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Show BIG RACE WEATHER: DRY AND SUNNY 500,000 pours on the Derby By CLIVE GRAHAM (The Scout) BOOKMAKERS opened up last night on the final Derby call-over at the Victoria Club which resulted in a 500,000 " book "the biggest total sum in one night on any classic race since the war. Eleven horses were backed to win sums varying between 32,000 (Fellermeiad) and 10,000. The 500.000 in bets is not a record. Bock in the 30's there was often a nightly turnover of anything up to 2,000,000 on ihb Autumn Double. But last night's betting, in view of the doubts about Nearula, expresses the tremendous tremen-dous interest being taken in the big race. WHERE IT WENT This is where some of Hie monev went '. Fellermeiad, 32.000 ; Chats-worth, Chats-worth, 27.000 ; Pinza, 25,000 ; Aureole, 18.000 ; Novarullah, 16,000 ; Premonition, Good Brandv, Pink Horse, and Pharel, 12,000 each ; Shikampur and Nearula. 10.000 each. Even now, no one can be bold enough to predict with certainty which horse will start favourite this: nfr.prnoon. Last night thev made Pinza, the Gordon Richards mount, and Aureole, the Queen's colt, joint favourites at 5 to 1 and surprisingly knocked out the original favourite. Nearula. to 22 to 1. One puzzle yesterday was the betting on Nearula. At Epsom races yesterday backers took 7 to 1. from the bookmakers about Nearula's chance. The biggest bet struck was 14.000 to 2,000. But at the call-over the former 31 favourite was pushed out to 221. " No one dare back him until the result of tomorrow morning's gallop is known," a Victoria Club member said last night. |