Derby favourite
Ela-Mana-Mou, is a clearcut 7 to 1 favourite for the English Derby (2400 m at Epsom on June 6 after his emphatic win at Newmarket on Thursday. Ela-Mana-Mou (11 to 4) ridden by Greville Starkey, beat More Light, the 11 to 10 favourite, by four lengths easing up to win the 1800 m Heath Stakes. It was the Pitcairn colt’s first start this term and bookmakers reacted immediately by clipping his price from 10’s to 7 to 1, a point ahead of the Vincent O’Brien-trained, Gregorian. —London.
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Press, 21 April 1979, Page 20
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89Derby favourite Press, 21 April 1979, Page 20
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