A SENSATIONAL FINISH

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 111, 7 November 1933, Page 4

A SENSATIONAL FINISH

LAST LINK FROM CLOUDS

Thoi'e was a sensational finale to the Randolph Handicap, for, just after High Tor had driven up to the lead at the distance and looked certain to win, Last Link came from the clouds with a terrific run dowu the outer and took victory off High Tor by a neck. Until he appeared below the distance Last Link had not been seen in the running, and his final effort was a very brilliant piece of work. The winner made another of the numerous far south successes at the meeting. He is a five-year-old gelding by-Last Dart from the King Mark mare Lady Links, and he ia owned by the Wingatui trainer, G-. A. Fielding. lie was not started on the first day, but last month lie was a winner at Wingatui. Like most, of his sire's stock he evidently likes the going heavy.. The Trentham jockey, J. Gunn, had the mount on him. '" I High Tor \va? never very far back .hi-

the running, and she improved to be fifth into the straight behind Knocklong, Bon Tray, Copyist, and Prostration. She soon settled the leaders, but .the winner's final challenge had her nonplussed. • Perhaps had she expected it she would have been able to frustrate it long enough just to have won.

Copyist, who had to put in a run along the outer to position on the far turn, went another good race and he ran on well, finishing less thnu a length behind High Tor. He has the good record of not having yet failed to run into a place in any of the seven; races in which, he has started.: . . .

The best of the beaten horses were Worship, Kuocklong, Prostration, Bon Tray, Sibella, Lady Zephyr, Grampian', anil Proscenium. All these hopes were prominent throughout, excepting only Worship, who came on the scene late. Prostration again failed at the critical end after having every chance. ..