QUEEN ELIZABETH STAKES

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27636, 18 April 1955, Page 4

QUEEN ELIZABETH STAKES

Prince Cortauld Wins Easily STAKE EARNINGS NOW £43,190 (NX. Press (Rec. 7 p.m.) SYDNEY, April 17. Prince Cortauld yesterday became the biggest stake-winner at present racing in Australia when he won the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick. Prince Cortauld won £5876 for his New Zealand owner, Mr M. J. Moodabe, and brought his total stake-winnings to £43,190. Until yesterday. Rising .Fast (£42,890) headed the list. Prince Cortauld overcame a slight disadvantage of joint trouble to win from Pride of Egypt by three lengths, with Carioca, six lengths away, third. Finito finished fourth. The three place-getters now have finished racing for the season. According to Carioca’s owner, Mr J. Booshand, it is "100 to 1” against CarioCa ever racing again. Prince Cortauld’s trainer, Maurice Mc- , Carten, said Prince Cortauld had developed slight joint trouble in ’the near, foreleg, which had given rise to some anxiety, although it had not caused much trouble lately. W. Cook, on Pride of Egypt, ran his race in. bursts of speed in the hope that N. Sellwood, on Prince Cortauld, would try to sprint against him. Sellwood held his posiion of second, however, and it was not until they were about a furlong and a half from home that he allowed Prince Cortauld to run up to Pride of Egypt. In a hard finish, Prince Cortauld was too strong. Cook’s judgment of pace was the main factor in the success of Sabah in the Adrian Knox Stakes. Cook quickly summed up the muddling pace set by Miss Mahal as meaning that Sabah would be set only a sprinter’s task. Cook capitalised on the slow pace to such an extent that fillies with more stamina were no match for Sabah in the straight.. Sabah won by a length and three-quar-ters from Karen, with Moy borough three lengths away, third. Principal results: — QUEEN ELIZABETH RANDWICK STAKES, Of £BOOO. Weight-for-age. One mile and three-quarters. PRINCE CORTAULD *9-0 N. Sellwood 1 Pride of Egypt 8-4 .. .. W. Cook 2 Carioca 9-3 .. .. .. D. Munro 3 Five started. Three lengths; six lengths. Time, 3min ’ fijsec. Betting: Evens, 9 to 2, 9 to 2. ADRIAN KNOX STAKES, ' Of £3OOO. Three-year-old fillies. One mile , and a quarter. SABAH 9-7 .. .. W. Cook 1 Karen 8-7 .. .. ..A. Ward 2 . Moyborough 8-7 .. .. S. Cassidy 3 Six started. Length and three-quarters; three lengths. Time, 2mln 14Jsec. Betting: 9 to 4, 5 to 2, 12 to 1.

HANDICAPS

MALBOROUGH CLUB (New Zealand Press Association) WAIROA, April 17. The following handicaps have been declared for the first day of the Marlborough Racing Club’s annual meeting at Blenheim on Saturday:— WATERLEA HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, of £220; nine furlongs.—Exchequer 10-0; Viewfield 9-9; Full Tilt 9-7; Special Edition 9-3; Artful King, Blue Star, Gay Don, No Longer, Peggy Burford, Sea Front, True Gold 9-0. JUVENILE HANDICAP, of £200; five furlongs.—Toselli 8-7; Lucky Sal 8-0; Lyn’s Ribbon 7-10; Bobwood, King of York, Marlyn, LUtimax 7-9; King of Joy, Melmani 7-8; Desert Cloud, Free Trade 7MARLBOROUGH CUP, of £550; one mile and three furlongs,—Royal Voyage 9-0; Fulgent 8-8; Paulette 8-2; Pinnacle Ridge 8-0; Golden Arch 7-13; Sansford 7.10; Royal Scrip 7-9; Serenade, Sports Edition 7-3; Bon Soir, Incomparable, Michael Brierly, Qualify, Relinquish, Writer 7-2; Adversary, Beau Ray, Foghorn, Kalonzo, Mightgo, Right Cross 7-1. PELOROUS HACK HANDICAP, of £200; about six furlongs and a quarter.— Hilili 9-10; Cups 8-13; Reka Pai 8-12; Eastern Friend, Mount Etna 8-11; Sherpa 8- Incredible, Orekio Prince 8-9; Joster Wishbone 8-7; Kairee Beau, Our Treasure, Sabette, Sassenach 8-6; Cool Air, Kataban, Manresa, Marette, Miss Sunshine, Superdowa 8-5. FLAXBOURNE HACK HANDICAP, of £210; nine furlongs.—Dahlia 9-0; Right Cross 8-9; Beau Ray 8-8; Triumphal Star 8-4; Special Edition 7-12; Reka Pal 7-11; Enfold 7-10; Dividend, Iroquoi, Sldena 7- Gay Don, Kalonzo 7-8. E. A. WELD HANDICAP, of £300; about six furlongs and a quarter.— Accountant, Johnny Peep 9-0; Rio Negro 8- Clara’s Revenge, Sanford 8-11; Okaruru, Sleipnir 8-10; Count Defaulter 8-3; Adversary, Dahlia, Incomparable, Relinquish 8-1; Easy Way, Ina’s Star, Lady Jess, Lights On, Mightgo, Reka Pai, Viewfield 8-0. PICTON HACK HANDICAP, of £200; seven furlongs.—Dahlia 9-3; Jesse James 8-7; Cups 8-1; Mount Etna 7-13; Enfold, Incredible, Orelio Prince 7-10; Arosa 7-9; Dividend, Iroquoi, Kairee Beau, Sassenach 7-8; Artful King, Gilstar, Sea Front 7-7.

THE BRUISER SWABBED AT RICCARTON

The Bruiser was swabbed after the Merivale Handicap on the final day of the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting at Riccarton on Saturday. The Bruiser was the runner-up to Demijour, which was swabbed after his win In the Shirley Handicap on the second day of the meeting. Both horses were swabbed as routine measures.