| 1885 CAULFIELD CUP | |
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| 12 furlongs (Saturday, October 17) | ||||||
| Handicap
of 1000 pounds. First: 500 pounds; Second: 300 pounds; Third: 200 pounds. |
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| 1 | 25-1 | GRACE DARLING | (ch m 6y, The River - Zoe) | Tr: J Duffett | 7.10 | J Williams |
| 2 | 25-1 | BRITISHER | (b g 7y, John Bull – La Favorite) | Tr: xx | 7.3 | Fallon |
| 3 | 50-1 | CORIOLANUS | (br h a, Tubal Cain - Pauline) | Tr: xx | 8.2 | B Colley |
| Then followed: | ||||||
| 4 | 66-1 | Hilltop | (blk h 6y, Maribyrnong – Lady Belmore) | 7.7 | Warke | |
| 5 | 100-1 | Marie Louise | (br m 4y, Gang Forward - Josephine) | 7.2 | Flanagan | |
| 6 | 50-1 | Lesbia | (br m 6y, Tim Whiffler - Peerless) | 6.7 | H Brown | |
| 7 | 100-1 | Anglesey | (b h 6y, Hawthornden - Algeria) | 7.12 | Dalton | |
| 8 | 66-1 | Minerva | (b m 4y, Maribyrnong - Aruma) | 6.10 | Curran | |
| 9 | 100-1 | Mozart | (b h 4y, Napoleon – Queen Mary) | 8.6 | Ramage | |
| 10 | 100-1 | Vision | (blk/br h 5y, St. Albans – Cervus mare) | 6.7-1/2 | Maguire | |
| 11 | 10-1 eq fav | Madcap | (ch m 5y, Robinson Crusoe - Giovanni) | 8.2 | M O’Brien | |
| 12 | 10-1 eq fav | St Lawrence | (b h 5y, Glorious - Perfection) | 7.11 | Sanders | |
| 13 | 100-1 | The Andes | (b g a, St. Albans - Tincture) | 7.3 | Riley | |
| Fell | 30-1 | Too Too | (br m 5y, Maribyrnong - Nina) | 6.4 | T Brown | |
| Fell | 25-1 | Sardius | (b h 5y, Emulation - Ruby) | 9.2 | Wyman | |
| Fell | 25-1 | Claptrap | (b/br h 5y, Tim Whiffler - Talkative) | 7.3 | Trahan | |
| Fell | 10-1 eq fav | Prince Imperial | (ch h 4y, Kelpie – Queen’s Head) | 7.7 | McGrath | |
| Fell | 15-1 | Tom Brown | (b h 5y, Kelpie – Happy Thought) | 8.7 | McGrade | |
| Fell | 12-1 | Lord Exeter | (ch h 5y, Julian Avenel - Tiara) | 7.2 | D Nicholson | |
| Fell | 20-1 | Plausible | (b g 6y, Vagabond - Plaudit) | 7.12 | Power | |
| Fell | 20-1 | Lord Wilton | (ch h 5y, Countryman - Instep) | 8.2 | Moore | |
| Fell | 100-1 | Sirocco | (b h 4y, Piscator - Zephyr) | 6.8 | Morrison | |
| Fell | 100-1 | Kingship | (b h 4y, Kingsbrough - Etiquette) | 7.3 | S Cracknell | |
| Fell | 12-1 | Despot | (gr h 6y, Maribyrnong - Silverhair) | 7.7 | Ellis | |
| Fell | 66-1 | Impulse | (b m 6y, King Cole - Theorem) | 7.6 | Ivimy | |
| Fell | 80-1 | Tarpeia | (ch m 4y, Gang Forward - Romula) | 7.2 | Reid | |
| Fell | 66-1 | Lucky Hit | (gr m 5y, King Cole - Target) | 6.12 | Page | |
| Fell | 15-1 | Winchester (late Manchester) | (b c 3y, St. George – Miss Flat) | 6.9 | Huxtable | |
| Fell | 100-1 | Uarah | (br c 3y, Gldsbrough - Titania) | 6.6-1/2 | Tuomey | |
| PU | 100-1 | Country Boy | (gr h 5y, Countryman - Beeswing) | 7.5 | Hutcheons | |
| PU | 66-1 | The Israelite | (b h a, Blue Gown - Tinfinder) | 7.12 | O'Connor | |
| PU | 10-1 eq fav | Velopcipede | (br h 5y, Fenman - Vesper) | 7.7 | Bence | |
| PU | 14-1 | Welcome Jack | (br h 6y, Traducer – Miss Flat) | 9.4 | Yeomans | |
| PU | 15-1 | Blink Bonny | (ch m 7y, St. Albans - Medea) | 8.8 | Robertson | |
| PU | 100-1 | Dirk Hatteraick | (ch h 5y, Smuggler - Paradox) | 8.0 | Foon | |
| PU | 20-1 | Gratitude | (b m 4y, Countryman - Serenity) | 7.8 | Quinn | |
| PU | 100-1 | Lantern | (br g 6y, Wild Eagle - Pocahontas) | 7.7 | Burton | |
| PU | 100-1 | Signor | (br h 5y, King of the Ring - Senorita) | 7.5 | Weasel | |
| PU | 100-1 | Real Jam | (br h 4y, Tm Whiffler - Pate) | 6.10 | Curran | |
| PU | 100-1 | Black Diamond | (blk g a, Hercules - Gasworks) | 6.9 | Johnston | |
| PU | 100-1 | Yellow Hammer | (ch h 5y, Yellow Jack – Garnet) | 6.4 | Robson | |
| Won by: 1-1/4 lengths, 2 lengths. Time: 2:40.0. | ||||||
| The fall occurred on the home turn where Too Too, Sardius and Claptrap who were sharing the lead came down and the others went over them. D Nicholson (Lord Exeter) never regained consciousness and died within a few minutes. Several other jockeys were seriously injured. | ||||||
