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News From England Aureole Pinza Derby Favorites By CLIVE GRAHAM London Correspondent Daily Racing Form 1 LONDON England June 5 Two horses dominate this Epsom Derby Aureole and Pinza Aureoles position is largely due to his ownership by Queen Elizabeth while Pinza the 28th mount of Gordon Richards in the race perhaps repre ¬ sents our new knights last opportunity of reaching his lifes am ¬ bition These two colts have never yet raced against each other Aureole by Hyperion out of Angelola by Donatello n can be said by the purists to be bred on slightly more ethical classic lines than Pinza by Chanteur n This Frenchbred sire did not attain his peak as a racehorse until he was five years old His first crop are now aged only four so it is too early to form an opinion on his rank as a sire of classic win ¬ ners nersThis This particular Derby though can well prove his worth for he will also be repre ¬ sented by Chatsworth out of the Nearco mare Netherton Maid Chatsworth owned by Major Lionel Holliday won the Payne Stakes last month over the stiff Newmarket mile and a half course and a recent workout at six furlongs showed him outstriding The Magistrate a really fast fiveyearold by Fair Trial There are unfortunately no means of clocking1 a horse up those Newmarket gallops No one and I mean nobody at all really knows the exact length of the gallops and there are no furlong poles polesThat That is why the 122448 rating gets no reaction from English ears Our trainers still reckon on what they call class Charles Smirke defined that attribute to the writer the other day when we were discus ¬ sing Windsor Lad Mahmoud Bahram Tul yar and other great horses he has known They made their reputation as route horses But said he look at their records they were all fast horses really Windsor Lad would have been unbeatable in his three yearold year at six furlongs He won the Derby though at twelve furlongs and the St Leger at fourteen fourteenThat That amounts perhaps to an argument in favor of Nasrullahs son Nearula now sound again He is certainly the fastest horse in this Epsom Derby setup Trainer Charles Elsey states boldly that this is the best horse which he has ever known per ¬ sonally The pedigree of Nearula on the dams side shouts out loud in the writers ear that this colt strongly opposed fur ¬ long by furlong will not last the Derby distance at full speed The trainer claims of him that he is the English equivalent to Native Dancer What a match in store if they could be brought together togetherPremonition Premonition by Precipitation from a Fair Trial mare is one who will be running through the field toward the finish He carries the writers money across the board and we were gratified to find owner Brigadier Wyatt quite annoyed after we had introduced him last weekend to a man who wanted to give him 392000 for his colt and another 168000 if he wins the Derby All that I want to do in my racing life is to win the Epsom Derby patiently said Premonitions owner adding on a rising note and the only thing you offer me is money The three of us then laughed After all its a nice world when you can try to insult someone by offering him 560000 560000The The French horses at this time of writing do not seem of much account We have this information confirmed by Madame Suzy Volterra Ah this year they steenk Good Brandy by Rocke fella one of Hyperions best English based sires Novarullah by Nasrullah Star of the Forest by Straight Deal and Prince Canarina by Prince Chevalier comprise a bunch of the likeliest outsid ¬ ers in what promises to be a hectic race The writers inclinations lie between Pinza Premonition Chatsworth Aureole and Good Brandy in that ranking rankingPinza Pinza owned by Sir Victor Sassoon was bred by Fred Darling greatest of all Eng EngContinued Continued on Page FortyFiye Graham Reports Continued from Page Fire Firelish lish trainers now retired owing to ill health He received a letter in his hospital a few days ago The signatory wished him a speedy return to fitness adding that if anything were to beat Aureole for the Der ¬ by she hoped it would be Pinza That K Kwould would be a welcome sentiment from any wellwisher Darlings eyes popped with surprise though when he saw the signa ¬ ture Elizabeth R The letter was from the owner of Aureole
