HIGH CASTE WINS THE GUINEAS

Evening Star, Issue 23374, 18 September 1939, Page 3

HIGH CASTE WINS THE GUINEAS

GOLD ROD BEATS ROYAL CHIEF ROSEHILL RAGES SYDNEY, September IC. At the .Rosehill races High Caste and Reading provided a thrilling finish in the Rosehill Guineas, the former winning by half a head. Wilson’s finish in third place after coming from a long way back and covering more ground than was necessary was full of merit. Gold Rod won the Hill Stakes without trouble from Royal Chief, who was beaten at the turn. Red Sails enhanced his Metropolitan chances with a runaway victory in the Spring Handicap. CAMELLIA STAKES, £250. Seven furlongs. GEEBUNG, 7.4 (O’Sullivan) ... ... 1 Mildura, 8.3 M'Carten) 2 Astounding, 7.4 (Lappin) 3 Nine started. Won by a head each way. Time, Imin 25sec. ROSEHILL GUINEAS. £785. One i mile and a furlong. I HIGH CASTE, 8.5 (Bartle) 3 Reading, 8.5 (Munro) 2 Wilson, 8.5 (Hickey) 3 Eight started. Prince Aerial was scratched. Won by half a head, with three-quarters of a length between second and third. Katanga was fourth, and then came Hill Poster. Time, Imin 502 sec. HILL STAKES, £SOO. One mile. GOLD ROD, 9.3 (M'Carten) ... 1 Royal Chief, 9.3 (Bartle) ■. ... 2 St. Constant, 9.3 (W. Cook) 3 Four started. Gold Rod led practically all the way and won easily by two lengths and a-ha)f, with a similar distance between second and third. Time, Imin 39Jsec. SPRING HANDICAP, £250. One mik and three furlongs. RED SAILS. 7.5 (Duncan) ... ...I Enatic, 7.1 (Lappin) ... -2 Malagigi, 8.7. (Bartle) 3 Seven Paritler was scratched. Malagigi occupied a handy position at the home turn, where Red' Sails came through tiie field and won full of running. by two lengths, with Malagigi three-quarters of a length away third. Laiglon was fourth Time, 2min 21Jsec.

HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, £2OO. One mile and a furlong. DISLATO, 9.2 (Scanlon) 1 Gold Salute, 8.9 (A. E. Ellis) 2 Bramol, 9.4 (M'Menamin) ... ... 0 Fifteen started, including Glenoraboy and Moorsotis, who finished in the ruck. Won by a length, with two lengths between second and third. Gold Salute, having his first run in Sydney, had a great trip along the inside, anc finished impressively. This colt is expected to do well here. DEFAULTER TO SPELL. Defaulter appeared at Randwick on Saturday and cantered round a speci-ally-watered grass track, after which he was examined by a veterinary surgeon. He showed considerable leg improvement, but is apparently still a long way from being fit. The veterinary surgeon advised that he be given a spell, and certainly he will not be raced during the next two months. AJAX ALSO LAME. A report in regard to Ajax in Melbourne reveals that he is lame, but it is not certain whether the seat of the trouble is in a foot or a shoulder. MOONEE VALLEY MEETING MELBOURNE, September 16. At Moonce Valley the Moonee Valley Stakes, one mile, for three-year-olds, resulted. PURE GOLD. 8.9 (W. Cox) 1 Grand Son, 8.9 (0. Phillips) 2 Glenfino, 8.2 (Dewhurst) 8 Twelve started. Won by one length and a-half, with two lengths between second and third. Time, Imin 39sec — a race record.