Bahram was not a great success as a stallion but did sire Big Game and the Coronation Cup winner Persian Gulf before being exported to the United States in 1941.
[4] Wartime austerity also meant that prize money was reduced: Turkhan's St Leger was worth £980 compared to the £10,465 earned by Scottish Union in 1939.
In July he started 11/8 favourite for the Ham Produce Stakes but was caught in the final strides and beaten by Lord Rosebery's colt Hippius.
[9] Later that year he contested the Middle Park Stakes and finished unplaced behind Djebel, Aly Khan's Tant Mieux and Godiva.
In the spring of 1940, by which time the colt had been returned to the ownership of the Aga Khan, Turkhan finished third behind Tant Mieux and Hippius in the Derby Trial Stakes, run at Hurst Park.
[13] Only six horses contested the race and Turkhan, ridden by Gordon Richards started at odds of 4/1 behind his more fancied stablemate Stardust with Hippius, winner of the Champion Stakes being the other major contender.
[8] In their book A Century of Champions, based on a modified version of the Timeform system, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Turkhan an "inferior" winner of the St Leger.