16:30 Epsom Downs

Saturday 1 June 2024

Premier Race Day Text
All13:2514:0014:3515:1015:4516:3017:1517:50

Betfred Derby (Group 1) (British Champions Series)

  • 3YO only  |   Class 1  |   1m 4f 6y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   16 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:32  |   Winning time: 2m 38.32s
1st
Horse silk
4
(1)
3/1f
T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore
Steadied start, held up in rear, improved into rear of mid-division on inside going strongly 8f out, not much room and switched right over 5f out, switched left and good headway over 3f out, quickened to lead just over 2f out, ridden and edged right from over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, comfortably
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¾
1
(6)
9/2
T: J R FanshaweJ: R Havlin
Held up in touch, switched right and improved going strongly over 3f out, went 2nd from 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on op 6/1
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¼
11
(4)
6/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: W M Lordan
Tracked leader, led over 3f out, headed just over 2f out, 3rd and held from over 1f out, kept on final furlong op 5/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ½
7
(14)
25/1
T: Owen BurrowsJ: Jim Crowley
Held up in rear, bumped over 4f out, headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 4th towards finish op 28/1
5th
Horse silk
sh
14
(2)
50/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Tom Marquand
Chased leaders, driven over 3f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out op 40/1
6th
Horse silk
¾
6
(15)
8/1
T: R A TealJ: D McMonagle
Held up in rear, bumped over 4f out, headway over 2f out, never on terms with leaders, no extra final 75 yards op 17/2 tchd 15/2
7th
Horse silk
5
3
(12)
16/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy
Slowly into stride, held up in mid-division, effort over 2f out, never on terms, weakened over 1f out tchd 14/1
8th
Horse silk
2 ¾
2
(11)
6/1
T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick
Broke well, steadied and raced in touch behind leaders, effort over 3f out, no impression from 2f out, weakened over 1f out tchd 13/2
9th
Horse silk
¾
8
(9)
33/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: D P McDonogh
Edged left start, led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
10th
Horse silk
2
15
(13)
100/1
T: Tom CloverJ: James Doyle
Mid-division on outside, outpaced over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out op 125/1 tchd 80/1
11th
Horse silk
4 ¼
10
(3)
39-2
80/1
T: R HughesJ: R Kingscote
Held up towards rear, bumped over 4f out no impression, well beaten final 3f
12th
Horse silk
6
9
(10)
33/1
T: J & T GosdenJ: K Shoemark
Dwelt, held up in rear, driven over 3f out, soon well beaten op 40/1
13th
Horse silk
nk
12
(8)
14/1
T: R M BeckettJ: Rossa Ryan
Carried left start, held up towards rear, outpaced over 4f out, well beaten over 2f out op 12/1
14th
Horse silk
15
5
(7)
33/1
T: A MurrayJ: David Egan
Sweating, chased leaders, driven 4f out, lost place 3f out, well beaten and eased final 2f op 40/1
15th
Horse silk
49
13
(5)
80/1
T: D J S Ffrench DavisJ: S M Levey
Slowly into stride, in touch in mid-division, lost place 5f out, well behind final 3f, tailed off

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
16
(16)
39-2
28/1
T: R HannonJ: P J Dobbs
Stumbled and unseated rider leaving stalls op 25/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.65, £1.80, £2.35EX:£18.20Trifecta:£114.20Tricast:£76.36SF:£13.64Swingers:£4.30, £6.85, £8.35

Forecasts

City Of Troy (3/1), Ambiente Friendly (9/2), Los Angeles (6/1), Ancient Wisdom (6/1), Dancing Gemini (8/1), Macduff (14/1), Bellum Justum (16/1), Deira Mile (25/1), Voyage (28/1), Euphoric (33/1), God's Window (33/1), Dallas Star (33/1), Sayedaty Sadaty (50/1), Kamboo (80/1), Mr Hampstead (80/1), Tabletalk (100/1)

Verdict

Aidan O'Brien might hold the key to this race yet again. While LOS ANGELES was no striking winner of the Leopardstown Derby Trial on his fast-ground reappearance he was nicely on top at the line and looks sure to benefit from the step up to 1½m. He won't be inconvenienced should there be any ease in the going having won a Group 1 on soft at 2 and looks a solid alternative to stablemate City of Troy, who looked outstanding at 2 but bombed out in the 2000 Guineas. Macduff is next on the list.

  1. LOS ANGELES (IRE)
  2. CITY OF TROY (USA)
  3. MACDUFF

Previous Winners

2023
Auguste Rodin
Weight: 9-2  |Age: 3
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £882,408.002nd: £334,540.003rd: £167,426.004th: £83,402.005th: £41,856.006th: £21,006.00

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