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Ascot Stakes Will

(By WATCHMAN)

In addition to the alteration of the weight-for-age scale of the Gold ̈Cup and the Queen Alexandra Stakes, ab) important change at Ascot this year will be the increase in the distance of the Ascot Stakes.

In The

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 30, 1938

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In the winter it had seemed unlikely would that the Beckhampton stable have a Derby colt, yet one imagines that Fred 'Darling always had hopes of GREAT SUCCESS

Other recent winners engaged in the Pasch, whose success at the first time Great success has again attended race aro Houlichan, the Asuncion filly, of asking may settle the question of

Lavinia May and

Portobello. The Gordon Richards' mount in the Guineas This two-mile handicap in future the policy of allowing the Windsor seven entered by the Aga Khan include and the Derby. Another Derby to be a race of 2% miles, which will Castle Stakes at Ascot to close much the Newmarket winners, Dhoti and trant in the same stable is Mr. J. A. make it the longest handicap in the later than the other two-year-old races

Dewar's Troon, who has not been out Yakimour. country.

HIS BEST

so far this season. The French colt Hitherto this distinction has belongfords an opportunity to two-year-olds of the meeting. The new system af-

Pasch, whose victory in the Coven-Bois Roussel is also to joint the stable. ed to the Goodwood Stakes of two

CLASSICLY BRED! who, though not previously engaged at try Stakes brings him into the reckon-

Lord Astor's claim on G. Richards miles and three furlongs. The Cesare the Royal meetings, have shown good ing for the classic events, is the best witch and the Chester Cup are among form or promise at home during the horse owned by Mr. H. E. Morriss since comes next to that of the patrons of the handicaps of 21⁄4 miles.

Tai Yang, who did not appear in public | Beckhampton. The longest race regularly run in past month or two.

until late in his three-year-old career, Mr. Morriss.bred Pasch from his own England nowadays is the Queen Alex- No fewer than 100 entries have just when he won the Jockey Club Stakes. mare Pasca, who is also the dam of andra Stakes, in which Brown Jack been received for the Windsor Castle He also won the Chippenham Stakes Pascal and is a daughter of Manna, was so wonderful a specialist. Its dis-Stakes. Among them is the Little and left the turf with a brief but un-with whom this owner won the Guineas tance is 2 miles 6 furlongs 75 yards. Flutter colt, twice a winner in the co-defeated record. (Pasch won the Two and Derby. It will be seen, therefore, The Ascot Stakes will now be run over lours of his trainer Peter Thrale, but Thousand Guineas and is favourite for that the winner of the Coventry Stakes the same course as the Gold Cup. now entered by Mr. B. H. Bennett. the Derby.)

is bred in the classic way.

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