| 1981 W.S. COX PLATE | |
2050 metres Saturday, October 24 | ||||
| Group I. 3YO&Up.
Weight-For-Age of $196,000 plus $3500 in trophies. |
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| 1 | 4-6 f | KINGSTON TOWN | (Mr & Mrs D H Hains & G A Monsbourgh. Blk g 5y, Bletchingly - Ada Hunter (Germany), by Andrea Mantegna (Fr.) | Tr: Tommy Smith | 59kg | Ron Quinton |
| 2 | 6-1 | LAWMAN | (M R H Holmes a' Court. Ch g 5y, Boucher (USA) - Quote) | Tr: George Hanlon | 59kg | Roy Higgins |
| 3 | 3-1 | BINBINGA | (F R & J R Quan. B g 3y, Round And Bold (USA) - Accede) | Tr: F R Quan | 48.5kg | Peter Cook |
| Then followed: | ||||||
| 4 | 12-1 | Silver Bounty (NZ) | (gr/blk h 4y, Karayar (Ire.) - Ruariki (NZ) | Gary Carson | 57 | Midge Didham |
| 5 | 10-1 | Sovereign Red (NZ) | (gr h 4y, Sir Tristram (Ire.) - Taiona (NZ) | Geoff Murphy | 57 | Mick Goreham |
| 6 | 25-1 | Deck The Halls | (gr m 4y, Father Christmas (GB) - Royal Russet (Ire.) | R J McGuinness | 54.5 | Peter Clarke |
| 7 | 33-1 | Belmura Lad (NZ) | (b g 7y, Belmura (GB) - Fairaleana (NZ) | Bart Cummings | 59 | Larry Olsen |
| 8 | 33-1 | Koiro Trelay (NZ) | (gr h 6y, Trelay (NZ) - Corrieann (NZ) | Eric Temperton | 59 | M Gillies |
| 9 | 16-1 | Fearless Pride | (br c 3y, Without Fear (Fr) - Pride of Killarney (GB) | Ted Broadhurst | 48.5 | Paul Riley |
| 10 | 125-1 | Prince Ruling (NZ) | (br h 5y, Ruling (USA) - Rosehill (NZ) | J J Atkins | 59 | Harry White |
| All started. Won by: 1 length, 1 length. Time: 2:06.7. Track: good. | ||||||
| Barriers: 1-9-6. Judge’s numbers: 1-3-10. | ||||||
| Vic. TAB Divs: (for 50c) Win: Kingston
Town: 90c. Place: Kingston Town 60c, $1.15, Lawman $1.15. Binbinga. |
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| Attendance: 23,413. Weather: Fine and mild. | ||||||
| Winner’s colours: Yellow, red striped sleeves and cap. | ||||||
