He won the 1950 Melbourne Cup carrying 9 stone 5 pounds (59 kg) and set an Australasian record of 3 minutes 19½ seconds.

[4] He was bred by the Bowyer brothers at their Beau Neire Stud, Normanville, South Australia.

Comic Court was by Powerscourt (won Ascot Vale Stakes and sire of 12 stakes-winners for 51 stakes-wins), his dam, Witty Maid was by Anton King.

[3] Powerscourt and Witty Maid were both sold by Jim M. Cummings for total of £150 during World War II, when racing was cancelled in Adelaide.

Witty Maid was a handy race-mare and was an outstanding broodmare that produced five siblings to Comic Court.