Sanctus Finishes Fast To Win Brisbane Cup

Wanganui Chronicle, 3 May 1949, Page 3

Sanctus Finishes Fast To Win Brisbane Cup

BRISBANE, May 2 <Recd. 9.10 pm). -—From fourth last at .the half-mile, the Melbourne stayer Sanctus came | through to beat Dari: Marne by the ’ narrowest of margins in the Brisbane Cup at Eagle Farm today. Sanctus I finished brilliantly \;id- out and wore clown the Sydney hurso in the last furlion g Result:--i Brisbane Cup, of £7000; two miles. I—Sanctus 8.2 (Breasley) 1. Dark jMarne 9.6 (Sellwood) 2, Moneith 8.3 I (Hill) 3. Fourteen started. Long I neck; two lengths, ’lime, 3.24.

| Castle. Two lengths each way. Grey i Arch fourth. Time, 1.55. | Members’ Hack Handicap, of £145; i six furlongs.—l/2 Bonny Banks 8.5 • (J. A. McFarlane) 1. BZB8 Z 8 Silverstream 7.9. (R. L. Ware) 2, 3'3 Announcer 8.8 j (R. Jenkins) 3. Also: 4/4 Jolly Robin. ! 6/6 Arvagold, 5/5 C’adwallon, 7/7 iMaka Maka, 2/1 Radar T(vo lengths; I length. Cadwallon fourth. Time, 1.14 Wither Trot, of £l5O, 9 furlongs.— First division: 1/2 Major Ingut. (H. Greenhorn) 1, 8/9 Autnority (J. Burgoyne) 2, 6/8 Royal Volo (M. Holmes) 3. Also: 6/5 Clouds Away, 17/14 .Dainty Dorrie, 10/11 Little Trevorj 14/16 Loyal Eagle, 4/3 Prince Midas, 9/10 Zontilier, 13 'l3 Royal Victoryt 12/14 Arrow Hall. Four lengths; two lengths. Prince Midas fourth. Times: 2.34 3-5, 2.35 2-5, 2.35 4-5. Second division: 7/7 Sir Hal] (R. Mitchell)'l, ,2/1 Seven Bar (B. J. Mackie) 2- 8/9 ■ Nostradamus (F. R May) 3. Also: 16/5 Firefly, 15/15 Highbred, 10/11 Right Bower, 11/12 Loyal Girl, 5/6 I Patsy Grattan- 4/3 Recognition, 18/18 I Sir Bevan, 3/2 Helen Gratt an, 16/17 I Rowandale. Bracket: Authority and I Nostradamus. Half-hVad; two lengths. .‘Times: 2.34, 2.33 2-5, 2.36 2-5. i Ward Hack Handicap, of £145; seven furlongs.—l/1 Conceal 8.9 (S. AnderIson) 1, 2/2 Cheerful Night 9.11 (A. ! Jenkins) 2, 6/6 Chaka 8.1 (A. Bowness) 3. Also: 5/5 Riversdale, 7/7 Battle Signal, 4/4 Silver Nelson. 3/3 Show Mist Head; length and a-half. Riversdale fourth. Time, 1.28 1-5. Mayfield Highweight, of £180; nine furlongs.—3 Balcherrip 10.2 (J. Nicolson) 1. 2 Sea Shanty 9.0 (R. Bradshaw) 2- 1 The Stormovik 10.10 (C. A. Bowry) 3. Also: 4 Cornish Note. Neck; length. Time, 1.56.