GOLDFIELDS CUP.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19271, 7 January 1931, Page 5

GOLDFIELDS CUP.

MAORI BOY FANCIED. By MARTIAN. The Thames Jockey Club will commence its annual meeting to-morrow. Fields are wpll up to the average, anti promise some good racing. The Gold fields Cup Handicap should see Maori Boy and Cruachan in the running. Gay Idea Fancied. The day’s racing will commence with the Tapu Handicap, in which Sports King and Gay Idea, who have been seen to advantage lately, can be expected to be showing up at the finish.- Grand Talk and Leasehold are a pair on the improve. Form points to GAY IDEA and SPORTS KING. Miss Albyn In Form. Several recent winners figure in the Parawai Hack Handicap. Big Bertha carries weight well, while Miss Albyn has improved considerably lately, and should go on winning. Snow Prince has only to reproduce his best form to be dangerous. Loving Cup and Currajong are a pair liable to spring a surprise. MISS ALBYN and SNOW PRINCE appeal most. Ruling Chief’s Chances. Ruling Chief has a solid weight in the Waitakaruru Handicap, but he is up to it, and he will have hosts of friends. Full Measure and Welcome Boy are on the improve, while King Win has a handy weight with 8.0. Of the others Valcuir has shown promise lately, and may, be the surprise packet. RULING CHIEF and VVELCOME BOY should provide the winner. Sir Russell In Form. Sir Russell has returned to form and he will take all sorts of beating in the Flying Handicap. Lady’s Boy runs a good race now and again, while Royal Ruler is one of whom good things are expected. Branson is not reliable, although his speed is undoubted. Town Bird bobs up at the country meetings, and is due again. Of the others Billikins- and Abbess may do best. SIR RUSSELL and ROYAL RULER will have friends. The Goldfields Cup, Maori Boy is a consistent performer who .will come in for strong support in the Goldfields Cup Handicap. Grand Tea is a form horse, while High Pitch with 7 11 would only have to face up to his best form to be dangerous Cruachan is an improver who will run out the journey well. Antique, Sir Mond and Clopton are capable of good performances, though their chances do not appeal much here. MAORI BOY will be hardest to beat, and most trouble mav come from CRUACHAN.

Patutabi’s Prospects

Several of those in the Borough Handicap have earlier engagements, but Patutahi and First Lap, two recent winners, are fresh horses likely to be in the money. St Ames is a likely sort in view of recent good showings, while Marble King, despite his burden of 10. S. is sure to be in the picture. Snow Prince, if reserved, will run well. It looks like PATUTAHI if SNOW PRINCE does not start. Sub-Editor Likely. Miss Albyn is again engaged in the Puriri Hack Handicap, but the chances are that she will face the starter earlier in the day. Sub-Editor will have hosts of friends in view of his improved showings. Foot Rule is well, while Mauriaena is very speedy over six furlongs, and should show up. Tambouriue mav need a race. SUBEDITOR and MAURIAENA should show up. Hakanoa Speedy. Grand Tea's chance appeals more in the- Hauraki Plains Handicap than in the Cup. Hakanoa and Valsier are both capable of good performances, particularly the former. Branson is again engaged, while King Willonyx and. Cynthia N. are due. Of the others Sir Mond and Big Bertha are the picks. HAKANOA in GRAND TEA’S absence will be the hardest to beat.