CONSISTENT ’CHASER AT MATAMATA

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 90, Issue 166, 19 July 1946, Page 6

CONSISTENT ’CHASER AT MATAMATA

TANGA-TA-PAI HAS GOOD PROSPECTS TO-MORROW (Special) Auckland, July 18. Tanga-la-pai has been very consistent this winter, his last half-dozen starts resulting in one win. three seconds and a third, so it looks as if he is entitled to favouritism in the Peria Steeplechase at Matamata. The field ■s weak, with Inka a possible improver after his third in a hurdle race at Tauranga and second to his ' inh’emate Bettermusk at Paeroa last week. With a much weaker field than that which contested last week’s Paeyon Cun. it is possible that La Fil- ' will reveal sufficient improvement to go close to winning the Pohhuj Handicap at Matamata. The p qeroa winner. Fame Bian. is also engaged. having 9.1, and that may steady her. although she mav again oyvetit by an allowance. Valley Bov will improve, for the ground here will not bo so bad As at Paeroa. PROSPECTS OF BERYL FOX Beryl Fox has run two good races for a win and a second at her last lv. o appearances within a week. That will direct attention to her prospects in the Taihoa Handicap at Matamata and she may see the distance out better on this track, although the straight is a good long one. Bedivere, Hunting Park and Contango are promoter! hacks that also have chances' of getting in the money. Ernada won so well at his last two starts over the battens that he is. go-1 ing to take all sorts of beating in the i Okauia Hurdles at Matamata this] week. In the other open jumping! race, the Corbett Steeplechase , jn which the field is small, it looks like | being a duel between the Taranaki) winner Dumbo and Betterman. both! of them improving performers over I country. Batal is likelv to be one of the favoured horses for the Plumpton Handicap, the main event al the Avon-; dale winter fixture, which opens at I Ellerslie on Saturday. He will meet > plenty of opposition from the im-j proving Hippodrome, Abbey Fox, Cra--1 i-oft, Royal Charter and Ruling Mas-1 ter, while even with nine stone the, Manawatu winner. Ij?igh Hark, is not! out of it. Batal, a three-year-old, • '.a at the Franklin fixture parly this month from Verdant and Ruling Master. BRACKET AT PAEROA The seven furlongs President’s Hanfl.cap at Ellerslie on Saturday is to be contested by a pretty even field. In! point, of numbers alone many will want to be on the Paeroa winner, Peter Gregor, and Park Royal, for they will be coupled on the total isator. Both are noted mudlarks, especially Peter Gregor. Nepeta. Good Bay. Yorkish. Black Ace and the promoted hack. Our Bridge, will furnish plenty of spirited opposition for the bracket. Peria Prince claims engagements at both the Matamata and Avondale meetings, to be held on Saturday, and it remains to be seen where he will race. He is trained at the former centre. The Isaacs gelding has raced '■.••II lately, running second over the hurdles at Rotorua at Easter and winning in this department at Te Rapa I vo months ago, making a big impression Al the Bay of Plenty meeting subsequently, Peria Prince d-.-fcated al! but Brown Atom in the mile liar ~ and Brown Alum finished fourth in the open seven at Paeroa !••< i He is engaged on the flat t home and in the minor hurdles at Ellerslie. Valiev Trail has been racing welt '•ri without much luck of late month; and this three-year-old filly should •non bo meeting with better fortune. She i< engaged in the mile hack at Ellerslie on Saturday and she ought to go well.