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EPSOM DERBY CHOICE LONDON England May 19 William Woodwards Perifox remained a firm choice at final odds of 85 to 20 to win the Derby at a callover of the card on that race at the Victoria Club last night All higher rates of odds were eagerly snatched up about the Ameri ¬ canbred colt which promises to go postward a warm favorite at Epsom Downs two weeks hence henceThe The French challenger Le Ksar which carried M E De St Alarys silks to a runaway victory in our first classic the Two Thousand Guineas stakes and after that success momen ¬ tarily became the Derby choice was a drifter in the betting and was finally offered at odds of 9 to 1 with few takers He was replaced by Lord Astors Cash Book as second choice the New ¬ market Stakes winner being in good demand and backed from opening odds of 10 to 1 down to two points lower odds with 8 to 1 the best offering offeringMaj Maj J S Courtaulds Solfo was 10 to 1 Le Grand Due 100 to 8 Goya H 13 to 1 and The Hour 20 to 1
