| 1953 CAULFIELD CUP | |
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| 12 furlongs (Saturday, October 17) | ||||||
| Handicap of 10,000 pounds plus 350 pound
trophy. First: 7000 pounds; Second: 2000 pounds; Third: 1000 pounds. |
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| 1 | 10-1 | MY HERO | (br h 6y, Neptune - Otetanui) | Tr: O F Watson | 8.7 | N Eastwood |
| 2 | 14-1 | WODALLA | (b/br h 4y, Helios - The Rip) | Tr: R Sinclair | 7.13 | Jack Purtell |
| 3 | 25-1 | MOST REGAL | (ch g 6y, Royal Step - Royalardo) | Tr: T R Bradfield | 7.6 cd 7.8 | N Powell |
| Then followed: | ||||||
| 4 | 12-1 | Welloch | (br h 4y, Balloch - Chorine) | J M Cummings | 7.13 | W Pyers |
| 5 | 15-1 | Jovial Lad | (br h 6y, Merry Mathew - Hansom) | S J O'Brien | 8.2 | D Paterson |
| 6 | 40-1 | Oversight | (br h 5y, Beau Son - Distraction) | F Dalton | 8.8 | G Moore |
| 7 | 50-1 | Callide River | (b c 3y, Midstream - Sidonia) | C C Sinclair | 7.2 | D Coleman |
| 8 | 9-4 fav | Silver Phantom | (gr g 4y, Nizami - Midnight Fox) | E D Lawson | 8.5 | N Sellwood |
| 9 | 66-1 | Beau Grand | (br h 4y, Beau Cheval - Myriad) | A Macdonald | 7.8 | W Wood |
| 10 | 12-1 | Lord Forrest | (b h 4y, Delville Wood - High Class) | E Hush | 7.8 | S Cassidy |
| 11 | 33-1 | Windsor | (br g 6y, Great Tradition - Pretty Flirt) | J Nathan | 8.6 | P Glennon |
| 12 | 100-1 | Glenvue | (br h 7y, Fair Aim - Marianne) | J A Walsh | 8.6 | M Fitzgerald |
| 13 | 80-1 | St. Joel | (b h 4y, St. Magnus - Worrolong) | Tony Lopes | 8.2 | J Gilmore |
| 14 | 66-1 | Great Acre | (ch h 5y, Great Britain - Eolian) | P Fergus | 7.13 | D Barclay |
| 15 | 40-1 | Hardway | (b/br m 5y, Sirius - Easy Way) | H Myers | 7.10 | R Ball |
| 16 | 8-1 | Petrograd (late Great Doom) | (b h 4y, Lawrence - Miss Kaye) | J P Mulcahy | 8.4 | W Williamson |
| 17 | 66-1 | Top Level | (ch g 4y, Genetout - Mastery) | C Cullen | 7.7 | M Maynard |
| 18 | 100-1 | Reformed | (ch g 7y, Probation - Maereana) | A J Brown | 8.5 | R Heather |
| 19 | 100-1 | Arnside | (b h 5y, Roadhouse - Demsborough) | Des Judd | 8.3 | B Shaw |
| 20 | 250-1 | Brilliant Jane | (b m 5y, Brilliant Son - Gee Bee) | R White | 7.1 | R Williams |
| 21 | 40-1 | The Dentist | (br g 4y, Enghien - Wairoa) | T Torpy | 7.9 | R Cameron |
| 22 | 7-1 | Fetlar | (ch g 7y, St. Magnus - Faithful Lass) | T Lewis | 8.4 | R Hutchinson |
| 23 | 40-1 | Bytact | (b h 4y, Contact - Bylong) | C T Godby | 8.3 | S Martin |
| 24 | 14-1 | Euphrates | (br h 5y, Midstream - Chancel) | F W Kennedy | 7.9 | W Camer |
| Scratched: Spearfolio, Royal Radiant. Won by: neck, length. Time: 2:28.75. Track: good. | ||||||
| Barriers: 4-20-12. Judge's numbers: 2-13-22. | ||||||
| Tote Divs: Win: My Hero xxx; Place: My Hero xxx; Wodalla xxx; Most Regal xxx. | ||||||
| Winner's colours: Gold, dark blue band, cuffs and cap. | ||||||
