CROUPIER BRILLIANT

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 113, 9 November 1933, Page 8

CROUPIER BRILLIANT

ANOTHER RUNAWAY WIN

An additional furlong made very little difference to Croupier in the Jockey Club Handicap, for'he spreadcagled his opposition in just exactly the same way as he did in the Criterion Handicap on' Monday. He'jumped away clear, and, quickly opening ■a.-break of three lengths on Silvox and Bernte.v he refused to keep any sort of company with his opposition. He won easing^up- by three lengths, and had he been pressed,ho must have registered exceptionally fast time for tlio mile.

Croupier's two middle-day iieiionnaucci

at the miSetiug have been brilliant, in the extreme, and they are the more puzzling because of his ignominious failure in the Stewards'. It may be that he required that race, but it is possible Uhat it is the much clearer .'atmoeplujre that has been assisting him. It will be most interesting now to observe how he goes in his next few races. In seven starts since his resumption he has won three times, been second once, and unplaced three Limes, worth iv all £555, and this -is his record eince Sir. R. J. Murphy purchased him early in the year for 725 guineas. : Irish Lancer, who won this race last year, fully deserved his second placing. He was last to begin again, but was soon racing past Ranelagh and Guarantee, lie was still well out of it, however, entering the straight, but he finished' with a great rattle to get up and beat SHvox by a neck for second honours. Silvox just retained third placing from Spoon, but both these horses were always well up, and had every chance. Berate, going with Silvox to the straight, then weakened, and she finished behind Ranelagh, who was fifth home, but a full six or seven lengths behind Spoon. Cricket Bat was last to complete.