RANDWICK RACES

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 158, 1 April 1937, Page 17

RANDWICK RACES

Regular Bachelor a Surprise Packet ALL-AGED PLATE WIN Lough Neagh in the Cumberland By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received March 31, 9.15 p.in.) Sydney, March 31. Delightfully line weather prevailed for the third day of the A.J.G. autumn meeting at Randwick to-day. There was a good attendance, aud the track was iu splendid order. Regular Bachelor proved a surprise packet in the All-Aged Blate, brilliantly winning by a length aud a half from the warm favourites, Pamelus and Gold Rod. Ajax, in the Champagne Stakes, proved his Breeders’ Blate wiu was no fluke, for he reached the judge witli a two-length advantage and never appeared likely to suffer defeat. Country Barty, after running third in the Coogee Handicap, was started aud strongly supported by his connections iu the Bronte Handicap, but never appeared a likely winner and finished at the rear of the field. A feature of the day’s racing was the cheering which greeted Lough Neagh when he returned to the scales after the Cumberlaud Blate. Lough Neagh was compelled to make his own pace, led throughout, and withstood determined challenges in the straight by Sarcherie. and Allunga, and passed the post with three lengths to spare. Latharna, iu the final race of the day. was always well placed and finished strongly to secure the verdict by three lengths. The plunge on Latharna was the outstanding betting feature of the meeting to date. Results: —

AUTUMN HURDLES, of £5OO. About two miles and three furlongs. SPEARBINE, 10.7 (Harris) 1 EQUABLE, 10.8 (Walsh) 2

POLLY CORBAN, n.O .... (Abrahams) 3 Six started. Three lengths; two lengths and a half. Timo, •1.271.

COOGHE HANDICAP, of £7OO. Due mile a tid one furlong. AUTOLAND, 7.11 (Cook; 1 CID, 7.13 (brelisley) - COUNTRY PARTY. 8.0 (Bartle) .. Eleven -larled. A length ami a quarter; two lengths and a quarter. Time, Lol*.

ALL-AGED PLATE, ot L 1500: slamlard weight-for-age. One mile. REGULAR BACHELOR, 9.1 .. (Shean) 1 KING’S HEAD, 9.1 (Bartie) 2 PAMELUS, 0.1 (Elliott) 3 Also started: Young Idea, Garrio, Gold Hod. Length mid a half; half a neck. lime 1.30.

CHAMPAGNE STAKES, of £2500. Six furlongs. AJAX, 9.1 (McCarteu) 1 Hl’A. 9.1 (A- Beeili 2 .NIGHT GUARD, 8.5 (Wilson) 3 Nine started, including Only One and Troy. Two lengths; two lengths and a half. Time. I.IIL

BRONTE HANDICAP, of £700: for three and four-vear-olds. One mile. RED THESPIAN, S.B (Heath) 1 ARABIA. 8.0 (McMemimln) 2 WARItAWING, 7.11 (Hiekey) 3 Fourteen started, including Country Party and Treasure Trove. Four lengths; half a neck. Time, 1.361.

CUMBERLAND PLATE, of £1250: standard welght-for-age. One mile aud three-quarters, LOUGH NEAGH, 9.0 (Sheau) 1 ALLUNGA. 9.0 (Munro) 2 SARCHERIE, 9.0 (Maxwell) 3 Also started: Oro, Prince Quex. Three lengths; two lengths. Time, 3.5}.

CITY HANDICAP, of £7OO. One mile and five furlongs. LATHARNA. 7.6 (O’Sullivan) 1 FIREMAN. 7.10 (Cook) 2 MESTORAVON, 8.3 (Dunean) 3 Nine started, including Legrand. Three-quarters of a length; a length and a quarter Time, 2.45.

Ail Eventful Steeplechase. Several mishaps occurred duriug the running of the Great Western .Steeplechase at Riverton on Saturday, and two horses received fatal injuries. Possum tried to win all the way, and, commencing the last mile, Miss Winston aud Santoft were the only ones in the running with him. Santoft moved up to the others at the last fence, the three rising together. On the flat Santoft asserted himself and won easily from Miss Winston, who beat Bossum by a head. Royal Limond, a long way back, was pulling up in fourth place, after running off at the gorse double about six furlongs from home. Blazon also fell at the same time, while Red Lance broke a leg when be fell at the sixth fence. Both Blazon and Red Lance were destroyed. Bonny Buff lost his rider at the sod wall the first time round and, after being remounted, he fell again at the last fence.