AUSTRALIAN RACING

Chronicle (Levin), 8 October 1946, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN RACING

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Reeeived Mmd;iy, 9.4o p.m. SYDNLY, O.c t . 7. Raudwick i'cmi i t ^ were as iollow: GIMFRAFK STAKlvS; Neclii, 8.5 (Thompson) lj Virtuo, 8.5 (Mulley) 2; April I'ride, 8.5 (Fook) J. bixteen .startiMl. Two lengths, i'our lengths. Timi', 1.0.1. BHt>IvT8: Fhaperono, 8.0 (Mulley) 1; "War.pite, 8.0 ( Fook ) 2; Earl I'entheus 7.11 ( Podmore ) 8. Twelve slarted. Fruit- lengths, lengtb. Time, 1.10. GKORGE MA1N STAKKS: Shannon, 0.8 ^ A1 uiii'fj ) 1; Flight, 8.12 (O'Sulli- \ an i 2; Magniliienl, 0.0 (Breasley) 3. Four -tarled. Si.v lengths, four lengths. Time. 1.841. M KTKt it'OLl 1'AX HANDK'AP: For-. dale, 8.7 (Moore) l; Fhaytor, 8.7 (Brea.-lev) 2; Good Idea, 0.1 (Badger) 5. Sr-ial clii-il : Peter Saneourt, Quadrant, .M urray Sln-ain. Nineteen slarted. Tuo lengths, oue and a-hall lengths. Timo. 2.11.

Kaeing away from rivals in the George Maia " Stakes, Shannon beat Fliglit bv six lengths and clipped a quarter seeond ofi the Australasian mile recurd. Tliough suft'ercd f roni a paint'ullv ininred leg as the result of a fall a f(!\v weeks ago, Darby Munro rode brilliantly to win the plaudits of the crowd wiiich demonstrated against hixn on Saturday for a starter's blunder which eost Shannon the Epsom Handicap. Today Flight made the runniug l)ii t Shannon stayed haudy until the turn and then drew easily away. t He rau Ihe flrst half-mile in 47 and the seeond in 1 ( 1. The i'avourite Good Idea failed in Ihe Metropolitan linisliing tliird to : Fordale and Cluiytor. Ridden as usual ! l,v Moore, Fordale stayed baek in the ' field and then follovved Cluiytor througn. I Fhavtor looked likely at the Eeger but ! Fordale 's iiuishing burst was too | strong. | .Short.s proved a runaway victory for 1 Fhaperone vvho equalled the Randwick ' six furlong record. I J