could hang on for twelve furlongs. Can she?

Merry Day is an "iffer," while Man- ' danes form of late has been a bit disappointing, though her poundage is easy. , , ' ' ' " Rapier was on the improve during the holidays and got the Morton Cup with 8.6., At weight-for-age he is treated handsomely and should stay it out. Hynanna is among the best supported by reason of three successive victories m a worse class. May be m the picture, but it remains to be, seen how

he will .see out a bitter flfeht at the end of twelve furlongs. Star ..Granger led the Auckland Cup field at a mile and a-half m ground to suit him. 7 . ;-i The most recent of. Piuthair and Clarinda has not been enticing, while Royal Mint, Fresco and Oreum will be up against it,' but give some hopes. '•'•'•." A summing-up of most recent form and weightgxcarried suggests that If the track is^Tirm .7 TE MONANUI FOOTFALL " RAPIER may be a likely trio.and it is certain that if Te Monanui is iii the' same heart as on New Year's Day at Ellerslie he will take some heading off for Wellington Cup honors, of 1927. . iiiuitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiii!iiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiii)iiitiiiiiiiiiuiiiir