Maidenhead Wins Sydney Cup

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30107, 16 April 1963, Page 5

Maidenhead Wins Sydney Cup

(N Z Press assn.— Copyngni/ SYDNEY, April 15.

Punters were shocked when the champion New Zealand-bred stayer, The Dip. waa beaten in today's EIB.BM Sydney Cup by the six-year-old mare, Maidenlv-ad Punoers declared The Dip a ■ertaiaty—and he looked to oe right at the turn into the s raight But *en be started to stagger tn the heavy going ind ran about.

The Dip’s defeat saved xtokmakerf a payout of £250.000 in doubles alone, according to some turf writers. Maidenhead and W A. Smith lot a wonderful reception as ffiey returned to scale in mite of their defeat of The pip Maidenhead was well backed She started at 7 to 2, and. jetting a dream run alone the rails coming from last, she finished too strongly for The Dip which started at « to 4 .{mikaae IB to 1. was third Maidenhead's success is one Jt th* real Nat Gould stories of the turf Two years ago she had not been broken in She is now a -ax-year-old

ana has won six races including the cup today Maidenhead earned only 7-4, which included 41b overweight. Maidenhead dropped back to be last at the mile and a half and she was still in third last place with six furlongs to go Smith was riding to strict instructions to have her back in the Held and reserve her for a last run once the straight was entered. At the half-mile. Maidenhead was tenth and moving up along the rails. LOST THE LEAD Three furlongs from home G Moore on The Dip went to the front and Marco Khan went with him. Rounding the turn Marco Khan ran right off the track and took The Dip with him The Dip was left in the centre of the track when Marco Khan weakened, but at the furlong and a half post he was going strongly wide out. But Maidenhead had pushed through on the inside Smith was riding her hard with the whip and she was responding well. The Dip then started to hang off the track badly At one stage The Dip nad his head turned sideways and when Moore saw Maidenhead challenge on the inside of him he rode even more desperately One hundred yards from home Maidenhead got to the front and although The Dip fought

hard the lightly weighted mare was too good. Result : SYDNEY CUP. £10,000; 2m. MAIDENHEAD (Edwards II —Maiden) 7-4 W. A. Smith 1 THE DIP 8-12 .. G. Moore 2 KAMIKAZE 8-8.. W. Pyers 3 Seventeen started One length and a half; one length and a quarter Time 3:33 1-10. Betting: 7/2 Maidenhead. 6/4 The Dip. 16/1 Kamikaze. New Zealand ticket-holders missed out on the major prizes ;n the £120.000 Sydney Cup consultation. but three New Zealand numbers drew horses and shared in a £lO,OOO pool. The three New' Zealand winners were number 68308. “Undecided,” of Tauranga: 69639 ’’Travellers." of New Plymouth; and 117460. “No Luck,” of Tauranga.

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