Sandown Cup to Salamander
NZPA Melbourne I Salamander powered his way up the straight to win! the $45,000 Sandown Cup at! Sandown on Saturday. Enjoying the run of the race throughout, Salamander eased to fifth before the turn but in the straight he was much too good for his [rivals. ! Salamander, carrying [57.5kg, and superbly ridden [by Roy Higgins, hit the front in the last 100 m and won by a neck from 40 to 1 outsider Barbero with Gunderman (33 to 1) a long neck away, third. The win by Salamander, the 9 to 2 second favourite, was his third of the Spring carnivals. Earlier the New Zealandbred Approval gelding won the Toorak Handicap at
I Caulfield and last Saturday [the C. B. Fisher Plate at [Flemington. :[ The 3 to 1 favourite, Dul- ’ cify, the Victoria Derby win- , ner, almost fell near the ,200 m mark and this cost , him the chance of becoming , only the second three-year- [ old in 20 years to win the ''Sandown Cup. , Dulcify had been making a [ move behind the leading pack and seemed to knuckle over i as his jockey, Brent Thomson, searched for a run. Dulcify pitched forward ; and almost went down on his nose but he recovered and battled into sixth place. The New Zealand-bred’ Boldness, which firmed to 9 to 2 equal-second favourite with Salamander, was well out of the running and could : only manage ninth.
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Press, 20 November 1978, Page 32
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