ANOTHER UPSET

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 19, 23 January 1937, Page 22

ANOTHER UPSET

SANHEDRIM GOES BETTER Another of the day's surprise results was foisted on the public in the Camp Handicap, which Sanhedrim won from the first day's hack sprint victor Debham. It was one of the smallest fields at the meeting, but the heavy support for Huntette and Debham enabled the backers of SanhedriA to catch a dividend of over a quarter of a century on the straight-out machine. Sanhedrim had to Improve considerably on his first day's effort, when he was never conspicuous and finished ninth in a field of fourteen. Yesterday lie also was not early among the vanguard, but alter crossing to the straight he came up fast from behind Debham, and in a hard finish between this pair he was the better by a neck. It, was only the second success that Sanhedrim has yet enjoyed, his previous win being at Waverlcy on Labour Day, but, he has been racing less than six months. He is a stylish-

looking four-year-old full-brother to Broken Rule, being a chestnut gelding by Chief Ruler from the Cyntor mare Bent and he races in the colours of his breeder, Mr. F. Bristol, of Wanganui, who also owned and raced Bent. He is one who should later on make the grade to better class. Debham, with 81b more in his saddle, ran true to first day's form. Again he settled down behind the pacemakers, who appeared to be Orate, Condico, and Ilithyia from shortly after the start, but though he came up 111 the straight as in his previous effort, i except that on this occasion he took an inner route, he found his match in the improved Sanhedrim. He is a better horse now than ever he was, and he should do useful service during the autumn for Mr. W. Higgins. Sansfoy, who is improving at every start, also finished on well for third, but three lengths away from the first pair Alungar seemed to begin fairly well, but when the field reached the straight he was near the rear, and he did well from there to finish fourth out on the course. Gladium was also running on at the close, but the early leaders all stopped. Candico was moving about nearing the course and she possibly troubled some of the others, among whom might have been me favourite Huntettg, who was behind her in the early position. Flood Tide s brother Mai de Mer went usefully for a maiden of little experience.