GOLD ROD'S DEFEAT

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 205, 15 September 1937, Page 15

GOLD ROD'S DEFEAT

Disturbs Betting Market SYDNEY, Sept 14. Gold Eod's complete defedt in the Tramway Handicap on Saturday has so.. disoi-ganised the Epsom Handicap position that even this morning it had not settled down. No excuse can possibly be made for Gold Kod. Jle is in perfect order to-day, and was probably disinclined to race in the field. Prittlo Prattle, on account of his seeond in tlie Tramway Handicap, has come right into Epsom calculations. The Chanter, who finislied well in the Chelmsford Stakes. is also more in demaud. Talking is being kept safe by bookmakors ' uiitil he runs at Rosehill next Saturday. Ilis trainer, G. Price, sait'l that Gold Rod-'s lapso of form was disappointing, but that be had dono it before. Gold Ilod pulled up wel] and was fit when returned to his stablo. Tho jockey M. McCarten said the only thing against Gold Rod was that ho had not had a run since tho autumn. McCarten said Maia had a perfecb run in tho Chelmsford Stakes. No race could have been run to*suit him better. Tho MetrOpolitan Handicap horscs hfala, Silver Stundarcl, Olcl Rowley, Sir Rcgent and Gay Unight all impressed at Randwick, and tho Metropolitan is regardcd as more open than usual. Dcrby Candidates. i Lynch Law will not run in the A.J.C. i Dcrby, which, nevcrtheloss, is ono of I the best field", with the Yictorians I Ajax, Hua and Avuger domiuating the I posilion. 'l'l'.e /icalander CourtI eraft is croatinu a lavouvable impres | sion ou the Irackrt.