SURPRISE WIN FOR VOGEL
Favourites Beaten At
Flemington
iN.Z. Press Association—Copyright) MELBOURNE, September Vogel surprised punters at Flemington yesterday with an all-the-way win over Sir Blink and Chicola >* the weight-for-age Craiglee Stakes Sir Blink, a strong favourite a* 6/4 on. struggled gamely in the fourhorse race, but could do no better than dead-heat for second. Vogel. 9/2, won by three-quarters of a length from Sir Blink and the fast-finishing Chicola, 3/1. The only other starter, the outsider. Contador, was well back. _ , Vogel, which has 8-10 in the Caulfield Cup. might now run irt tMJ race, the trainer, Ken Hilton, **’“ yesterday. . Mrs J. Foster, Chicola's owner** I’® 1 ’® the trainer R. G. Chapman. •*** pleased with Chicola’s finirfiinj effort. Both agreed that Chicoia would be better off in the Melbourne Cup than in the Caulfield Cup. Jack Godby, Sir Blink’s trainee said he was a little disappointed' but still intended to run Sir BM’’ in the Metronolitan Handicap Caulfie’d on September 24 and the Metropolitan at Randwick ° n October 5. Result.— CRAIGLEE STAKES. ’ Of £1500: weight-for-aee; one mtia
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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28999, 14 September 1959, Page 4
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