NEARLY A COUP

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 22, 27 January 1938, Page 13

NEARLY A COUP

MANANUI'S IMPROVEMENT

(United Press Association—By Electric ■ Telegraph—Copyright.) SYDNEY, January 26. Mananui almost pulled off a spectacular coup for Mr. Alan Cooper in the Anniversary Handicap at Randwick this afternoon. The Limond— Rose Queen horse, bought only today, ran his best race for a long time, but was, beaten by Hope in the last few strides. . ; . THE ANNIVERSARY HANDICAP, ■ f £1500; 1J miies. R. Bruce's eh g Hope, by Heroic— Rythona, 6yrs, 7.10 (Parsons) .. 1 Mananui, 8.3 (Shean) 2 Panaster, 7.3 (Duncan) 3 All' twelve started. Hope, finishing on well, won by a length and a half, with Panaster four lengths away third. Tuckerbox was fourth. Time, 2min 30sec. ' SECOND HURDLE HANDICAP, £300; , li miles. Mrs. R. A. McLean's b g Capaneus, by Night Raid—Sennight, 4yrs, 9.13, (Malcalm) \ 1 Delmagar, 10.8 (Berry) ■■ 2 Extra Mount, 10.3 (Walsh) 3 ' Ten started, including Prince Pombal. Three lengths; neck. Time, 2min 31isec, /■'-; . El Meynell was unplaced in the Kurnell Handicap, won by Bodley Head from Moonray. Troy was third in the Phillip Handicap, won by Sedunum.

The Adrian Knox Stakes was won by Sweet Myra, from The Jilt and Joan Darling.

At the Newcastle races the Two-Year-Old Handicap was won by the Veill mond filly, Lady'Eagleton. The Novice Handicap, first division, was won by Huntsman. (Hunting Song—Flying Foam). The Anniversary Handicap was won by Red Ensign.

It is understood that the filly .by Beau Pere from Phrosa, passed in at the National Sales at 1000 guineas, will be trained by J. T. Jamieson' for her breeder, Mr. G. F. Moore. Jamieson made an1 offer of 1250 guineas for the

filly, but it required more than that to buy her. Phrosa, the dam of the filly, was got by Limond from Cowl, and belongs to the same family as Rational, Mask, Smoke Screen, and Veilmond.