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JOCKEY LESTER PIGGOTT Was Wasastride astride Crepello in his 2000 Guineas Guineastriumph triumph Crepello Wins 2000 Guineas By Half Length Over Quorum Latter Leads Pipe of Peace By Head in Thriller Victor Now Strong Derby Favorite FavoriteBy By VERNON MORGAN MORGANReuters Reuters Sports Editor Special to Daily Racing Form FormNEWMARKET NEWMARKET England May 1 Sir Victor Bassoons Crepello who was joint second choice at 7to2 won the 2000 Guineas first English classic of the 1957 season in a dramapacked race here to ¬ day Crepello was immediately installed a 7to2 favorite for the Epsom Derby on June 5 Ridden by Lester Piggott Crepello took the lead close to home toTwin by a half length from the 100to8 chance Quorum Quorum gained the place by a head in a photo finish with the 100to30 favorite Pipe of Peace PeaceBest Best of the three French challengers was Tyrone who like the winner started at 7to2 He finished fourth six lengths back and just ahead of Ralph Beaver Strass burgers Frenchtrained Wayne who was fifth fifthSir Sir Victol who won the 1953 Derby with Pinza was not present today He is vaca ¬ tioning in Nassau but expects to be back in England about a week before the Derby DerbyChevastrid Chevastrid who was one of the two Irish challengers ran into the tapes just before the start threw his jockey and bolted Though coming under the starters orders Chevastrid took no part in the race which was contested by a field of 14 14The The Prophetr Rider Remounts RemountsThe The French colt The Prophet also un ¬ seated his rider before the start but the jockey held on to the reins and remounted remountedCrepello Crepello was drawn badly on the outside of the field and Tyrone made the early running to lead over the furlong with Brioche Eudaemon Earl Marshal and The Prophet following him Brioche and Tyrone disputed the lead for four furlongs when Pipe of Peace and Crepello began making up ground Two furlongs from home in the eightfurlong race Brioche and Tyrone weakened leaving Crepello and Pipe of Peace fighting it out for the lead Crepello went ahead on the rising ground near the finish and Quorum came with a terrific late burst of speed to rob the favorite Pipe of Peace of second place Quorum was rid ¬ den by Alec Russell and Pipe of Peace by Scobie Breasley BreasleyCrepello Crepello was the first 2000 Guineas win ¬ ner for both trainer Noel Murless and jockey Piggott Bellborough finished sixth The Prophet seventh Brioche eighth Earl Marshal ninth Rhythmic Light tenth Eudaemon eleventh Crampon twelfth Du vidal thirteenth and Brendan fourteenth Chevastrid didnt break Balbo and Gaza did not start startI I A leading bookmaker said tonight Cre ¬ pello is going to be one of the shortest priced Derby horses since Tudor Minstrel started at 7to4 in 1947 His price might not be better than 2tol against A wager of 9800 to 2800 was placed on Crepello at Newmarket shortly after the race raceThe The race grossed 44960 with the win ¬ ner receiving 38360 the second horse 4400 third 2200 Crepellos time was 13824 13824Queen Queen Elizabeth attended the race meet ¬ ing and congratulated Murless on the vic ¬ tory toryThe The last race on the card was won by John Hay Whitneys fiveyearold Clear River who started at 20tol and scored by a head in a photo finish with the 11to 2 chance Gladiolus Magic Boy at 9to2 was third a length and onehalf farther back in the field of 13 Clear River by Abernant out of Fairbourne was ridden by Bill Elliott and won a 700 purse for Whit ¬ ney United States ambassador to Great Britain The event was the Bretby Handi ¬ cap at six furlongs
