TCHEKA'S PLATE

NZ Truth, Issue 1204, 27 December 1928, Page 9

TCHEKA'S PLATE

Winner Well Sprung Since The Spring

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Auckland Representative). QNCE again three-year-olds had the division of the Queen's Plate mile at Ellerslie to themselves on Boxing- Day, all three place fillers being of the age mentioned. . . v

TPHE winner turned up m the Night 1 Raid — Russian Maid colt Tcheka, which was well served m the score of vigorous horsemanship by Roy Reed, whose best had to be extracted to defeat Manson on Gold Money by a head. . It is evident that Tcheka has improved considerably since the spring, and His finishing effort of Wednesday last suggests that the Trentham'-trarhed colt will go this extra distance in' the Great Nor* them Derby, and better than many of the others.

Cashier, the favorite, was well enough placed to win, but. failed to come on the last furlong. Lido, which .fitled third berth, is one of the Lucullus tribe, which are always suited by the turfy conditions caused by v the heavy rain that fell on the morning of the race. < However, her "third must be taken seriously. r Amor was right up fourth at the . close, .which suggests the southerner as one • likely to be heard of m some 1 hack .event before, he returns home.