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AMERICANBRED PERIFOX SON OF GALLANT FOX THE FAVORITE FOREPSOM DERBY LONDON England May 15 Following his very impressive display when winning the Payne Stakes at Newmarket on Thurs ¬ day William Woodwards Americanbred colt Perifox bay colt by Gallant Fox Periwinkle II was established favorite at odds of 9 to 2Jlast night in a callover of the Derby card at the Victoria Club here The premier classic will be run at Epsom on June 2 2ji ji The French owner M E De St Alarys lie Ksar winner of the Two Thousand Guineas and the favorite to win tomorrows renewal of the French Two Thousand Guineas at Longchamps receded to second cpoice having supporters and enquirers at adds of 100 to 16 16Lord Lord Astors Cash Book winner of the Newmarket Stakes on Friday was promoted to the position of third choice at odds of 17 to 2 hopes being expressed that the long jinx that has followed the AngloAmerican sportsmans horses in the principal Epsom classic might now at last be broken Maj J S Courtaulds Solfo which finished third inthe Newmarket Stakes had admirers at odds of 10 to 1 with the Aga Khans Le Grand Due supported at 100 to 9 9Marcel Marcel Boussacs Goya II runnerup in the Two Thousand Guineas was firm at j odds of 13 to 1 while about twice that rate of odds was tendered against the Epsom chances of MidDay Sun which colt fin ¬ ished third in the Guineas 1 Sir Lawrence Philipps The Hour and Wil ¬ liam Murrays Fair Ford were held jointly at odds of 28 to 1 and Sir Victor Sassoons Renardo conqueror of Perifox in the Has ¬ tings Stakes was noticed at 33 to 1 Others enquired for and played were H E Morris Pascal 35 to 1 and Lord Roseberys Full Sail at odds of 40 to 1
