HIGH CASTE TRIUMPHS

Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 94, 17 October 1940, Page 15

HIGH CASTE TRIUMPHS

AJAX BEATEN

FOOTMARK TAKES WELTER

(By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyngnt.) MELBOURNE, October 16. High Caste finished brilliantly to beat Ajax by three-quarters of a. length in the Caulfleld Stakes at the Victoria Amateur Turf Club's Meeting at Flemington today. High Caste has now met Ajax six times and finished in front of that horse on four occasions. Ajax made most of the pace. .He battled on gamely but was beaten on his merits. High Caste has now won £23,375. Maikai displayed unexpected . dash - and fought on well. Tranquil Star was not disgraced, the race providing a great Oaks trial. Mamillius, who was last early outstayed the opposition in the Oby Hurdle *and- added to the remarkable run of success of his jockey, L. Meenan. ... . Prominent always. Dapper registered an impressive win in the Toolamba Nursery, his first start. He cost 626 guineas as a yearling and is trained by F. Hoystead. Footmark, ridden by the former New Zealander, A. Driscoll, finished well for a narrow win in the Moora Welter. Katanga caused a sensation in the Coongy •Handicap. He appeared to have the race won, but ran right off the track a furlong from home and finished last. Lanarus and Morvren tailed off early, but finished well to dead-heat from the pacemaker, Kemarc. Rivette was an unimpressive seventh. Phoines, who was fourth early, led at .the distance in the Moonga- Handicap and won from the fast-finishing pair St. Fervent and Amiable. The latter showed his best form for some time. Hilton was never dangerous. The weather was fine and there was a good attendance. • Results were:— OBY HURDLE, £400; 2 miles. H. R. McCormick's eh g Mamillius, by March Along—Sicllia, aged, • 10.4 (L. Meenan) • • • 1 Bonnie Laddie, 9.1 (J. Maher) 2 Lockslea, 9.2 (K. Parris) , 3 Seven started. Neck; two lengths. Winterset was fourth. Bill Booyong fell. . Time, 3min 40% sec. TOOLAMBA NURSERY, £400; for two-year-olds; about 4% furlongs. E. A. Haley's br c Dapper, by Bullhead— War Belle, 8.5 (H. Badger) 1 Harith, 8.5 (E. Bartle) 2 Liege, 8.5 (A. Dewhurst) 3 Twenty-five started. Half a length; one length and a quarter. Leicester Square was fourth. Time, 55*4 sec. CAULFIELD STAKES, £1000; w.f.a.; 9 furlongs. H. E. Tancred's b h High Caste, by Bulandshar—The Begum, 4yrs, 9.0 (E. Bartle) 1 Ajax, 9.4 (H. Badger) ••. j* Maikai, 9.1 (D. Munro) .. •■ . » Four started. Three-quarters of a length; neck. Tranquil Star was a neck away fourth. Time, lmin 50y 2 sec, equals the course record. The first five furlongs were run in lmin 1%, sec and the last six in lmin llsec. . COONGY HANDICAP, £650; IVi miles.. E Eccles's cii h Lanarus, by Salmagundi— Advance Australia, syrs, 7.5 (S. Ralph). T Morvren, 7.3 (N. Percival) • ••• i Remarc, 7.4 (T. Unkovlch) •• 3 ■fDead heat for first. Nine started. One length and a quarter. Indignity was fourth. Time, 2min 4sec. MOORA WELTER, £400'; for steeplechase riders; 1 mile. . IS J and N. -V. Mills's br h Footmark,. by • Defoe—Bachelor's Picture, 6yrs, 10.8 (A. Driscoll) • } Valhalla, 9.9 (L. Hynes) 2 Rimutaka, 9.4 <\V. Johnson) -•• •> Eleven started. Neck; two lengths and a half. Silenus was fourth. Time, lmin 40% sec. MOONGA HANDICAP, £400; 7 furlongs. D. McNichoJ's b g Phoines, by Windbag— Message, 3yrs, 6.10 (J. Crossingham) .. 1 St. Fervent, 7.12 (V. Hartney). 2 'Amiable, 8.10-(N. Creighton)- ...» * Eleven started. Won by half a length. I Time, lmin 25sec.