Chris Cook's reaction from Epsom
Race report
That’s the final race of the day over. Thanks for your company, and congratulations to all of you who had money on Anthony Van Dyck. You can read more about the race on our racing page on the site later.
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Derby-winning jockey gets two-day ban
Derby-winning jockey Seamie Heffernan has been suspended for two days for careless riding for making a manoeuvre to his left aboard Anthony Van Dyck in the Classic, causing Circus Maximus to be taken off its intended line.
— Racing Post (@RacingPost) June 1, 2019
Investec Asset Management Handicap (5.50pm) result
1 Watchable (Oisin Murphy) 8-1
2 Lake Volta (J Fanning) 4-1 Jt Fav
3 Squats (Jason Watson) 16-1
14 ran
Also: 4-1 Jt Fav Spanish City, 9-2 Reputation 4th
Non Runners: 11,13,14
Investec Out Of The Ordinary Handicap (5.15pm) result
1 Soto Sizzler (J Quinn) 9-2
2 Byron Flyer (James Doyle) 25-1
3 Eddystone Rock (Kieren Fox) 14-1
11 ran
Reports on those horses that disappointed (mostly the ones not trained in Ireland) are coming in.
R5 @EpsomRacecourse: The performance of TELECASTER, which finished unplaced, was considered. Hughie Morrison's explanation that the colt ran flat was noted.
— BHA Stewards (@BHAStewards) June 1, 2019
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Media news
ITV had more presenters (14) than there were runners in The Derby (13) @EpsomRacecourse #itvracing
— Richard Gibbons (@RichardGibbons_) June 1, 2019
How about this for a snap of the dramatic Derby finish
How about this for a pic @EpsomRacecourse @edward_whitaker @mjyharris @FrancescaJane_x @Rupertbell
— ednicholson (@EdNicholson68) June 1, 2019
Taken by my @UnibetRacing guest @laurawootton at the Winning Post hospitality area 100m from the post!
Fantastic pic Laura! pic.twitter.com/JKOrPnMMtn
Here’s the quick report on a dramatic Derby from Chris Cook at Epsom
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Van Dyck equals Derby record for O'Brien
Anthony Van Dyck won the Derby for Aidan O’Brien and Seamie Heffernan. In a race that lived up to all its billing, the Aidan O’Brien-trained Anthony Van Dyck got up in a pulsating finish. Ridden by Seamie Heffernan, the Lingfield Derby Trial winner powered down the inside to score at 13-2, after a number of horses held chances deep inside the final furlong.
Madhmoon put up a tremendous performance in second for veteran trainer Kevin Prendergast, with Anthony Van Dyck’s stablemate Japan in third. Another Ballydoyle runner, Broome, was fourth. The triumph was a joint-record seventh in the premier Classic for O’Brien.
Heffernan said: “I was following Ryan, who I thought was the biggest danger. It was a big ask for Sir Dragonet on his just his third run, but mine had danced
every dance.” PA
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Anthony Van Dyck creates history for trainer Aidan O’Brien with his seventh winner, equalling the Derby record. We are still waiting for the full result ...
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The Derby (4.30pm) result
1 Anthony Van Dyck (J A Heffernan) 13-2
2 Madhmoon (C D Hayes) 10-1
3 Japan (W M Lordan) 20-1
13 ran
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The Derby (4.30pm)
And they’re off ... Broome slow but Telecaster is out boldly ... in the early stages Sovereign leads from Norway and Telecaster ... Circus Maximus is prominent and Line Of Duty is fifth ... Broome is making a move out wide ... Madhmoon kicks for home ... Sir Dragonet goes for the line but Anthony Van Dyck wins on the inside with a late run.
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The runners are now behind the stalls and it won’t be long now. A lot will depend on how Telecaster starts from stall two. It’s a poor draw and he will need to get a clean break and be prominent early. We will soon see ...
This just in ... from paddock side ...
‘Telecaster, the second favorite for the Derby, was a little on his toes before the Dante Stakes at York earlier this month, but Hughie Morrison had fitted him with ear plugs in the preliminaries today and so far at least, they seem to be working. Telecaster looked very relaxed in the paddock despite the warm temperatures, as did most of the runners. Norway, who was slightly on his toes, was the only slight negative I could see.’
