Submerge Survives Inquiry To Win

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31836, 14 November 1968, Page 4

Submerge Survives Inquiry To Win

Submerge gave 14 rivals a start and a sound boating to win the Ashley Handicap at odds of nearly 40/1 but he had to survive an Inquiry into interfaronce before his first placing was confirmed. J. R. Dowling brought Submerge forward on a big run from the back to challenge for the lead going to the last furlong. One moment he was seven wide outside Orient Queen and the next he had ducked right across on the inside running rail. Dowling was charged and found guilty of causing interference to Orient Queen, but after hearing evidence from the stipendiary stewards, the riders concerned in the incident and viewing a film of the race the judicial committee allowed the judge’s placings to stand. Dowling was fined $3O. It was a race full of incident. The judge, Mr R. F. McCoubrey, was severely reprimanded by the judicial committee for placing Alberta third when that

horse had finished towards the rear. The judge explained that he had misread the colours in a close finish and that it was not until he studied a second print of the photograph that he realised his mistake and corrected the third placing to ‘ Winchman. ! An inquiry into an incident which occurred about three fur- ' longs from the finish will be ! heard next Saturday. Submerge won by three [ lengths from Orient Queen > whose rider. M. J. Lawson, had to check his mount momentarI ily near the furlong as the ■ winner took her line. t Winchman, which was midfield s with Orient Queen half a mile j out. ran on for third. He was I a head from the runner-up and j a neck ahead of Not Guilty, ; which was close behind the • leaders starting the run home. Partnar and Nursie. which had . both bean in touch with the , paca alt the way; were close ’ up on Not Guilty. The pace- ■ maker, Fair Alex, woe seventh l In a f*p of four lengths.