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Irish 1,000 Guineas Goes To French Filly Pederoba fSpectal to Daily Racing Form THE CURRAGH, County Kildare, Ireland, May 10 Reuters. — Ace Australian jockey Rae Johnstone scored his 29th European classic win when vigorously urging: M. Pierre Wert-heimers French filly, Pederoba, to a twcf-length triumph in the Irish 1,000 Guineas over one mile here today. Pederoba .Djebe— Pedour was led early by her stablcmate, Aga Khans Princess Retta, ridden by Frenchman Roger Poincelet. Pederoba swept past her in the last furlong to win easily " at odds of -4-to-l. Lady Ursula Vernons Mary Davies, 6-to-l chance, beat Princess Retta by half a length for second place in the field of 16. It was Johnstones seventh Irish classic winner. His tally is 11 each in England and France.