This was my each-way choice
Madhmoon the coolest and most relaxed of all in the parade ring on a very warm day.
— Emma Berry (@CollingsBerry) June 1, 2019
Telecaster wears earplugs ...
If you’re backing Telecaster you’ll be very interested to know that the horse is wearing earplugs today. There had been plenty of talk about this but an eagle-eyed paddock watcher has just confirmed it is the case. The horse got worked up at York before winning the Dante so connections are trying to ensure he stays calm.
Telecaster is ready to go! pic.twitter.com/mmDbfOgqIZ
— Great British Racing (@GBRacing) June 1, 2019
Telecaster is the Guardian tip ... he looks well for sure.
TELECASTER looks in magnificent order ahead of the Investec Derby 👌🏼 pic.twitter.com/AKCiIgqj5N
— Champions Series (@ChampionsSeries) June 1, 2019
It’s almost like being there. The parade ring ahead of the Derby is one of the best places to be in racing. The anticipation, the atmosphere, the colours ... oh and the horses. Emma Berry is helping us out with a glimpse of five of the seven Aidan O’Brien horses...
Five of the Ballydoyle seven in the parade ring for the Derby, Sir Dragonet fifth. pic.twitter.com/x9kB9SYhXi
— Emma Berry (@CollingsBerry) June 1, 2019
The Derby (4.30pm) betting
- 11-4 Sir Dragonet
- 5-1 Telecaster
- 6-1 Broome
- 8-1 Anthony Van Dyck
- 9-1 Bangkok
- 9-1 Madhmoon
- 10-1 Circus Maximus
- 22-1 Japan
- 33-1 Norway
- 33-1 Line of Duty
- 100-1 Sovereign
- 250-1 Hiroshima
- Full betting changes here
The Derby (4.30pm) preview
Having coughed up £85,000 for a place in the Derby, connections of Telecaster (4.30) were surely hoping for better accommodation than stall two, from which no Derby winner has emerged since starting stalls were introduced half a century ago. But that may prove only an inconvenience on his way to proving himself the best of these colts.
While his background is not that of a conventional Derby winner, from a stable that rarely competes at the highest level and unraced until March, his performance in winning the Dante was thoroughly convincing. He broke alertly, ran fast enough to secure a handy position and then settled before finishing more strongly than a classy rival in Too Darn Hot. He will have to follow a very similar pattern and his draw is no help but at least the likely pace-setter, Sovereign, is only two stalls away in four. If Telecaster can latch on to his tail for the first furlong, the early part of the race may work out quite well for him.
Telecaster’s sire is New Approach, another free-going sort who nonetheless had the stamina to win a Derby, and his dam was also comfortable at this distance. While he has had plenty of racing in a short time, the signs show he is thriving on it and he is surprisingly backable at 5-1.
Sir Dragonet has a better draw but has been a slow starter so far and may not make best use of it. This fast ground is a question mark for him. From the same stable, Anthony Van Dyck is more of a worry, as an experienced colt who impressed at Lingfield. Circus Maximus is also going the right way and Frankie Dettori could help him hit the frame.
Broome and Bangkok are both professional types and unbeaten this year but they have not yet shown the necessary quality. Japan and Line Of Duty were well beaten in the Dante and may struggle to turn that form around just a fortnight later.
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There’s been a bit of chat in the press room and online to the effect that connections of Sir Dragonet might withdraw the Derby favourite over concerns that today’s ground could be uncomfortably fast for him. But these rumours have proved to be nothing more than what Damon Runyon would call phonus balonus.
I have just witnessed the Ballydoyle huddle in the weighing room and there were the expected seven jockeys grouped around Aidan O’Brien for the master trainer’s pre-Derby briefing, just before jocks went out to ride in the Dash. Aidan spent three or four minutes addressing the group, then six of them wandered back into the changing room while the trainer spent another two minutes talking to Ryan Moore. Evidently Aidan managed to set his jockey at his ease, as Ryan had a good laugh at something that was said. Maybe O’Brien told him about those rumours ...
