FOXZAMI WINS CUP

Chronicle (Levin), 2 November 1949, Page 7

FOXZAMI WINS CUP

(N.Z.P.A.

— Reuter,

i Hoyle Just Beat Benvolo For Second Money

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iieceived Tuesday, 9.40 p.m. MELJtJOlJRNE, Nov. 1. Cup day was showery Dut tlieie was ' a very large attendance and the goIng was-good. , Foxzami, a four-year-old lio'rse by Nizarni from Honeywoocl, trained in Bydney by. I). Lewis for Mr L. G. Itobinson, scored an easy win in the Mel boumo Cup from Hoyle and Benvolo. Foxzami has shown good i'orni in reeent vveeks • and was suecessful in the Hotham Handicap on Baturday. Always well jjlaced, ■ Foxanii took charge inside the furlong post and weut right away to score very easily. Iioyie, ' vvho u'on the Moonee Valley Cup, con lirined that form by running a spiendid > raee. • W'hen he got to the front with about a furlong and a half to go he looked the probable winner, but eould uot withstand the llnishing eifort oi Foxzami. Another JSydney visitor in Benvolo did well to lfnish a close third. He deprived the paeemaker, Bruin, t i ihird plaee in the last fevv strides. Foxzami is a stabie eompanion oi' Vagabond who was oue of the favour ites for the Cup since the weights appeared until the last week. He lost form and went out of favour, but the stabie recovered tlieir losses over Foxzami. lioyal Tan has also trained off after his good form in the Cauliield Cup and rau poorly. Anotlior New Zealauder in Lord Revei rau badiy, iiuishing last. The Derby winner Delta started first choice in the Cup, and although he rau fairly he was never travelling like a winner. Supporters of the New Zealand horses recovered their loses over Sage King who scored an easy win in the Yan Yoiin Wtake.s, the llnal event of the day. Finishing strongly he defeated ;1kfavourite Damon by two and a half lengths with the early paeemaker Saturn a close third. The totalisator iuvestments amounted to i;240,314, a record for 1.' lemington, the previous best being £232,304 in 1945. The attendance was estimated at 100,000. Details: — CL'P HFKDLF 11ACF, 2 miles. 8IONK BAY, 9.0 (Gardiner) .... 1 Hiatus, 10.13 (G. Godfrey) .... 2 Rebel Eegis, 10.8 (Randall) .... 3 Thirteen starters. Twenty lengths, live lengths. Time, 3.41. RAILVVAY H1GHWE1GHT HANDICAP; (j furlongs. TRl'E LAW, 9.5 (A. Ward) .... 1 Cliul, 9.2 ( >S. KaJph) 2 Baldasar, 8.1 (N. Sellwood) 3 Tliirty fonr starters. A length and a half; length. Time 1.151. H1.MOHA STAKE.S; for two-year-old lillies; 5 furlongs. A.IANI, 8.9 (B. Ralph) 1 frue Course, 8.9 (W. Williamson) .. 2 Trust He, 8.8 (A. Breaslev) .. .. Seventeen starters. A length and a (juarter, threequarters of a length.. Time, 1.2. >- HKl.BOFKNF CFP, of £12,500 and trophy valued £80(1, second £2500. third £1250 from tlie prize; 2 miles FGXZA.Ml ( Xizami-IIoney wood ) 8.8 ( W. Feliows) 1 llovle (.Mr. Htandfast-Wise Lady), 7.11 (A. Ward) 2 Benvolo ( Fresco-Largess ), 7.9 (F. Williams) 8 I Scratched: Count Cyruno, Rocket Gun, Dickens, Thracian Lad, Gierivue. Fassing the judge 's box the first time Foxzami was leading from Comic Court, Benvolo, Hoyle, 1 ron Duke, Stameu, Bruin and St. Razzle. At the tnile and > |oaiLer Bruin luul assumed command from Hoyle, Comic Court, Foxzami, Iron

Duke, Benvolo and Playboy. Bruin continued to make the pare and at the mile was in front of Foxzami, Comic Court, Benvolo, Playboy and Saxony With three furlongs to go Bruin was showing- tlie way to Hoyle, Foxzami and Benvolo. Bruin was iirst into the straight but was soon passed by Hoyle with Foxzami Iiuishing well foilowed by Benvolo. Foxzami fniished too strongly for Hoyle and won by a length aml a half with Benvolo a long neck away third. Bruin was half a length away fourth foilowed by Delta, Saxony, Frecedent, St. Itazzle, Persist and Stamen with Lord Revol last. Time, 3.28 L CUP STEEPUiCHASF, about 2 miles and half a furlong. WORROWIXG, 9.(5 (B. R. Smith) 3 Faunus, 11.4 (A. Moon) 2 'J'lie Feline, 10.13 f.E. Sellers) .. 3 Twenty starters. Two lengths; neck. Time 8.57i(. YAN YEAN STAIvES, 1 mile. SAGE KING, 8.3 CW. Briscoe) .. 1 Damon, 9.0 fd. Purtell) 2 Snturn, 7.3 (W. A. Smith) 3 Twenty-one starters. Two and a half lengths; half a length. Time, 1.4(TJ.