ENGLISH RACING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 80, 16 January 1936, Page 2

ENGLISH RACING.

DERBY CANDIDATES. While the French colt Ahjer, who showed some good form in the autumn, is being discussed in connection with the Derby, three English colts have attracted a lot of attention, as likely to be in the classic considerations this season. They are Bala Hissar, Monument, and Boswell, all of whom wound up with attractive performances as two-year-olds. Bala Hissar is owned by the Aga Khan. He is a bay colt, a half-brother to Theft, being by the Swynford horse Blandford from' Voleuse, by Volta from Sun Worship (dam of Solario), by Sundridge from Doctrine, by Ayrshire, from Axiom, by Peter (son of Hermit). Axiom was a half-sister to Bill of Portland, who brought the St. Simon lino into prominence in Australia. Doctrine was the dam of Document, whose son, Ornamentation, is at the stud in New South Wales. Monument is owned! by the Duke of Marlborough. He is a bay colt by the Derby winner Sansovino (also a son of Swynford) from Queen of the Hills, by Tetratema (The Tetrarch— Scotch Gift) from Betty hill, by Sunstar from Ballymany, by the Derby winner Volodyovski, and tracing to Vampire, the dam of Plying Fox. Volodyovski was by Florizel 11. (brother to Persimmon and Diamond Jubilee) from La Reine, by Rosicrucian from Hue and Cry, by Wild Dayrell. Boswell, who carries the colours of the American owner Mr W. Woodward, is by the Son-in-Law horse Bosworth from Flying Gal 11., by Sir Galahad 111. (Teddy —Plucky Liege, by Spearmint), a French-bred horse who has been a great stud success in America. Bosworth ran Trigo to a head in the St. Lefer at Doncaster, and as a four-year-old; he took, the staying honours by winning the Ascot Gold Cup. Boswell had only three raees last season. It/ is expected that he will make up into a three-year-old of real class, and on his, breeding he should not be troubled by any distance. BAHRAM AND ORMONDE. In referring to Bahrain's departure for the Egerton Stud, where he is to do duty this Year, "Audax," wntmg m -Horse and Hound," said: "Thus ends the racing career of tho first unbeaten 'triple crown' hero since Ormonde accomplished this feat 49 years ago. Jo attempt comparisons between horses ot different periods is rather absurd, but I saw them both race, and much as l respect Bahram, if it were possible to put them together and run over the Derby course, I should bet freely on tho son of Bend Or. I am a complete unbeliever in the time test as 011 that Bahram would defeat Ormonde by about a furlong, for he took 2.36 to cover the Epsom mile and a halt, whereas Ormonde's time was 2.45 d-0.