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Investec Dash Handicap (3.45pm) result
1 Ornate (Phil Dennis) 33-1
2 Dark Shot (P Mathers) 14-1
3 Blue De Vega (M Dwyer) 25-1
4 Eeh Bah Gum (Jamie Gormley) 9-1
19 ran
Also: 7-2 Fav Hathiq
Non Runner: 2
Investec Dash Handicap (3.45pm)
And they’re off ... Just Glamorous quickly away ... Ornate now leads ... and held all challengers, including Dark Shot and Blue De Vega.
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Back to the picture desk selections from the Derbys of the past and this is one of the best finds. When the lampshade hats first appeared on the fashion catwalk in the early 90s I did opine that this was the last thing we would ever see on the street. But they did appear at race meetings – at Royal Ascot, and at Epsom, including here at the 1991 Derby.
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Investec Dash Handicap (3.45pm) betting
- 7-2 Hathiq
- 15-2 Muthmir
- 8-1 Duke Of Firenze
- 9-1 Copper Knight
- 10-1 Eeh Bah Gum
- Full odds here
Richard Hannon celebrated his 1,000th career winner after Anna Nerium came from last to first to go one place better than 12 months ago in the Princess Elizabeth Stakes at Epsom.
Having found only Awesometank too strong last time out, the Dubawi filly turned the tables on her most recent conqueror to claim the third Group Three victory of her career in the extended mile prize. Anchored at the rear of the field earl on, the 9-2 shot swooped down the outside of her rivals before moving past eventual runner-up Awesometank inside the final furlong, going on to score by a length and a quarter.
Hannon said: “It is lovely to get the milestone in a significant race - 1,000 winners is a lot of winners. She is a very good filly and was unlucky in this last year. I thought when they went very quick, ‘lovely’, as she was very unlucky in this race last year. There is a perception she has to have soft ground to win, but she doesn’t need it. She can do it on this ground. I’m not sure she loved the track, but she dealt with it.
“We will sit and talk to [the owner] and see what she wants to do, but you would like to think she could go close in a Rothschild, where they might get soft ground. Ascot is not out of the question yet.” PA
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Investec 'Dash' Handicap (3.45pm) preview
Caspian Prince is trying to win the Dash for the fourth time and for a fourth different trainer, though it could be that his draw in stall 10 is no help, as it has seemed preferable to be drawn to one side or the other. Duke Of Firenze, another 10-year-old, comes here in fine form and has an excellent draw in 19. But it will be hard for them all to hold off Hathiq, who carries just a 4lb penalty for his Curragh success on Sunday. Very lightly raced until this year, this half-brother to a Guineas runner-up is now making hay from his low rating.
Diomed Stakes (3.10pm) result
1 Zaaki (R L Moore) 11-8 Fav
2 Oh This Is Us (Tom Marquand) 8-1
3 Chief Ironside (Jason Watson) 16-1
6 ran
Diomed Stakes (3.10pm)
And they’re off ... Zaaki slowly away and Bye Bye Hong Kong has an early lead ... Chief Ironside and Mordin are close behind ... On the turn for home and Chief Ironside takes the lead ... Zaaki and Oh This Is Us come late with Zaaki quickening up the best to win.
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Legend has it that gypsy fortune-tellers write the name of their prediction for Derby success in chalk on a wishing well outside the Amato pub in Epsom before the iconic race. It could be another good omen for the Balding team, as this year’s selection is Bangkok. PA
Will the Epsom wishing well at the Amato Inn be correct this year?
— Francis Keogh (@HonestFrank) June 1, 2019
The name chalked down as the Derby winner is ... pic.twitter.com/GduHxknEag
Diomed Stakes (3.10pm) betting
- 13-8 Zaaki
- 15-8 Bye Bye Hong Kong
- 5-1 Mordin
- Full betting here.
Diomed Stakes (3.10pm) preview
This Diomed Stakes could provide an early thrill for the King Power connections, to be represented by Bangkok in the big race. They have the improving Bye Bye Hong Kong in this with an obvious chance, getting the weight-for-age allowance from all his rivals. He was convincing against Oh This Is Us at Windsor last time and his front-running style may play better here than Zaaki’s strong finishing.
Princess Elizabeth Stakes (2.35pm) result
1 Anna Nerium (Tom Marquand) 9-2
2 Awesometank (James Doyle) 3-1
3 Veracious (R L Moore) 2-1 Fav
8 ran
Princess Elizabeth Stakes (2.35pm)
And they’re off ... Akvavera has an early lead ... Awesometank and Nyaleti are close up ... Anna Nerium is last ... The leader kicks for home ... Awesometank takes it up but Anna Nerium from last and challenging hard ... and gets there.
