Pointers on Form of Tomorrow’s Runners

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 749, 23 August 1929, Page 12

Pointers on Form of Tomorrow’s Runners

THE following sidelights and comments on the form of several of the horses engaged at Ellerslie tomorrow mav prove of value to those sportsmen who will be patronising the totalisator. Public form shown during the winter months should be the best to follow, and this maxim should be generally followed: When in doubt hack a recent winner or place-getter under winter conditions. There are plenty of them engaged tomorrow.

A right royal double —King Emerald and Marble King. Another one—Desert Glow and Partial Eclipse—probably a total eclipse I The connections of Ruffles will be very disappointed if the result of the sprint ruffles their feelings. But there will be no disapointment, they say. The popular number for tomorrow will be the first on the card —number one. It looks all right on paper. They say that Taneriri is a oneday horse. Of course his efforts should therefore be confined to oneday meetings, such as that tomorrow. Last year Pompeius should have won at least one race over the Ellerslie steeplechase course. If he has not

Queen Arch won a couple ot very fair races at the Great Northern meeting. If she has been kept up to the collar in the interim she may prove a surprise packet. A very fair opinion is l>eld in certain quarters of the galloping ability of Refresher, one of J. T. Jamieson's string. This three-year-old’s first appearance this season is being awaited with more than casual interest. It doesn't pay to follow an unlucky horse. Our most unlucky performer is Maori Boy, who has a wonderful record —of seconds and thirds. A win for this black fellow would be very popular. A change of stable or rider sometimes overcomes the hoodoo in such cases. In his few efforts in public over the sticks Master Roley has shown more