AUSTRALIAN RACING

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27683, 13 June 1955, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN RACING

GOLDEN GALLEON BREAKS DOWN

SURPRISE ENDING WINS AT EAGLE FARM

(N .Z Reuter—Copyright) BRISBANE, June 12. The heavily-backed Golden Galleon broke down during the running of the P. J. O'Shea stakes at Eagle Farm yesterday, and will-have to be scratched from the Brisbane Cup tomorrow. The club's veterinary surgeon. Mr Warren Brown, who inspected Golden Galleon after the race, said that in his opinion there was no chance of the horse being able to run in the Cup. Mr Brown reported that Golden Galleon had torn his oft fore tendon and was very lame. Golden Galleon, which started favourite at 2-1, appeared to be going easily when leading at the half-mile, but nearing the 'home turn it was obvious there was some- ' thing wrong. N. Sellwood, the jockey, started to niggle fat Golden Galleon rounding the turn, but the horse quickly dropped back in the 'straight and finished a long last. The New Zealand mare. Surprise Ending, •which was the outsider of the field at .14-1 after being backed from 20-1 to 12-1, I won the race. She narrowly beat two other New Zealanders. Gold Quality finished a head away second, with Finite a meek away third. | Before the race Golden Galleon had • shared favouritism with Talisman in early , markets on the Brisbane Cup. Bookmakers now have made Talisman outright favourite. They also promoted Hellion to second favouritism with Gold ? Quality and The Wash. The five-year-old Plato proved one of the most versatile racehorses in Australia :when he won the Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm yesterday. He started at 14-1, and raced right away in the straight to win by three lengths. Plato was tenth • in a fairly well bunched field when they settled down, moved up to seventh at the ;half-mile, and was close up behind the leaders. The Orb, Dicast and Cragsley at :the home turn. Cragsley momentarily • looked like winning when he shot to the front in the straight, but Plato quickly .gathered up Cragsley and was untroubled over the closing stages. The favourite. Dicast, made the running !to the half-mile, and with The Orb shared 'the lead at the home turn, but then Diecast ■weakened and dropped back to finish twelfth. Milwaukee II finished third in the Hamilton Handicap. The Wash brilliantly won the St. Leger jfrom Roadash and Cool' Gent. The Wash ;was at least 10 lengths behind Roadash jfour furlongs from home. He ran to the 'front at the furlong to score a runaway I win. Roadash held on well for second, 'with Cool Gent, the closest of thirds, i Results:— P. J. O’SHEA STAKES One mile and a quarter. i SURPRISE ENDING 8-12 .. Tindall 1 Gold Quality 8-12 Cook 2 iFinito 8-12 .. .. Thompson 3 , Golden Galleon and Talisman were the ;only other starters. Head; neck. Time, 2min . Betting: 14 to 1. 3 to 1, 5 to 2. I ST. LEGER STAKES. One mile and three-quarters. THE WASH 8-10 .. .. Purtell 1 Roadash 8-10 .. .. Sanders 2 Cool Gent 8-10 .. .. Maddock 3 Six started. Six lengths; long head. Time, 3min 13sec. Betting: 7 to 4 on, 33 to 1, 5 to 2. STRADBROKE HANDICAP, Of £lO,OOO. Seven furlongs. PLATO 8-9 .. .. .. Best 1 Grand Topic 8-3 .. Freeman 2 ’ Prince Charm 7-5 .. Schumacher 3 1 Twenty-two started. | Three lengths; half length. Time, lmin :242sec. Betting: 14 to 1, 10 to 1, 16 to 1. HAMILTON HANDICAP, One mile and a quarter. BELSHAZZAR 7-12 .. .. Cassidy 1 Shaded 7-9 .. .. N. Sellwood 2 Milwaukee 7-7 .. Schumacher 3 One and a quarter lengths; length. Time. 2min 7sec. Betting: 7 to 2. 7 to 2, 4 to 1. COUNT PAID WINS AT FLEMINGTON (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 8.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE. June 12 Count Paid beat a smart field in the Rothesay Handicap at Flemington yesterday. He was always one of the leaders, raced to the front two furlongs from

home, and raced to the post in splendid style. Off Hand won the Buckingham Handicap, beating the pacemaker, Gold Mulla, by a neck, with Tradfield a length and a half away third. Silver Kingdom, a shortpriced favourite, was a disappointment. Results:— ROTHESAY HANDICAP, Of £lOOO. Six furlongs. COUNT PAID 7-10 .. .. Gilmore 1 Dark Silk 9-13 .. .. .. Ralph 2 Bright Blaze 7-6 .. .. Ford 3 Twenty-two started. Two lengths; head. Time, lmin 13sec. Betting: 9 to 4, 6 to 4, 12 to 1. BUCKINGHAM HANDICAP, Of £lOOO. One mile. OFF HAND 8-9 .. .. Mclntyre 1 Gold Mulla 8-8 .. .. Gilders 2 Tradfield 7-9 .. .. Saunders 3 There were 14 starters. Neck; length and a quarter. Time, lmin |3Bsec.