AUSTRALIAN RACING

Chronicle (Levin), 7 October 1946, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN RACING

UPSET IN EPSOM HANDICAP SYDNEY, Oct. ,6, The , greatest upset at Raudwick yesterday occurred when the „ odds-on favourite, Shannon,, was left 12 lengths at the start of the Epsom Handicap. Darby Munro rode Shannon maguilicently to come within half a liead of the wiimer Blue Legend. Sections o^- the crowd demonstrated against Muuro, but after the race the starter, Jack Gaxieu, .took full responsibility for tlie bad start. Uuexpectedly, Young Veilmond jumped away at the outset and led till Blue Legend came through on the rails. Shannon 's terrific bid from- the tail of the field eaused commentators to class him as a likely challenger of Bernborough. ■ • - -■ Another son of Midstream, Con certo, won the A.J.C, Derby handsomeiy from the favourite, Flying Duke. Concerto followed the leaders most of the way, while . Flying Duke moved into second place behind D.enali.) Concerto and Monogram challenged tosrether. and Concerto took the lead onlv

in the last few strides. The b.aby of the breoders' Plate field, Temeraire, ran away from his older opponents to win the first of the season's two-year-old events at Randwick. Starting odds on favourite, he ran the five furlongs in 594sees, a record -for the Breeders' - Plate. Temeraiye's official birthdav .is, . of course, August 1, but he will not be two years old until the end of this month. Good Idea left no doubt as to his superiority over the field in the Colin Stephen Stakes. He*'was last until the home turn, when he moved easily through the field ancL gained the lead with a furlong to go. ' " ' The prominent owner-breeder, Mr. H. H. Osborne, has bought in the English colt by Casanova, son of Hvperion. from Timadora. The colt . is a fullbrother to Timanova, who was unbeaten ! as a- two-year-old and has been purchased for stud duty in New Zealand. Sir Chnrles MeCann, agent general for South Australia, aeted for Mr. Osborne. In Melbourne Bernborough, though not at best, narrowly headed Attley in the Melbourne Stakes for his fourtefenth

successive victory. Jockey Muiley said that the champion seemed uneasy on the -Strange .course. Attley looked the likely winner for a time, but ' Bernborough outstayed him. He has now equalled Phar Lap's winning sequenco, and has won £24,416. , Kensington- Handicap: Gold Caste 8.4 (Faggotter) 1, . Lakshmi Vallis 8.13 (Gollogly) 2, Persian P.rince 9.9 - (Thompson) 3. Twenty-four started. Three lengths; one and a-half lengths. Time, 1.24£. B.reedexa' Plate:, Temeraire S.5 (Cook) 1, Set Purpose S.5 (Podmore) 2, Altairian 8.5 (Thompson) 3. Seventeen started. Eight lengths; half a neck. A.J.C. ^Derby: Concerto 8.10 (Cook) 1, Flying Duke S.10 (Munro) 2, Monogram 8.10 (Breaslev) 3. 'Twelve started. Half a head; half a length. Time, 2.24$. Epsom Handicap: Blue Legend 8.9 (Fordyce) 1, Shannon 9.9 (Munro) 2, Young Veilmond 8.0 (Moore) 3. Scr.: Petulance, Granite. Fifteen started. (Muiley) 1, Attley 9.5- (Badger) 2}

Columnist 9.0 (Weats) 3. Thirteen started. Length. and a-quarter; fi! f lengths. Time, 1.37$. '"*• Edward Manifold Stakes: Joystream 8.7 (O'Brien) 1, Amelia 8.7 (Willigjnson) 2, Queen of Fairies 8.7 (Henry) 3. Nineteen started. Two lengths; three and a-half lengths. Time, 1.40$. Octoher Handicap: Star Aet 7.8 (Preston) 1, Gotliam 7.11 (Giimore) 2, Meadow'er (Unkovich) 3. Fifteen started. Three and a-half lengths; a head. Time, 2.6|. Stand Handicap: Gallant Gentleman 8.1 (Unkovich) 1, Knockarlow 7.3 (Purtell) .2, Arduli 8.0 (Hutchins) 3. Twenty-five started. Time, 2.47$.