GilgameshHarness & Greyhounds

JayJay

Gilgamesh
01/09/1994
Brown Gelding by Forest Skipper out of Varney Hanover (by Albatross)

85 starts, 25 wins, 12 2nds, 11 3rds and $163,351 for G.L. Williams

G-Mac

Nice find JayJay.

Another from that period that reached its mark and was shipped off to the USA. Seemed part of the business model of Williams, Warwick et al.

Gilgamesh

Yeah that's the one, was a very good horse to me on the punt as a young fella so has always stuck with me. He and Allwoods Chief probably my two favourites, Missed the halcyon days but to me being able to go along and have 3 or 4 bookies, a bookie betting on the east and a crowd spread along the lawn was gold. Had several very good trainers bringing horses over so it was very competitive.

Gilgamesh was good off the stand, from memory they got a bonus foe the further back they won of a mark, can't rember if it was $100 or $500 per 10m back, encouraged good horses to have a crack from the back.

JayJay

Yes, I was uploading some stuff into Data base (for Smoke and Ashes) and bingo, up it came as a winner in Sept 8th 2000 and I thought I'd just chuck it up here. Hope you don't mind.

Final Results - Race 7 GLOUCESTER PARK 8 September 2000
		CFM PRODUCTIONS HANDICAP
Race code:  GPM08090007    Stakes: $14,300    Gait: PACERS    Class: M2+
2,900 METRES		STANDING START

Pl	Horse	Prize- money	Hcp	Row & Br	TAB #	Trainer	Driver  ( C = Concession )	Mgn (m)	Starting odds	Stewards' Comments Expln
1	GILGAMESH	$10,620	40m	Sr1	10	G L Williams	G L Williams		9/4
2	WAVERLEY KNIGHT	$2,070	10m	Sr1	8	G M Oliver	A G Cortopassi	0.50	7/4 fav
3	MOUNT SIMEON	$1,035	FT	Fr2	2	B G Hamilton	J D Fry	2.80	14/1	GO
4	WILLY JONES	$345	FT	Fr7	7	K N Prentice	J A Farrell (C,cl)	3.90	14/1	SO
5	IM SO SMOOTH NZ	$230	FT	Fr1	1	R B Cushing	R B Cushing	4.00	6/4 F	GO
6	DIRECT ADMIRAL NZ		FT	Fr4	4	R K Culleton	B T Stampalia	4.90	25/1	HU
7	JALDARA		FT	Fr5	5	K J F Charles	G E Hall (Jnr) (C,cl)	6.00	25/1	HU
8	ROCKY BEACH		FT	Fr6	6	C S Woodworth	L K Woodworth (C,cl)	11.20	10/1
r	I DARE		FT	Fr3	3	M G Reed	M B Reed		11/2	BG B PU

Scratchings
DRINK UP	9

Track Rating: FAST

Gross Time: 3:45:1

Mile Rate: 2:03:2

Lead Time: 103.6

Gilgamesh

Rocky beach and waverly knight both good money spinners for connections in the beaten brigade, flew the stand.

JayJay

Won from 40m mark as well, don't see that too often these days. One of my earliest memories is Comet Again winning off 72 yards for Mick Ward at GP - probably in the 60's.