DONCASTER HANDICAP AND SYDNEY CUP
SYDNEY, March 14. The weights for the Doncaster Handicap and the Sydney Cup have been issued. Topweights and New Zealand horses are as follows: — DONCASTER HANDICAP. One mile. To be run on April B.—Ajax 10.6, Aurie’s Star 9.8, Pamelus 9.5, King’s Head 9.4, Gold Rod 9.2, Spear Chief 9.1, Mohican 9.0, Stretto 8.10, Amiable 8.9, Gay Son 8.3, Sly Fox 8.3, Disdain 8.0, Mosaic 7.13, Rival Hit 7.9, Limulet 7.7, Silver Reign 7.0, Rotorua 6.12, Fantan 6.7. SYDNEY CUP. Two miles. To be run on April 10. —Ajax 9.10, Manolive 9.4, Spear Chief 9.3, The Trump 9.1, Buzalong 9.1, Bourbon 8.13, Marauder 8.13, Defaulter 8.12, Sly Fox 7.13, Gay Son 7.11, Mosaic 7.9, Limulet 7.3, Golden Promise 7.0, Troy 6.7, Brown Oak 6.7. Sporting writers point out that Ajax and Defaulter have been handicapped as equal for the Sydney Cup, both carrying' 101 b above the weight-for-age scale.
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Southland Times, Issue 23767, 15 March 1939, Page 12
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