A BRILLIANT FINISH

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 106, 8 May 1933, Page 4

A BRILLIANT FINISH

GIBRALTAR'S GOOD WIN

It would be hard to get a better finish than that witnessed in the principal flat race, and the same time it resulted in a real surprise, and showed the return" to form of .Gibraltar. He,, ran very badly on the opening day, and his win could not be foreseen, therefore his dividend, running to neai-ly a score, might well have ■been, larger. Yet he scored very nicely. Alloy was a warm favourite,, although he carried 7^lb overweight, and Awaken was also solidly backed. Davistock was in front from ' the outset, being followed out.of the straight by Lady Quex, Seatown, Gibraltar, Awaken, and Alloy. " There was little change right round to the home turn other than that Lady Quex: here retired quickly, Gibraltar and Awaken following Davistock, Seatown having dropped back a bit, while Alloy had commended his run. At the half-dis-tance Davistock, Gibraltar, and Seatown were in line ahead of AJloy, and the quartet settled down to a hectic finish. Gibraltar finally prevailed by a head over Seatown, who was a nock in front of Davistoek, tend Alloy was only another neck away. Theie was a gap back to Awaken* with Lady Quex a complete failure.' Gibraltar thus scored for the fiiat time far his. new owner; it was a sensational, reversal of form compared with his outing on-the opening day, the Lackham gelding haying one of his good days. Probably he-was assisted by the heavy track, which was worse than on Thursday. Seatown was finishing on, and may not be a spent light. Davistock hung on gamely, but Alloy has apparently had enough racing for tne time being. Awaken was very disappointing.