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Princess Elizabeth Stakes (2.35pm) betting
- 5-2 Veracious
- 7-2 Awesometank
- 5-1 Anna Nerium
- Full betting here
Investec Private Banking Handicap (2.00pm) result
1 Le Don De Vie (M Dwyer) 5-1
2 The Trader (S De Sousa) 7-2 Fav
3 Alkaamel (C D Hayes) 6-1
9 ran
Going change ...
My colleague Greg Wood reports that the going is now ‘Good to Firm’ all round.
Good to Firm all round @EpsomRacecourse after Race 1.
— Andrew Cooper (@ACooperClerk) June 1, 2019
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Lester's not giving much away!
This Racenews report reveals how Old Stone Face still doesn’t give much away – look at his tips at the end of the item! The statue is actuall a good likeness methinks.
‘The Queen was at Epsom for all nine of Lester Piggott’s Derby victories, and in 1957 he rode her own Carrozza to Oaks success. The statue, located by the winners’ enclosure, met with Piggott’s approval. ”I think it has been a great idea, it’s marvellous, I am honoured,” said Piggott, whose family and friends were all on hand to watch the occasion. “I had seen the statue before today and it is very good. The Queen also seems in great form.” In today’s Derby, Piggott has gone for the Aidan O’Brien-trained pair of Broome and Sir Dragonet.’
Princess Elizabeth Stakes (2.35pm) preview
The key bit of form here looks like being a Listed contest at Goodwood four weeks ago, in which Awesometank held on by a head from the strong-finishing Anna Nerium. It’s tempting to give the runner-up a chance to turn that around over this slightly longer trip but Awesometank is a very likeable filly with a high strike-rate who may be sharper again for that seasonal reappearance. The fitting of cheekpieces will not hurt and nor will James Doyle’s presence in the saddle. Veracious beat the selection last year but disappointed last month and the fitting of a tongue tie is disconcerting.
Balding starts Derby day with winner
Andrew Balding, trainer of leading Derby hope Bangkok, got his day off to a cracking start as Le Don De Vie won the opening Investec Private Banking Handicap. The 5-1 shot was partnered by Martin Dwyer, who rode Sir Percy to win the Derby in 2006. He told ITV Racing: “There’s no better place to be in the world than Epsom on Derby day. It’s quick and it’s nice (ground) - there’s no jar.” PA
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Investec Private Banking Handicap (2.00pm)
And they’re off ... Nayef Road is pushed along early and Le Don De Vie leads after a furlong ... with Nayef Road pulling hard ... Alkaamel is last on the way to Tattenham Corner ... The Trader closes and makes his move ... The Trader is challenging the long-time leader ... but Le Don De Vie has gone clear for an easy win.
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While the eyes of most in racing are on Epsom, some bookies may have just lost a few quid on the opener at Musselburgh. The John Ryan-trained Bill Neigh won cosily at odds of 7-1, down from the 20-1 on offer when betting began. The trainer’s record with two-year-old newcomers was 2/71 over the past nine years but the market’s confidence in this one was not misplaced.
Intriguingly, Ryan and the owner Gerry McGladery had four other entrants at Musselburgh today, though two became non-runners last night. They still have Battle Of Waterloo (2.50) and Needs To Be Seen (5.30). Battle Of Waterloo’s price dropped from 14-1 all the way down to 4-1 with one firm but he is now back out to a general 10-1. Needs To Be Seen has been steady at about 6-1. Ryan has the rank outsider, Hiroshima, in today’s Derby. The colt appears to be attracting no interest at 300-1.
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The going has changed to Good to Firm on the straight five-furlong course and Good on the Derby course following a dry night and three millimetres of watering. Andrew Cooper, clerk of the course at Epsom Downs, said at 11.30am after walking the courses twice this morning: “It is Good ground from the mile and a half start to the bottom of the hill, while it is on the faster side of good up the home straight. I would say the top side of the home straight is Good to Firm. The temperature is about 23 degrees Celsius now and it is going to get hotter - up to 26 or 27 degrees Celsius. The courses will dry, as was shown yesterday on a much cooler and less sunny day.
