HANDICAPPER’S IDEA

Taranaki Daily News, 23 July 1931, Page 11

HANDICAPPER’S IDEA

THE NORTHERNS AND NATIONALS Mr. F. J. MasMahemin framed his weights for the Great Northern double with only last year’s "orm to go on, .and with this season’s form to consider "it was reasonable to expect Mr. J. E. Henrys to make his assessments on a slightly higher scale. The weights of the most prominent candidates are here compared: — Hurdles.

j- signifies more and * less. Carinthia ran a fairly good, third to Prince Lu and Luess in the big hurdle race at Ellerslie and, apart from. the fact that he is now more seasoned it is surprising to see he has been dropped who fell in that race. The most surprising difference, however, is in the 31b., the same amount as Mister Gamp, case of Amorist, who did not compete. He has been dropped 161 b —certainly not a compliment to the Auckland handicapper. Nukumai must be considered well treated, for he has gone up only two pounds and has not run a bad race this winter. Antrim Boy and Full Mark have both dropped a big amount, and ■Prince Lu has to pay the penalty of his win in Auckland with an extra 181 b. That should stop him. High Pitch fell in the Great Northern Hurdles and, though he has won in weaker company since, he has not been given an invitation to go to Riccarton. His rise of 131 b. seems a harsh assessment. Singleton has gone up 81b., presumably for his Trentham Hurdles win.

,G Mr. Henrys has taken no chances is with Wiltshire, putting him up 31b. for ts . three beaten performances. Nukumai, 3 f who ran a good second to Paris in the >n Wellington Steeplechase, on the other i- hand, gets an increase. Lucess has Ls dropped 31b. in spite of his third in the y ‘cross-country event at Ellerslie, and 1,1 Claremore has gone up 111b. for a c > second in the Winter steeplechase and d a defeat in the Wellington steeplechase! Omeo is another badly treated, for he ll > has gone up 101b. for a. poor second in .1' the July Steeplechase. Paris is well d looked after as the result of his win in is the Wellington Steeplechase. Dark )r Prince certainly won attractively at 11 gone up 161b. and, as he is inclined to s Trentham on Saturday, but he has ;© chance his fences be will be set a. harder task at Riccarton.

orthern National Difference Carinthia 11.9 11.6 3* Mister Gamp 11.0 10.11 3* Amorist 19.11 9.10 16* Make Up 10.11 10.8 3* Nukumai 10.9 10.11 2t Red Fuchsia 10.7 10.3 4* Antrim Boy 10.3 9.10 9* Claremore 10.3 10.4 It Full Mark 9.11 9.3 8* Mtn. Heath 9.7 9.2 5* Prince Lu 9.4 10.8 l'8t Apache 9.2 9.2 — Lucess 9.2 ■ 9.5 3t High Pitch 9.0 9.13 13+ Singleton 9.0 9.8 st Steeplechase. Wiltshire 11.2 11.5 3t Nukumai 10.2 10.2 — Red Fuchsia 10.2 10.3 It Lycess 9.12 9.9 3* Claremore 9.12 10.9 nt Oineo 9.9 10.5 lot Dark Prince 9.0 10.2 16t Copey 9.0 ' 9.0 — Paris 9.0 9.13 131 Wako King 9.0 9.3 ' st St. Warrigal 9.0 9.1 It