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Winsome Lu Accounts for Foxton Cup BRILLIANT WIN BY VALIANT LADY NELUMBO SCORES IN KEBBELL HANDICAP (BY “THE GRAFTER.’') At the Foxton Racing Club's meeting on Saturday Winsome Lu won the Foxton Cup after a stern struggle with the favourite, Classform. The Opaki-trained mare Valiant Lady started first favourite on both machines in the Trial Stakes, and carrying 3lbs overweight, won brilliantly by half a length from Great Fair. The Kebbell Memorial Handicap went to Nelumbo which defeated the favourite Alunga easily by three lengths. There were surprise wins when Segra scored in the Porotawhao Hurdles and Stella Lux in the Himatangi Hack Handicap, the favourites in each instance filling second place.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 May 1940, Page 3
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118CURRENT TOPICS FROM STABLE AND COURSE Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 May 1940, Page 3
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