Playboy's First Win Was A.J.C. Derby

Chronicle (Levin), 3 October 1949, Page 3

Playboy's First Win Was A.J.C. Derby

DENALI CREATED FURTHER, SURPEISE IN EPSOM Received Sunday, 5.30 p.m. SYDNEY, Oct. 2. In perfect weather conditions but on a holding track the Neweastle grey Denali, created a surpris^ to his own stable when he won the Epsom Handicap at Randwiclc. Staning at lo;ig odds he beat the favouvice, Buzmark, by a length with the other long chance, Wiranya, close up third. " ' The feature of the race was the collapse in the straighf of the ;wed favoured Count Aulone who though advantageously weighted, refused to light on. Oount Aulone led into the straight but in the last furlong the race was between Denali and Buzmark with Wiranya coming sensationally into the picture. Another shock was administered by the colt Playboy who made turf history by ivinning the A.J.C. Derby as a maiden. It was his ninth start but previously Playboy had distinguislied himself only oy a marked proclivity for sleeping and eating. His trainer said he had been kieked into wakefulness at noon to be taken to the course. . In the Derby, however, Playboy triumphed over early interference which almost threw his jockey,, Moore, from the saddle. He stayed well undei control, however, and finished powerfully to beat the favourite, Delta, by a good margin. By decisively defeating the well favoured Carbon Copy in the Colin Stephen Stakes, Vagabond became the outriglrt favourite for the Melbourue Cup. The race was oddly run with Cronides racing away to lead the field by fifty lengths. Vagabond led the chase and had his measure with a furlong still to go. Carbon Copy just failed to catch Cronides and was himself nearly pegged back by the New Zealander King's Ransom, who was prominent throughout over his favourite distance. Results at Randwick were: — TRIAL STAKES: ' GREAT WORLD, 8.5 (Ward) .... I Sir Ealcon, 8.8 (Selkrig) 2 Chitral, 7.12 (Sellwood) 3 Ten started. Won by three-quarters .of a length; three lengths. Time, 2.7^. BREEDERS ' PLATE: NIRANDOLI, 8.5 (Barrett) 1 Moriarty, 8.5 (Selkrig) 2 Quanmoona, 8.5 (Briscoe) 3 Twenty started. Won by two lengths; a length. Time, 1.3i. COLIN STEPHEN STAKES: VAGABOND, 9.0 (Sellwood) .... 1 Cronides, 9.5 (Brown) 2 Carbon Copy, 9.0 (Breasley) ..... 3 Six started. Won by two and a half lengths; a liead. Time, 2.35J. A.J.C. DERBY: PLAYBOY, 8.10 (Moore) 1 Delta, 8.10 (Sellwood) 2 Dickens, 8.10 (Thompson) 3 Twenty started. Won by three-1 quarters of a length; two and a half lengths. Time, 2.34. EPSOM HANDICAP: DENALI, 8.5 (Breasley) 1 Buzmark, 7.8 (Sellwood) 2 Wiranya, 6.12 (Moon) 3 Twenty-five started. Won by threequarters of a length; half a length. Time, 1.3 7f. SQUATTERS ' HANDICAP: ROMAN STEP, 7.11 (Hickey) .... 1 Admetus, 7.9 (Thompson) 2 Kin'gscote, 7.3 (Faggotter) 3 Eleven started. Won by one and a half lengths; half a length. Time, 2.5$. KENSINGTON HANDICAP: VALITTA, 8.0 (Morgan) 1 Faraway, 9.2 (Briscoe) 2 Revehir, 8.9 (Thompson) 3 Twenty-five started. Won by a head; half a length. Time, 1.27$. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN DERBY TO GLENVTJE Received Sunday, 7 p.m. ADELAIDE, Sept. 2. In fine conditions at Morphetville the South Australian Derby appeared a tussle between Wine Lore and Glenvue. The latter produced a winning bursfc in the last few strides to move away. The result was SOUTH AUSTRALIAN DERBY, £1000; 1$ miles. GLENVUE, 8.10 (O'Brien) 1 Wine Lore, 8.10 (Dodd) 2 Serenee Star, 8.5 (Phillips) ...... 3 Eleven started. Won by half a length; thfee-quarters of alength. Time, 2.34.