AN OWNER'S GREAT LUCK.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20097, 28 November 1930, Page 17

AN OWNER'S GREAT LUCK.

AGA KHAN'S SECOND CESAREWITCH. UT MAJEURES CANTER HOME. (trow oua ows cobhespondebtt.) LONDON, October 23. The amazing luck of the Aga Khan holds good. At Newmarket this week his three-year-old colt, Ut Majeur (Ksar —Uganda), won in a canter the Cesarewitch Stages, by four lengths, from Mr J. B. Joel's Friendship, the favourite. The race was a triumph for classic form as opposed to handicap form. Ut Majeur was the class horse of the race, and the handicapper had under-estimated his abilities. Th© French-bred eon of Ks-ar carried 51b extra for his recent victory in the Newmarket St. Lcger, and yet it would be hard to estimate what he had in hand this week. The King and Queen, with whom were the Duke of Gloucester, Prince George, and Princess Mary, with Lord Harewood, were present, as well as nearly 100,000 other people. A Three-year-old Record. As the descent of was begun, Friendship led and Ut Majeur moved up; and (says ,; Hotspur") from that point it can be said that the race was all over. It was amazing, even to those who had expected Ut Majeur to win, that ho should have registered hits victory in such convincing style and under a record weight (Bst 3Bb) for a three-year-old. Before the leader had commenced the ascent out of the dip it was realised that Friendship was doomed to defeat, and for the second year in succession to bo runner-up. Thus there was no thrill about the finish. It was all so very cut-and-dried and devoid of anything except long-drawn-out exultation on the part of the winner s backers, and depression among the great following of Friendship. I must say I had under-estimated Ut Majeur, since I could not see how he would give the weight—plus what would be due to him on weight-for-age terms—to th© five-year-old favourite. Obviously, Ut Majeur must be ever so much bettor than many had supposed, and, indeed, one must agree now that with either Rustom Pasha or Ut Majeur the Aga Khan would have won the St. Leger, and that one or the other would have been second. That they did not do so was due to the coughing which prevented them from having a proper preparation. Just before the race, the Aga Khan nearly decided not to run the horse. After winning, he said: "I wished to save him for a race to-morrow (the LoWther Stakes), which 1 thought wjis a certainty. But Mr Oawson, my trainer, wanted him to take his chanco. He is a very good horse, Mr Dawson told me, so I thought I Bhould let him compete, and —so there you are—he won. It is a very gratifying victory. Naturally all owners hope for victory, but I never thought that Ut Majeur would win lika he did I think you will agree that he is n magnificent three-year-old."

Carbine Blood. Ksar, sire of Ut Majeur {says t-Hot-spur"), was a notable staying horse of class, and his dam, Uganda, won the French Oaks, was second for the Grand Prix, and won the French St. Leger. Uganda was then purchased for the Aga Kliria by his son, Prince Ali Khan. Her pedigree goes back to Carbine. Uganda's first foal was named Ukraine. She was sold by the Aga Khan for £BOOO, and proved capable of winning the French Oaks. "Ut . Majeur was her second foal. There is ft yearling from ber sired by Blandford, Which is going into training. This yearling is regarded as a filly of exceptional merit. Then the mare has a filly foal by Tetratema, and is in foal again to Blandford. *'l Let Him Have His Way." Michael Beary, the jockey who had the mount, took his victory as a matter of course. -He said to a Pressman:— '"I knew my mount staved, so I was not worrying, and I just lot him settle down last, of 28 runners. Last is quite a nice place to be early in in a race like the Cesarewitch when you are sure of yourself. You see a lot. 1 stayed there for a couple of furlongs, arid then I thought I might as well be getting on with the job, so I began to move up. There were several places I could have gone, and I picked out one that looked like being the shortest way home. Coming across the fiat we were going very comfortably. Indeed, Ub Majeur wanted to go better than I would let him. We sailed along still quite comfortably, but improving all the time, and then I saw Richards, on Friendship, in front of me at the Bushes. Coming down Bushes Hill i just let Ut Majeur have his way and you saw how he won.. He is a good colt." The Aga Khan won the same race in 1934 with Charley's Mount, also a j three-year-old, carrying 7st 101b. The i present is the Aga Khan's fifth big race success this year,_ the events being:—Derby, Blenheim; Eclipse Stokes, I? us torn Pasha; Champion Stakes, Rustom Pasha; Stewards' Cup, Lo Phare; Cesarewitch, Ut Majeur. His winnings this season amount to £42.747, and ho now heads the list of ownens in this respect. Mr R. C. J-Jawson, the trainer of Ut Majeur, heads the list of successful trainers. The Aga Khan, who does not usually bet, has taken a double with Ut Majeur and Quarrat-al-Ain (Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire). Totalisator's Record. Every preparation had been made by the totaljsator office for the enormous amount of business to be dealt with. The final pool for the first race, £2.29S for a win and £1,829 for a place | —over £4OOO in all —left no doubt j that this would be the best day for j the Racecourse Betting Control Board so far. I

During the afternoon £36,B2s—easily a record for this country—passed through the machine, the amount wagered on the Cesarewitch being £13,798 —£8009 for a win and £5789 for a place—another record. "Sporting Life" considers that Sir Clement Hi rid ley and his assistant were right in refusing to have the usual daily double. The staff could not have dealt with any further business As it wn3 they were unable to cope with that on the Cesarewitch, hundreds of people being turned away from the windows. A representative went inside the totalizator to make enquiries regarding the amount of money wagered on the Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire double, anil if possible to ascertain also the number of tickets on which buyers accurately forecast the first. He was shown stacks and stacks of tickets, which had all been taken in the few hours before the bi-r race, and which it had been impossible to sort out. Friendship, the favourite for the Cesarewitch, had been backed all over tho country to win hundreds of thousands of pounds. Had he won nearly all the bookmakers would have been hit. As it was, they admitted having had a "very good race." Many French x>eoDle had backed the winner.