TAKAPUNA CUP TO-DAY

Taranaki Daily News, 29 January 1931, Page 10

TAKAPUNA CUP TO-DAY

MOTfiKE CLAWS FOIXOWIS® BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR TOPWEIGHT fIvOTJRS SMAW CODR® The Ta.kapitna course favours a non-stayer, and the Takapuna Cup, run over a distance slightly more than eleven furlongs, is not a difficult race to win. However, to-day two undoubtedly fine stayers, in Corinax and Motere will claim considerable attention. Both of these gallopers are credited with Auckland Cub victories, Motere succeeding in that race last month, and Corinax also being a successful candidate at the Auckland summer carnival. Corinax (Mk g, by Magpie-Queen Ingoda, 7yre) tops the fist with 9.1, but, remembering his other successes under heavy pounuage, the handicap does not appear to be prohibitive.. Corinax ran second to Gay Crest in the A.R.C. Handicap and won the Grandstand Handicap on the concluding day of the meeting Theie is n doubt he is nearly back to his best form again, as his bri liant tiacK work indicates. He favours this course and has generally featured in the money at Takapuna. lu The Shade (bf. g., by Australian Suu—Violet H, 6yrs) has lost caste by reason of his failures at Ellerslie, and will J-0 "improve out of all knowledge to stand a winning chance There was no semblance of a fluke about the victory of Motere. (ch. g., by Lord Quex—Lovematch, 4yrs) in the Auckland Cup, for he the picture throughout the race. He is one of the most gallopers in commission and he appears to have struck _ fonn n keeping with his good breeding. He has gone on the right way since racing at Ellerslie. Maori Boy (br. h., by Luculius—Capable, 7yrs) would be better served by a heavy track, but it is not likely the gomg will favour him to-day. Eager Rose (ch. m., by Day Comet-Wee Hose not be without friends, but a better proposition seems to be Mosque (br z. by Feramorz—Marble Star, 6yrs), who won the Summer Cup rather well. Royal Doulton (by. m., by Romeo—Teeoma Tyrs) has been a good winner at Elßrshe in the past, and then there Antique (br. g, by Tonbridge-Unique, syrs) whose win m the Cup at the Thames meeting was most impressive. Lucy Rose (bIK. m-, 'by Luculius—Autumn Rose, syrs) ran second to Corinax at Auckland, but the most likely lightweight in the race is Gay Cockade (b z by Depredation—Lethargic), who ran third in the same race and was always going well in the Auckland Cup, in which he fim« ished fifth. -tn * On such a tricky, turning course surprises are always possjWag but form points to the possibles being Corinax, In The Motere, Mosque, Antique and Gay Cockade and, indeed, it is cult to see the winner coming from outside of this sextette, ever, to fine the field down still further, it ,lopks M if the will be filled by—CORINAX GAS' COCKADE,