ENGLISH DERBY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16339, 13 May 1927, Page 3

ENGLISH DERBY

CHANCE OF ADAM’S APPLE. LONDON, April 29. Adam’s Apple, winner of the Iwo Thousand Guineas, will probably develop into a strong Derby fancy, though he is unlikely, to monopolise the market. Call ‘Boy, Sir Alfred Butt’s colt, which was the winter favorite and was expected to make 1927 classic turf history, lost a lot of friends by yesterday’s performance. Much attention lias now been transferred to Lord Derby's Sickle, who whs eating up the distance towards the finish, recalling the Derby winder Sansovino at a similar period in bis training. Nevertheless, Sir Alfred Butt’s stable holds that Call Boy was merely beaten for condition. Critics are satisfied that Hot Night and Damon are little more than sprinters, while Apple Cross no longer likes racing. Disposing of rumors that Steve Donoghue is likely to be asked to ride Adam s Apple in the Derby, the owner says: “There is no doubt that Dolioghue would much like to ride my colt, but I have no intention to displace Leach, who rode him yesterday.” , According to Sporting Life, the French three-year-olds so far tried will have to improve tremendously to challenge England’s Derby candidates. One hope is Mon Talisman, a- powerful bay, who as a yearling fetched the record price of 570,000 francs. ’Hie writer thinks we would have heard more of Mr. Cohn’s Conqueror 11. if he were really dangerous, while Mr. Maeomber’s quite ordinary lot includes Beau Swynford, Prime Minister JL, and Bcgent .11.