CUP CANDIDATES

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16875, 28 October 1922, Page 11

CUP CANDIDATES

A REVIEW OF FORM

By

ARGUS

Mr IV. R. ICembnll’s 1) h Trespass, bv Tressady—Totolo, 6yrs, 9st (inc. 51b pen. - ) 'rrespass, who is top weight for the New Zealand Cup, as a result of a penalty for his weight for age win at Wanganui last month, is an Australian bred horse. He commenced his lacing career as a tvve-year-old, in the ownership of Air E. A. Connolly, but after nine starts for nothing better than some place money, he was sold to Mr Kemball, who was theii. on a visit to Victoria with a team. For the New Zealander ho opened out with a second and then won a handicap at the Victoria Grand National meeting, while he was third in his other two engagements before coining to the Dominion. At three years he -was twice unplaced to begin with and then twice in a place before he won the Douro Cup at Trentham. After that he was placed several times but his only other success that season was in the Hutt Handicap, one mile, at the "Wellington Autumn meeting. Ho commenced as a four-year-old at Wanganui, where he was second to Volo in the Spring Handicap, and on the secqjid day he beat Amythas at even weights in the Eclipse Stakes! nine furlongs. He started fiix more times for no money during the next three months prior to running third in the Auckland Summer Cup, which was his final appearance that season Last spring he was twice unplaced before he won the Higgle Handicap, one mile and a ouarter. at Wanganui, and after a number of failures he won another race over the same distance the Manchester Handicap at Feilding. rßiifnmnTilfliifff i»n i»11 min m i nrfiwnf TiTiur^^

Mr S. .J. Gibbous’s {> g Equitable, by Haflowmas—Equitas, syrs, 6s t ’ 131 b. Equitable is a lightly weighted candidate who was an early Cup fancy. Ho commenced racing as a three-year-old, in very modest company, but he was out of a place seven times before lie scored a win in a nine fur long, hack handicap at Wanganui. Two months later, at the Manawatu autumn meeting, he was third i>\ the Linton Hack Handicap, behind Malaga and festivity. each of whom was conceding him 171 b. His three starts after that produced no money. He competed in fifteen races last season for one win and five lots ol place jiioney. His success was scored early. *n the Kelvin Hack Handicap, one mile and fifty-five yards, at the Manawatu summer meeting, but he had a moderate field behind him. Later on. at the Fungi tikei meeting, he was third in the Cup, one mile and a quarter, mid third in the Fraser Memorial Handicap, one mile and a distance, but the opposition was not. strong. Perhaps his best performance last sea-

ninTiin»Tniiiiiii33giL i Tiiii!iiijiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiNiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiniiniinininii3 Another string of failures was followed by a trip south. At Ricearton he was third in the Midsummer Handicap and the following week he won the Dunedin j Cup from His stable mate. Vagabond, | with Amythas third. Then came i some more model ate efforts. after which he won the Longburn Handicap at the Manawatu Autumn meeting. His last two outings for the season were at Feilding, where he was third in tho Cup, won by Marqueteur, each of them carrying 9st 71b over a mile and & half, and third next day in the Faster Handicap, won by Volo, to whom he was conceding 21b. The present season opened with an unplaced effort in a sprint race at Marton. A week later, at Wanganui, he was third in the Spring, Handicap and then won the Eclipse Stakes, with Thespian and "Winning Hit in the places, a performance which earned him aMb penalty for Ricearton. In tho Wellington Handicap last Saturday he was close up to the placed horses. In Australia there is a prejudice against the i>rogenv of Tressady is stayers. So far as Trespass is concerned. it has to be admitted that he has some useful form to his credit up to a mile and a half, hut apart from the fact that he has an extra halfmile to tackle next week, he has to carry a weight which has beaten some horses of top class in the past. lt is also against Trespass that his form has not always been consistent and most people will prefer to look a littl-j further down the list for the Cup winner. On last Wanganui Cup result, he should he held safe l>v Foo Chow, while Feilding Cup running points to Marqueteur beating him. ‘ j * t urn it rnTTnfTTnTni n irnffiTifnn HTiTM FTiTffHTrfffrfT ’ iTr

son was his second to Income in the I Davidson Memorial Handicap at Eg* raont. where lie carried 7st 2lb and had a few useful horses behind him. This season ho opened out by running third to Haurangi and Warrawee iri the Marton Handicap. The unplaced ! lot included a number of Cup candi- = dates but they were probably not ready, j j so the form can be dismissed.* Since | then he has failed three times. His j latest effort, in the Wellington Handicap, was very disappointing, as after being prominent early, he dropped out a long way from home. Equitable- is by Hallowmas, an imported horse who has sired some useful performers, including at least one , stayer, in Maioha, and as his dam is j Fquitas, be ranks as a half-brother to j Oratress, the New Zealand Cup winner j of two years ago. So far as he has j » gone Equitable has no form to recoin- i mend him for the Cup. He is in good j hands, ns F. Tilley knows what is' re- ! quired for the two mile race, but his latest candidate falls far short of the. j standard. —— %