| 1976 CAULFIELD CUP | |
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| 2400 metres (Saturday, October 16) | ||||||
| Group 1. Handicap. Of
$125,000 and trophy of $4500. First: $84,350 and trophy; Second: $21,690; Third: $9640; Fourth: $4820. |
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| 1 | 3-1 fav | HOW NOW | (b m 4y, In The Purple - Fair Diana) | Tr: Colin Hayes | 52kg | John Stocker |
| 2 | 12-1 | BATTLE HEIGHTS (NZ) | (br g 9y, Battle Waggon - Wuthering Heights) | Tr: Rodney Douglas | 58kg | Larry Olsen |
| 3 | 5-1 | VAN DER HUM (NZ) | (ch g 5y, Hermes - Tip O'Dawn) | Tr: L H Robinson | 54kg | Brent Thomson |
| Then followed: | ||||||
| 4 | 12-1 | Mer 'Cler (NZ) | (b m 4y, Crest Of The Wave - Chantecler) | C Balfour | 52 | H White |
| 5 | 14-1 | Gold And Black | (br g 4y, In The Purple - Gem) | Bart Cummings | 50.5 | J Duggan |
| 6 | 9-1 | Happy Union (NZ) | (b g 4y, Zamazaan - Here's Trouble) | W C Winder | 56 | G Willetts |
| 7 | 80-1 | Ngawyni | (b h 4y, Zvornik - Lamperine) | Bart Cummings | 54.5 | R Mallyon |
| 8 | 66-1 | Galena Boy | (b h 4y, Boysie Boy - Raw Metal) | John Hawkes | 55.5 | P Hyland |
| 9 | 66-1 | My Royal Dell (NZ) | (b g 6y, Royal Ridge - Mordello) | B T Jones | 53 | M Baker |
| 10 | 8-1 | Sulieman (NZ) | (br g 5y, Sucaryl - Gallant Flight) | W C Winder | 56.5 | R J Skelton |
| 11 | 10-1 | Denise's Joy | (b m 4y, Seventh Hussar - Fun For All) | Tommy Smith | 53.5 | R Higgins |
| 12 | 66-1 | My Good Man (NZ) | (ch g 5y, Zamazaan - Love In Bloom) | R C Verner | 53 | B Andrews |
| 13 | 15-1 | Visit | (b m 4y, Agricola - Loyalty) | Tommy Smith | 49 | W Treloar |
| 14 | 66-1 | Shiftmar | (ch h 5y, Shifnal - Dogma) | Andy White | 54.5 | P Jarman |
| 15 | 40-1 | Mansingh | (br h 5y, Wilkes - Starquita) | Tommy Smith | 54.5 | A Trevena |
| 16 | 16-1 | Kiwi Can (NZ) | (b g 8y, Hasty Cloud - Naughty Desire) | F R Beguely | 57 | R Lang |
| 17 | 33-1 | Wave King (NZ) | (ch g 7y, Crest Of The Wave - Queen's Romance) | Jim Hely | 55.5 | J Letts |
| 18 | 33-1 | La Neige | (ch m 4y, Better Boy - Snowtop) | Bart Cummings | 51 | E Didham |
| Scratched: Think Big, Better Draw. Won by: 1 length, 1/2 length. Time: 2:36.7. Track: heavy. | ||||||
| Barriers: 16-2-14. Judge’s numbers: 14-2-11. | ||||||
| Vic TAB Divs (for 50c): Win: How Now $2.40. Place: How Now $1.05, Battle Heights $2.15, Van Der Hum $1.05. Quinella: $20.65. | ||||||
| Winner’s colours: Orange, white sleeves and cap. | ||||||
