Suez Crisis Israel had to be included. This was especially the case as many Conservative backbenchers had expected Eden to launch operations against Egypt in the summer, and were disappointed when Eden had instead chosen talks. By the fall of 1956, many Tory backbenchers were starting to grow restive about the government's seeming inability to start military action, and if Eden had continued to put off military action for the winter of 1956–57, it is possible that his government might not have survived. Three months after Egypt's nationalization of the Suez Canal company, a secret meeting took place at Sèvres, outside Paris.
Take Your Place one mile at Doncaster Racecourse. Ridden by Gianfranco Dettori he started at odds of 4/1 in a field headed by the French challenger Earth Spirit (winner of the Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte). Take Your Place overtook his pacemaker St Joles a furlong and a half from the finish but was immediately challenged by Earth Spirit. The pair engaged in what Timeform described as "a tremendous duel" before Take Your Place gained the advantage in the final strides and won by a head. The other French contender Gallapiat took third ahead of Indus Warrior. In 1976, Take Your Place began his season