OTHER LEG OF JUMPING DOUBLE

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

OTHER LEG OF JUMPING DOUBLE

Field Can Have Two Prior Outings

The second leg of the double at Trentham— the Winter' Hurdles—does/not come up for decision till the last day of the meeting. ;

/CANDIDATES are thus seen out L^ m either the Trentham Hurdles the first day or the jumpers' fiat race on the second. This enables the public, to , get some idea of how they will perform when' the big money js ,at * stake. With another payment to be made there is still twenty-four left m and this should thin down before the day. At the present time the top weights of the handicap are most fancied, notwithstanding the fact that m recent years the ones with the weight •have failed to live up to expectations. Wedding March, consequent on his. Ellerslie win, is very much liked, while Zircon and Kawini have their friends. With Nukumai not been nominated for the National many are taking it to convey that all is not well with him.

The more fact of hla paying up ' at Trentham is against,this. ' With recent' winners coming: from 10.0 -down some are looking round for - a likely-lightweight to carry'the day. . Mention has been , jnade of Lord Star, a half-brother to Weddjng l , March. ' He is one of Hannon's and all from that stable learn to jump early. Capt. Sarto Is another which may come into favor before the day of the race. He is getting no younger, but if he could get Back to the form of two winters ago he would be home and dried with 9.0 v ,After witnessing the first day's racing it will be a deal easier to sum the field up. This will be done m next week's issue.