FATE OF THE FAVOURITE

Taranaki Daily News, 3 October 1929, Page 5

FATE OF THE FAVOURITE

EPSOM AND METROPOLITAN "S?< ' . ■ • SNEW ZEALANDERS IN. .DEMAND ; CONFIDENCE ABOUT NIGHTMARCH. PAQUITO FANCIED. IN THE EPSOM. If: the Australian betting market on the Epsom and. Metropolitan double, to be fun at the Australian Jockey Club carnival bn Saturday and Monday, can be accepted as a criterion of the result,then New Zealand horses appear to hold, a- strong hand. Australian sporting scribes Write confidently about Nightmarch’s prospects in the Metropolitan, 'hut figures show conclusively that this is a bad race for the favourite. In the shorter race the Paquito scrip is slightly in better demand than that of Gilt; Edge, who, by., the way, is attempting a “first-up” win. Final payments for these two races are hot made until to-night, but among .the 56 in the Epsom and the 50 in the Metropolitan, who survived the first- forfeit, are included some of the best handicappers in Australia; and ' New Zealand. . . : ■ . In the Epsom, Paquito will have .to nieet a good'contingent which includes Gilt Edge, Adrian’s March, Amounis, Loquacious, Habashon and Killarney, Avhile in the Metropolitan, the next fancied to Nightmarch- are the New Zealanders Tidal, Kidaides, • Paquito, Valparaiso, headlight; Kavalli, Inducement. and. Loquacious, Oratrix being -only 'lightly;fancied. . - '

EPSOM AND METROP. FAVOURITES. .HOW THEY FARED IN THE .PAST.

EPSOM HANDICAP. . • :< . Horse Result • - 1908— Blue Book Second 1909— Flavinius Unplaced 1910 — -Malt King Unplaced 1911 — Lady Medallist Unplaced 1912— Jolly Beggar Unplaced 1913' —Gigandra Second 1914— Royal Laddie Unplaced 191-s—Woorak Hirst 1915— Carlin Unplaced - 1916— (Polycrates Second ... . ■ . 191’ —tNorbury . Unplaced .. —Ardrossan • Unplaced 1918— -(Publican. Unplaced 1919— Wolaroi ■ First —Quaestor '■ Second • 1920— Remanon--- ■ Tilled 1921 — Beauford ■ First 1922— -Rostrum First 1923 — The Hawk Unplaced 1924 — Blackadder First ’ 'j" 1925— Honan Unplaced 1926— Amounts First . .. —Fujisan ’ Second 1927 — Vaals First .. —Gothic Third .. — MuWabiiwn ’ ' Unplaced .. —Aorangi Unplaced 1938—Amounis First. 'METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. Horse Result 1908 — Blue Book Unplaced 1909— Lord Nolan Unplaced 1910— Patronatus : Unplaced IsU—Mult King - First -’ 1 .; —D-idus Unplaced * ->•>.-• 1912— Duke Foote ' First 1913— Danaus - - ; Unplaced 1914— St. Carwyne . Third - - 1915— William' the ■ . i. ' ' ' Silent . Socond-1916L-Bea-’ • ' ’ .Unplaced' 1917— Wai. Isinglass ' Unplaced ' 1918— Kennaquhair . First 1919 — Kenilford Second .. —lan 'Or. Unplaced 1920— Finma-rk ■ Unplaced 1921— David Unplaced 1922— Purser ■ Third ‘ 1923— Sir Andrew First < .. —-David Second .. —Oranian Unplaced 1924— Prince Charles Unplaced 1925— Virgin Gold Unplaced 1926— Pantheon Second .. —(Spearfelt Unplaced 1927— Murillo First 1928 — Jocelyn First .. —Sharp Son Third • .. —Bacchus Unplaced

In a letter to “Moturoa,” a prominent New. Plymouth sportsman, who is at present in Sydney,, writes the following regarding the fancied horses in the big AJ.C. events: —Many here fancy that Nightmare 1 !! will win both the Epsom and Metropolitan Handicaps, and are confident about the longer race, I heard a good judge, say that he expects him to win whatever-race he starts inwhilst in Australia, -and he laughed at me when I suggested that Laughing Prince would beat .him if they met. Doug. Webster has won a small fortune lately, £5OOO is correct. Honour seems to have gone out of favour for the Derby. I hear good reports about Adrian’s, March for the Epsom. They all say here that Aussie is not a horse at all and ought to -be in a cart. The New Zealanders cleaned up a bit on Teri at Menangle on Wednesday.” ■ The optimism of. Nightmarch's party is a pleasing feature, but the ' writer does not consider he will be brilliant enough to head off speed merchants like Adrian’s March, Paquito and Gilt Edge in the Epsom, and the Metropolitan looks a more suitable race for him.