London, June 13.
Ascot will have lost much of its glamour when the meeting opens today with the absence of the King and Queen, which is all the more regrettable because His Majesty will have six horses running, one of which, Great Truth, is a likely winner of the Queen Mary Stakes today, Although the course was artificially watered during the week-end, rain also helped to make the going perfect. There is a great French bid to win the valuable prizes.
Twelve horses are being sent over, including a champion sprinter, Mac-Kann, which is running in the Queen Anne Stakes, and a champion stayer. Pretender, which is running in the Queen Alexandra Stakes.
Race-goers are disappointed that the winner of the Derby, Blue Peter, is not running, and also the promised meeting between the best four-year-olds of respective sexes, Scottish Union and Rockfel. in the Gold Cup. not materializing, as the filly Rockfel is not running A real gamble is anticipated over the French-bred Quartier Maitre, ridden by Cliff Richards, although his brother, Gordon Richards' mount.
Convert, is a strong tip to win the race for the second year in succession The following is the call-over for the Royal Hunt Cup, which will be run here tomorrow, over a distance of seven furlongs and 155 yards:—
6/1 Quartier Maitre offered, 7/1 taken 100/9 Caerloptic and Zaimis offered 100/8 Buckwood offered 100/0 Domaha offered, 109/7 taken Convert offered, 100/6 taken Suez, Zoltan ahd Mormond Hill offered Port Marnock taken and offeree Lovely Woman offered Galsonia offered. 25/1 taken Flying Star and Greenwich offered Probable Starters The following are the probable starters, with their jockeys:
Port Marnock (Beasley); Caerloptic (Beary); Mormond chili ' (Carsiake): Convert (Gordon Richards): Domaha (Elliot): Greenwich (Perryman); Neuvy (Smirke): The Hour (E. Smith); Buck-wood (Lowrey): Flying Star (Nevett) Zaimis (Harry Wragg): Musson (Breies): Allegiance (Herbert); Galsonia Richards): " Squadron Castle mitchell): Lovely Woman (Littlewood) True Malo (Roberts): Ajar (Carr)
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