POOREST FIELD OF THE DAY

NZ Truth, Issue 1127, 7 July 1927, Page 11

POOREST FIELD OF THE DAY

Only Nine Left In Hack Steeplechase

poorest field of the first day at Trenthamwill be the hack teeplechase, for which only nine made the acceptance.

""HE stake is not vto be .passed by 1 lightly (it is mprethan some have been competing for m opeji com>any of late) and it is surprising not b find a bigger field. " However, the ( smallness of the., field should be' for the benefit of the race. After his successes up the Bay, is top weight with 11.0, and he ihould get some of the money even irith that burden. ~ . /■' He stays fairly well and the ; last- day t Hastings lie won the open jumping ivent.- •>•■•■«, . ; - „-.' ■"■" •■•■■' Banjuke, m two tries up the Bay, teat Woden once and then was beaten limselfi'in turn. . Ho may . be, able to win the rubber this time, but form is against him; '

Comedy Prince started m a steeplechase 6nce before,- but he did not. get far. •_■■■>-■, ' . -■. ■'"/■■■ ■ Perhaps he. will go further this time —and by that is not meant m the air. It would be impossible for him to go any higher than he did m his first effort. • Hpkioi jumps well, has a bit of pace, but just fails ' to stay it; but too well. He may be third. Taitaiata has been schooling well ,and Jack, Fryer, knows junipers; Aotea Roa and Kirkwood are only hunters, while Maidos and The Curragh have to be taken on trust. The public will probably stick to WODEN 'BAN JUKE.