14 Cox’s Hill/Cox’s Hill double: The highest point in the steeplechase course draws on the name of a Mr Cox, who once owned the paddock behind Granter’s paddock. Foxboy Bar: Foxboy scored a stunning win in the 1997 Grand Annual Steeplechase, giving trainer John Wheeler and rider Brett Scott their first win in the Annual, to complement Foxboy’s win in the Brierly two days earlier. Galleywood Bar: After the local hero Galleywood cleared the last fence in the 1986 Grand Annual and charged to line race caller Bryan Martin hailed him as “Lazarus, back from the dead”. Two years earlier Galleywood had crashed at the last fence and in a “Kingston Town Can’t Win” moment course broadcaster Bill Collins foreshadowed the worst as the local hero lay motionless on the track. Galleywood’s other wins here include the Brierly Steeplechase in 1983 and 1986. Goodalls: The first fence in the short steeplechase course is known as Goodalls, and takes its name from Goodall’s farm, which at the time racing commenced on this site in 1858 was adjacent to where this fence now stands. Granter’s paddock: After protracted and at times very tense negotiations, in 1899 the Racing Club purchased James Granter’s 15-acre paddock for £800. Together with the earlier purchase of part of ‘Brierly’ this secured the unique Warrnambool Steeplechase course for generations to come. Houlahan Treble: Trainer James Joseph “Jim” Houlahan (1913-2007), an Australian Racing Hall of Fame member, won four Grand Annuals – a race he loved dearly – eight Brierlys, a Galleywood, and a Wangoom. His countless other wins include seven Grand National Hurdles. Laff’s Bar: Situated in the Woodford Lounge, this bar is named in honour of Warrnambool’s greatest trainer, Kevin Joseph Lafferty (1912-1987). Lafferty’s hundreds of wins include five Brierlys, three Grand Annuals, two Warrnambool Cups and a Wangoom. Lindsay Lounge: William Lindsay of ‘The Union’, Woolsthorpe, served as chairman of the WRC for a record 34 years, from 1902 until his death on 14 August 1934. Mantrap/Mantrap Bar: The Mantrap is the first fence after the field turns left upon reentering the racecourse reserve on the first lap in the Grand Annual. It was originally a parapet and ditch, and probably got its name because it was a very formidable obstacle. It is now jumped only in the Annual following changes to the steeplechase course around 1970, which see steeplechases finish in an anti-clockwise direction. Moloney Room: Jerry Moloney (1883-1963) was a leading trainer, based in Warrnambool, for several decades - winning two Grand Annuals, two Warrnambool Cups and three Brierlys. Jerry’s son Jim (19242015), an Australian Racing Hall of Fame member, started his
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