NOTES FOR PINK NOTE

NZ Truth, Issue 1272, 17 April 1930, Page 13

NOTES FOR PINK NOTE

Dunedin Horse Looks Good In Riverton Gold Cup

PROSPECTS FOR FAR SOUTH

The: three days', Riverton Easter carnival opens on Saturday when the- six hundred guinea Riverton Gold Cup and the Great Western Steeplechase be decided.

ASMALIi field- will' contest' the Cup race; arid-ori his Timaru form Pink Note looks one of the good things m racing, ; : „ Whereat His. best, there were few horses m the : South Island which could give Bert Ainge's gelding * weight and a beating over ten fuij- ■ longs. •";•' '. ' ■'••■:■-■ ;_ ■;• •- . He is now under the 9.0 level and at Washdyke he showed' that he was getting back' to his best form. The speedy, but erratic Circulation, has been galloping wellenough to merit support, and shel will be Pink Note's toughest opponent. Picking steeplechasers at this time of the year is something like having a dip m the bran tub. ' Kapuna has not raced since the spring, but has been getting through some solid work ; at "JVingatuL and should race well m the Great Western Steeplechase. *" Nylotis is another proved stayer and a safe jumper/while French Fleet should beat all the lightweights. Otautau form points to, Batnner Boy and Sentinel Lad again-taking a hand in 1 the Trial Handicap, put Ballance, a newcomer, will give theha ;trouble if the track is at all easy! The Waiau Steeplechase contains a field of poor quality as can.be judged from the fact that only ; five pounds separates the top weight and bottom weight m an eleven-horse- field.: N^ight and Koromata are two likely jumpers to show up m this company., ' !

Royal Saxon will probably do his - racing at this meeting and with ■ pound under nine stone will make his presence felt m the Aparima Handicap. Caterpillar won well at Timaru and looked m good enough condition to go on-with it . Nedda and Blue Metal will have to improve to hold their own with Inevitable and Full Swing, two smart sprinters In the middle of the handicap. Caterpillar and Inevitable should do well. The big field m the Longwood Hack Handicap may result m a lot of bother at the starts but with anything like a decent passage Vlnegrove and Battle Maid will show, up, the former particularly if the .track Is soft. •Palermo and ' Remindful look well placed, m the Visitors' Handicap. Miss Redowa is a likely lightweight. The company .m the Pouraklno Handicap is not very high-class and Taboo even with =9.8 sHould touch a. very short price. Sparkling Eyes may be his most serious contender for the stake.