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Newspaper

Longreach Leader

Location

Longreach, Queensland, Australia

Date

May 07, 1954

Page

11

Longreach Cup to Dark Force wins at two day carnival

At the Longreach Jockey Club two day race carnival profits estimated between £500 and £600. Cup Day crowds boosted receipts. bookmakers paid in excess of £800 across events. Dark Force won the Publicans Pus with First Base close and several favourites trimmed. Rio Handicap saw Sunford headline big payouts.

Longreach Jockey Club Sunford Bukit Timor They Dark Force Gowrie Gold Force Sete Wat McOran Janalanche Tariff H.R Janalaneha Sithoven

Racing notes from a busy two day meeting

The report covers two days of racing with multiple handicaps and notable events. Winners include Digby narrowly held by Janalanche, Hindu King taking the Bimbah Handicap by a head over First Base, and Portland Bay among others. Fractious starts and fluctuating betting reflected the lively but unsettled field across events.

Gwell Brisbane Eae Tegus Ae Dream Focus- Ate Bio Reading Astral Mans Beck Digby Fay Perry Highgea Ever Gold Pay Tornebia Ever Guile Selders Dunne Cucullen Hindu King Young Rockhampton Bandon Grove Alile Portland Bay Hiliie Camilo Legal Mint Hilite Lord's Br.h R. Wright T. F. Mitchell Miss Monash H. MacPharlane C. A. Moloney D. Basham Bill W. Harber Bettine Ind R. Edkins W. Yet Poy

Dark Force Wins Close Mile Race in Fast Finish

In a tough six furlongs and ten furlongs program, Dark Force edged Tariff by a length with Janaline a further two back. Runners included Rumelia Lad and Vulpecula amid tight betting as the A. A. Moffat Memorial Weap closed with three starters.

Rafter Val Rumelia Lal Vulpecula Four Stars A. A. Moffat Han- Weap Onavourite Ray Little Rip

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