THREE IN TELEGRAPH

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

THREE IN TELEGRAPH

Live Sparks Which Should Make The Pace

Should any of the main fancies take off the Wellington Cup prize, quite a lot of money will be at stake m doubles oyer the decision of the Telegraph Handicap, which takes some picking.

THERE are 21 engaged, including some really top-hole handicap arid classic sprint winners, with such proved flying weight-carriers at their best as Reremoana, The Hawk, and Grand Knight. All three have proved, their ability over sprint courses oven this season. The everyday racegoer, however, usually favors getting away down the list for the more youthful sprinters with lighter weights m races of. this class, and more often than not it works out well. If both Reremoana and Lady Cavendish* go to the post they will carry bracketed support. As to the former, .he won as late as Manawatu, but regarding Lady Cavendish there is just a suspicion by

i her recent failures that her two and three -year- old racing -has taken some of the sting out of her. Trentham should definitely tell. Royal Damon was 'm great, form during the holidays, but will meet* a better 10t..' '.:'■. 7 /.. :; , • .. Comic Song, .Booster, Receipt and Paperchase will all' be hopes: from thesouth, while Shirley dnd' High' Pitch would be distinct fancies to set a. merry pace the whole way at' their best. v Licinius may .be better suited at Trentham than Ellerslie, while both Oration and Benzora will carry hopes from Taranaki. If the fall she experienced at Ellerslie has not troubled Ballymoy 11. (and recent track form does not suggest it has), maybe English mare will prove one - of the tough nuts to crack. Cawnpore, last year's winner, is m again, and may show up on a- track like Trentham despite recent failures. Mimetic is moody. However, T BALLYMOY 11. , SHIRLEY HIGH, PITCH may be a likely trio to- provide the winner.

TT will be interesting to note how the ■*• winner of the Apprentices' Plate at Trentham. this week fares m the Dourb Cup. ' .'T , ; . ■ ' . In 1925 Pelham won both events and last January Tfeilbronsyth did likewise. Will history ifepeat itself . for the third time? . T. '„'. /',