RACING NEWS AND VIEWS

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 238, 9 May 1933, Page 7

RACING NEWS AND VIEWS

NOTES ON HAWERA FORM By "Sir Oracle" Consent, which has flat pace vastly superior to most hurdlers, clearly showed at Hawera that he has only to negotiate the hurdles to take a power of heating over a comparatively short hurdles journey. There is still room for considerable improvement in Con seat's jumping', but i; is sigiificnnti that the first, time lie mamtgod to get round safely, he simply i iad" no race of it. However, to be m ythhig like a hitting proposition, Con ant v.ili need to make still greater jumping progress. Copcy's splendid fencing in the Egmout Steeplechase »vas quite one of ' the features of i':. l Hawera racing. ' Ridden by Ivan Tucker, who has been associated with Copey in most of his successes, thej Hawera steeplechaser invariably gained ground at every jump. It seems certain that Copey I will he in fine order for his attempt J again to win the Great Northern i Steeplechase. A horse that has become a nightmare to the racing public who are interested in "doubles" is The Tiger. Since New Year The Tiger has almost monotonously been accepted for at. 'meetings at various parts of the North Island. The speculating public, usually finds that when the actual lace comes round The Tiger is not a i starter. Quite naturally nn owner has a perfect, right, to do what he likes with his own horse. However, in instances where a good horse is being consistently scratched after accepting, there is always the feeling that other factors may he at work. Considering that, neither had had a, race for several months, the showings of Beacon Fire and Paugo at Hawera augured well for future winter successes. Beacon Fire should prove to be a very payable proposition in open company, while Pnngo, a Nigger Minstrel gelding, looks like making a. name for himself in hack company. The question as to which is the better of the two Hawera performers, Aga Khan and Carf"x, seems to he a difficult one for decision. Carfex certainly beat Aga Khan on a hard track at Ellerslie, but in the heavy going at Hawera, Agn Khan proved equal to healing his rival when giving him weight. Carfex was ridden perfectly by Veil re, so no excuse need 1o be made for his defeat. \s he is ideally suited by winter conditions, it seems a great pity that, A ",'a Khan was not nominated for the Cornwall Handicap at Ellerslie.