“I am thinking that by the time the Investec Derby is off at 4.30pm, I am anticipating Good to Firm ground, but hopefully a decent, safe Good to Firm. We will update with any changes to the official going descriptions through the afternoon.
“I walked much of the course yesterday evening after racing and it was almost Good to Firm. The question was then how much water do we put on rather than do we water. We put on three millimetres from the mile and a half start to the six-furlong pole; left the next two furlongs, which is down the hill into the home straight which had been watered earlier in the week and we put three millimetres on the home straight down to the crossing on the pulling up area just by the Rubbing House pub.
“We started watering about 6.30pm yesterday and the team finished around 12.30am. Those same guys were in about 4.30am this morning. It is great credit and thanks to them. There were four guys involved in the watering - the two main ones were Craig Williamson, who is the Regional Estates Manager, and Chris Youngs, the Deputy Estates Manager, who is based here at Epsom all the time. We have six full-time groundstaff.”
Investec Private Banking Handicap (2.00pm) betting
- 3-1 The Trader
- 11-2 Politicise
- 11-2 Nayef Road
- 6-1 Le Don De Vie
- Full prices here.
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Just a few miles from the Epsom hury burly, Kieran Shoemark will make a low-key return to action tonight in a £3,000 maiden race at Lingfield. The jockey has served a six-month ban for a cocaine positive and spoke impressively, a couple of months ago, about his efforts to leave his addiction behind. I wish him well for his comeback aboard Heroic in the 8.15pm race, in which his mount is expected to start favourite.
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Investec Private Banking Handicap (2.00pm) preview
A quality juvenile last year, Victory Command was repeatedly disappointing this season until his staying-on third place in the Silver Bowl last weekend. Mark Johnston’s colt looks ready for this step up in distance and is now quite attractively weighted, down 10lb from his peak rating.
Did you travel by train to the Derby today? I have numerous times and, you won’t be surprised to hear given the mess on Network Rail this week, there have been issues. If you’re travelling to Royal Ascot later this month you’ll already know that there is a rail strike planned for that week. Help isat hand. Zeelo, the on-demand coach service, are running a fleet to the track each day. Tickets are sent straight to user’s phones and passengers will travel in an executive coach with leather seats, tables, WiFi and toilets. They can also enjoy prosecco on arrival and a selection of breakfast nibbles on board. Tickets for each day are available via the website: return travel starts from just £39.99 for the Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday meets. Saturday’s meet is £49.99 return, with Ladies’ Day priced at £59.99 return. Sounds good value to me and you can click here to find out more. And if you use the code ‘Ascot’ that gives 85% off each of the journeys – so Ladies’ Day from London drops from £59.99 down to just £9 return, etc. And no I’m not getting a backhander. I just hate travelling by train to that meeting and think others ought to know about the alternatives.
It may be an open Derby but the main newspaper tipsters can’t see past the top three in the betting, according to the selection box in the Racing Post which records the collective wisdom of Fleet Street’s racing folk. Seven of the 14 tipsters listed are convinced by the favourite, Sir Dragonet. The others are split between Broome (4) and Telecaster (3).
Even so, Broome is a little weak in the market and is now widely available at 6-1, having been 5s this morning. The main mover so far has been Madhmoon, who was 11-1 overnight but is generally 8-1, with only shards of 9-1 remaining.
Longshot punters appear to be showing interest in John Gosden’s lightly raced Humanitarian, down to 50-1 with most firms, though 66s remains in a place. Oli Bell of ITV fame tells me he fancies it, but denies having been tipped the wink by anyone in the yard; this is the fruit of hours of form study, I’m assured.
The picture desk has been busy finding the best Derby shots of yesteryear, when the race was run on a Wednesday, and I’ll be posting some throughout the day. Prince Monolulu (real name Peter Carl Mackay) is the first. Here’s how Wiki reports his death: ‘The biography of Jeffrey Bernard by Graham Lord relates Prince Monolulu’s death in some detail. It describes how Bernard at the time was working as a horse-racing journalist and visited Monolulu in the Middlesex Hospital to interview him. Bernard had brought with him a box of Black Magic chocolates and offered Monolulu a “strawberry cream”. Monolulu subsequently choked to death on it and Bernard bade him farewell.’
