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were the only trainers on that portion of the Heath, and they 
discussed the relative merits of Ormonde and Minting, each 
trainer thinking his own the better horse. 
Saraband and Ormonde were stabled in Aldcroft's yard, 
off the High Street. There were a few boxes between them. 
Saraband, owned by Mr. (afterwards Sir) Blundell Maple, was 
kept under the closest surveillance. A passage ran the whole 
length of the stable between the outside wall and the boxes, 
and in this, opposite Saraband's box, there was a bed on 
which an attendant slept. Outside there were two watchmen 
on guard. 
Porter, too, looked well after Ormonde, and had a man 
sleeping in the passage. When he was at the stables on the 
Tuesday evening (the day before the race), Mr. Maple, who 
was then racing as " Mr. Childwick," went into the yard and 
inquired for his trainer, Robert Peck. Hearing him calling, 
Porter went out, and they began talking about the Two 
Thousand Guineas. 
The owner of Saraband said his horse had a great chance 
of winning. John casually remarked that he (" Mr. Childwick ") 
was certainly taking great care of the horse. Then, in a chaffing 
sort of way, added, " You take care of him to-night, and 
Ormonde will look after him to-morrow." 
Mr. Maple had engaged Archer to ride Saraband both in 
the Guineas and the Derby, and paid the jockey a big sum down 
for the " claim." As it happened. Saraband did not run in 
the Derby, and Archer was able to ride Ormonde at Epsom, 
but at Newmarket George Barrett rode the son of Bend Or. 
Having regard to what Porter had said to Mat. Dawson 
and Mr . Maple , it follows that he must have looked upon 
Ormonde that day as a very sound 7 to 2 chance. The stable 
started Coracle with a view to his making the pace for Ormonde 
in the early stages of the race. 
Viney, the rider of Coracle, was told to go along as fast 
as he could from the moment the flag fell. He conceived 
