| 1945 CAULFIELD CUP | |
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| 12 furlongs (Saturday, October 20) | ||||||
| Handicap of 6570 pounds plus 150 pound
trophy. First: 5000 pounds plus 150 pound war bond; Second: 1000 pounds; Third: 500 pounds; Fourth: 250 pounds. |
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| 1 | 4-1 fav | ST. FAIRY | (ch g 5y, St. Magnus - Fairy Princess) | Tr: T Lewis | 9.0 | Scobie Breasley |
| 2 | 12-1 | RAINBIRD | (ch m 4y, The Buzzard - Sequoia) | Tr: S Evans | 7.4 | Ron Hutchinson |
| 3 | 14-1 | PUNCTILIA | (ch m 5y, Lord Paramount - Amour Propre) | Tr: D McRae | 7.9 | Jack Purtell |
| Then followed: | ||||||
| 4 | 66-1 | Duntroon | (br g 5y, Duntroon - Regalic) | H Freedman | 7.7 | N Powell |
| 5 | 15-1 | Spearmain | (b h 7y, Manitoba - Celia) | J Fryer | 8.2 | D McDonald |
| 6 | 25-1 | Leonard | (ch c 3y, Dhoti - Jean Hatchette) | L Robertson | 7.0 | J Duncan |
| 7 | 20-1 | Rubontine | (b g 5y, Rubus - Byzantine) | H S Noyse | 7.7 | G Woods |
| 8 | 14-1 | Great Victory | (ch h 5y, Royal Jubilee - Lombardia) | A Garton | 8.5 | C Sanderson |
| 9 | 100-1 | Centenary | (b g 7y, The Buzzard - Kaditcha) | F Manning | 7.9 | T Unkovich |
| 10 | 10-1 | Silver Link | (b g 4y, Brueghel - Bren) | B R Payten | 7.7 | J Thompson |
| 11 | 66-1 | Blue Legend | (blk c 3y, Waikare - Dalarosa) | R H Abbott | 7.3 | N Percival |
| 12 | 33-1 | Logical | (ch h 4y, Gay Lothario - Little Queen) | V Ryan | 7.1 | I Dean |
| 13 | 50-1 | Bootle | (b h 4y, Enfield - Miss Devlin) | E J Willmott | 8.8 | J O'Sullivan |
| 14 | 15-1 | Counsel | (br g 8y, Law Maker - Open Mind) | R Webster | 9.5 | H Badger |
| 15 | 33-1 | Register | (b g 6y, The Buzzard - Strong Girl) | L Duff | 7.0 cd 7.5 | H McCloud |
| 16 | 25-1 | Tranquil Star | (ch m 8y, Gay Lothario - Lone Star) | R Cameron | 9.0 | V Hartney |
| 17 | 100-1 | Hartnell | (b g 4y, Gay Lothario - Wrapper) | H Wolters | 7.10 | L Tournier |
| 18 | 10-1 | Three Wheeler | (b m 5y, Manitoba - Tricycle) | L Robertson | 8.10 | W Williamson |
| 19 | 12-1 | Huntingdale | (ch g 6y, Solar Bear - Tourmente) | T Lewis | 7.13 | W Cook |
| 20 | 100-1 | Royal Flight | (ch m 5y, Salmagundi - Francolin) | W E Rainbow | 8.7 | A Didham |
| 21 | 50-1 | Queen Midas | (ch m 6y, Frilford - Riv) | D Zealley | 6.13 | T Hoppo |
| 22 | 50-1 | Tea Cake | (br g 6y, Manitoba - Avert) | P B Quinlan | 8.7 | E Preston |
| 23 | 50-1 | King Opera | (br g 5y, Powerscourt - Opera Princess) | J M Cummings | 8.0 | G Whitney |
| 24 | 100-1 | Night Fighter | (blk g 6y, The Night Patrol - Petra) | V Ryan | 7.13 | R Finger |
| 25 | 100-1 | Gay Revelry | (br h 6y, John James - Gay Scene) | H W Gabell | 7.12 | H Olsen |
| 26 | 25-1 | Valcurl | (ch h 4y, Valiant Chief - Curlis) | F Manning | 7.13 | J Grilley |
| 27 | 50-1 | High Play | (br g 5y, Croupier - Miss Odille) | N J Dwyer | 8.8 | L Hare |
| All started. Won by: 1-1/4 lengths, neck. Time: 2:29.5. Track: xxx | ||||||
| Barriers: 4-5-8. Judge's numbers: 2-22-18. | ||||||
| Tote Divs: Win: St. Fairy xxx; Place: St. Fairy xxx; Rainbird xxx; Punctilla xxx. | ||||||
| Winner's colours: Purple, pink diamond. | ||||||
