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SPION KOP FOR THE EPSOM DERBY Son of Spearmint Is Heavily Supported After a Recent Victory Spion Kop the latest gossip possibility for Un English Derby and which is also a Grand Prix do Paris eligible bad his first threeyearold trial at Kcmpton Park where he won in smashing style tht Spelthorne Threeyearold Plate of 2500 at a mile and a half He is said to be the best of Mr Gilpins galaxy of threeyearolds threeyearoldsThe The colts performance appearance and breed ¬ ing is thus commented on by Daily Racing Forms English correspondent A goodlooking colt with great depth of heart and powerful wide though rather dropping quarters with much better fore ¬ legs than many of the offspring of Spearmint Spion Kop made a favorable impression He is a rich quality bay with a narrow blaze down his face and four white pasterns It was obvious be could l e made fitter In this race he gave no anxiety He got away well in a field of seven run ¬ ners in which he carried 119 pounds Before the turn he was crossed but coming in the straight lit improved his position and won easily by six lengths at odds of 11 to S on The most that can be said is that be possesses easy action and can stay well Spion Kop tlid all he was asked He raced in blinkers and showed a little trace of waywardness Being a son of Spearmint unless an exception to the rule In is sure to improve Moreover in the scon of breeding there is noth ¬ ing to be desired His dam Hammerkop was a great stayer Slit won 549r5 in stakes including such races as tin Cesarewitcb two and onequarter miles Alexandra Plate Ascot two and threequar ¬ ter miles iu successive years and Great Yorkshire Handicap over the St Leger course at Doncaster She ran second in the Oaks and third three times in the Ascot Gobi Vase two miles Ilainmcrkop is a sister to Sirenia who won the Jubilee Handi ¬ cap with IIS pounds She bred Siberia 49000 and Elect ni a winner of 42255 and dam of Orpheus Llangibby was a halfbrother to Ham ¬ merkop which was by Gallinule Concussion bj Reverberation Astwith a halfsister to Moorhen the dam of Gallinule
