LAUREATE WINS A.J.C. DERBY

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 9, 6 October 1941, Page 9

LAUREATE WINS A.J.C. DERBY

Epsom To- Rimveil GALLANT EFFORT BY HIGH CASTE Another For Beau Vite (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Received October 5, <5.30 P- m -) 1 SYDNEY, October 5. Both this year’s A.J.C Derby and Epsom Handicap at Randwick were fine races by reason of the .uniformity i class, the number of starters, and the fact that the popular choice won in Doth instances. , . ~-„j „„ The Victorian Laureate justified anticipations by capturing the Derby i rather hollow fashion. Yaralla, though well fancied and given chance failed to stay the distance. Of the <>th er P Chatham’s Choice shaped best. Cloudy Bav was a dismal failure. The Epsom Handicap produced a thrilling finish with ivimveil snatching victory on the post from High Caste, whose weight just beat bim. - The redoubtable Beau Vite lived up to his great reputation by winning tne Colin Stephen Stakes with a minimum ot effort. . Results are as follows: — FIRST HURDLE HANDICAP, ot £3OO. Two miles. , ROYAL SCEPTRE, 10.0 2 P Fourteei/'Started. Neck; two lengths and a ball. Time, 3.39. TRIAL STAKES, of £4OO. One mile and RED PETE, 8.5 1 .?. ( h ' ’ LAMBETH, 7.12 Shran) 3 Time, 2.3}. A.J.C. DERBY STAKES, of S 2°^ : a J ar three-vear-olds. One mile and A LAUREATE, R. W- c ” by Law Maker— Stage Wit, j GALLIARD W. Dawes and R. AUotPS q CHATHAM’S CHOICE, A. G. P 3 Tinri C 1 'Perry’® b. c.» 8.10 (A. ruTioxj All started:’ Yaraßa, a Chatham’s Choice led the field to the «ve furlongs where Laureate fron t . from the next -division He hit the f ro nt '±hA Eeger .where he drew ~h won easily iby two ’Chafa long head between Gaillard and. ham’6 Choice. Its Funny was a P fourth. The remainder of the field wa strung out. Time. —32. . EPSOM HANDICAP, of £3OOO. Qne m«eRIMVEIL, S. Buckley ab. W-. by Veiilmond—lßlma, 9.2 r (H. Badger; HlG^rs' A 9 S W E ’. . H .'. . E : •.T ” (E.' S Bartlg) 2 AMIABLE,’ L.’ if.’ o’SuMlvan’^blk- oo m., g au started. The hot favourite, Freckles, dashed to the front from a good a " opened up a four lengths lead| from Trade "Mark mierh Rank and Algerian. ~i ne field closed up on Freckles at the three furlongs post, where Session and t™ were lying handy. High Caste then rushed to the front and looked all over a winner, but In a dazzling post Rimveil bore down on him and gained the verdict by B.lug head. Andable was third half a lent* and Tuh „„ tarata was a dose foSR. Evergreen was seventh and Algerian eighth. Time, 1.36. TH® COMN ’STEPHEN STAKES of £1250. Weight-for-age. One mile BEAu'vITE, R. Stewart’s br. h., syrs., . by (Beau LUc"It , IVE A « O L, . EB '- ’m. 3 L Reading made th 6 running to the halfmile, where Beau. Vite took 018 ’® a ?l was never troubled to win by one length and a half. (Lucrative vae half a, head behind Dashing. Cavalier, who finished with great determination and should oojne fnto Eminence for the Metropolitan Handicap. Pandect’s fourth waS a moderate performance. Time, 2.32}. KENSINGTON HANDICAP, of £4OO. .Seven furlongs. DUKE CULLEN, 8.0 .... < A * o *£°n) 2 kTTTTTTA * B5l (L Thompson) 3 Sixteen started, including Monte Gr^ l ®’ who finished at the rear. Three-quarters of a length; one length. Time, 1.25}.

Masterton Rehandicaps. Mr. H. Coyle has declared the following rehandicaps- for the first day of the Masterton meeting, to be held on O< Solway Handicap: Spliced 71bc„ makin Masterton Handicap: Master Cyklon, 31bs., making 7.9. (Continued on page 10)