SPRINTERS WITH WEIGHT UP

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

SPRINTERS WITH WEIGHT UP

In Big Field; Plenty Room For Surprise

At this time of the year a sprinter has to be up to weight. As compared with the slick times of the summer, the races are, of course, run at anything but express rate. , ,

iPXTRA weight and bad ground have Ju their effect, and such times as "eleven" and "twelve" are unheard of. The Stewards' is the race for the winter speed merchants at Trentham next week. The top weight, Degage, has 11.2 to -lump, and good as she is the lead, may be too much for her. It is what could be wpll called a regular murderer. '.-,■■( ! With Roy Reed not here to ride him Oration will be passed by. Reed is the only horseman who can ; get' the best out of the Taranaki horse. r King Lv is going to be well fancied. He is a good one and likes the welter scale^of weights. Nincompoop won at Dunedin, but he does not read the likely winner this time. Only a pony and faced by': a' long straight, Royal Game will have to be something m the nature of a miniature Hercules to lump, 10.1 home first. Auckland, has another pretty fair sort engaged m Delightment. If he hits out boldly m his prelim., look out. '

Gaillard is fast -but none too solid, while Hipo is starting to ; feel the pinch. Deluge ran a second and a miss at Otakl. He, also can go fast when m the humor. " Solrose, a relation to Sun Up, has his pace, but he has just come back after a spell. Since then she has had . two runs for the like number of misses. . Joy Bird is also m fresh. Her size Is against her, though she has carried t big weights successfully hitherto. At Ellerslie Nadarino was thought to be the goods, but he failed to deliver. ■He may go a bit better on his home track, but so far this season he has been a very costly horse. „/ Arpent used to be a good sprinter, while of those on the minimum; Lady Fingers has .sho-vyn a partiality for Trentham. It will cause no surprise if the winner comes from up north. -' . The -public have two to support— KING LU "■■•;-■ DELIGHTMENT. »