The Queen has arrived at Epsom and she is unveiling a statue of the great Lester Piggott today who has been so central to Derby folklore.
Mirror racing correspondent David Yates just raised the issue again on Racing TV but the suggestion made in some quarters this week about switching the Derby back to a Wednesday (I was there for the last midweek running in 1994 when Erhaab won) is surely a non-starter. The idea was dismissed by Epsom spokesman Jonno Spence, who said: “The fact is that people cannot take the day off work anymore during the week and London would not stop and cease like it used to for a Wednesday Derby. It’s just not going to happen and that was very clear in the numbers that were attending the Derby on a Wednesday.
“Vodafone, the sponsors at the time it was switched, were not interested in a Wednesday Derby. They wanted a Saturday Derby and it is one of the few races now with a solid backer in Investec, who started sponsoring in 2009 and currently have a deal until 2026. Competing for the leisure pound is now far more competitive and it is very competitive sporting wise on a Saturday. But, equally, we would not get the numbers going back to a midweek fixture that we do now.”
The idea has been mooted again this year because of the competing attraction of the Champions League Final involving two British sides and it’s undoubtedly true that the game will have an impact. The firm bookmakers.tv, who monitor betting with all the major bookmakers, have crunched the numbers and report that Champions League is set to generate £65m in wagers, up £15m from previous years, followed by the Derby where £35m is set to be bet with the Anthony Joshua fight not far behind at £25m.
Some are indicating that it’s not as busy at Epsom today. We shall see when the attendance figures and estimates of the numbers on the Hill roll in.
Derby day traffic as quiet as I've ever seen it at 11:30 pic.twitter.com/9SoiSvxjSd
— Geoff Banks (@geoffbanksbet) June 1, 2019
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What you want to know most of all it’s what is going to win the Derby ... here’s our tipster Chris Cook’s horse-by-horse guide to the big-race runners and his in-depth analysis of all the races, including the Derby, on TV today.
Our intrepid reporter Greg Wood is walking the track right now – and you can follow his progress via the Twittersphere.
It is wonderfully peaceful down at the #Derby start. Almost trod on a skylark on my way over here. This is the hill they climb after the start. pic.twitter.com/QShwFrI1ZS
— Greg Wood (@Greg_Wood_) June 1, 2019
Preamble
If we are being honest with ourselves, today’s Investec Derby at Epsom is not even the biggest sporting fixture in the four-hour period between four o’clock and eight. Casual sports fans who tune in to the action will do so very briefly, as an appetiser before the main course in Madrid. It’s just the way it is.
Driving towards the famous track just before 10 this morning, however, it was still possible to sense that something special will be happening on the Surrey downs this afternoon. The fun fair is already in full swing, long lines of cars and streams of people are heading towards the course and from early morning, racegoers had been arriving to pitch marquees around the far side of the track, where they will see only the opening exchanges of today’s race.
That doesn’t matter, though. It’s being here that counts, just as it has for nearly 250 years. Tens of thousands of people are converging on Epsom, just as they did in the days when the only way to get here was on horseback, or Shanks’s Pony. And on a hot June afternoon like the one we have in prospect today, there really is no better place to be.
They can all hope too that they will head home later having backed a winner at a working person’s price. This is one of the more open renewals of the Derby in recent years, with no fewer than five of the 13 runners currently top-priced in single figures, while a couple more – including Circus Maximus, with yesterday’s Oaks-winning jockey Frankie Dettori aboard – are around 12-1. Bearing in mind that we had a 40-1 winner just two years ago who was, like all of Aidan O’Brien’s seven-strong team, bred to improve significantly for today’s test, it is difficult to rule out more than two or three with any confidence.
What is also encouraging, given the doubts about both Sir Dragonet and Telecaster being supplemented just a fortnight or so ago, is that all of the major Derby trial winners will be in today’s field. It is, after all, the race which was designed to find the colt with the ideal blend of speed, stamina, athleticism and courage to cope with this unique course and stamp himself as the leader of his generation and whichever of these horses is led into the winner’s enclosure this evening will have earned that status.
This will also be one of the hottest Derby afternoons for years, and the ground in the home straight is now officially good-to-firm, with the remainder of the track described as good. 3mm of water went onto the Derby course last night but that will scarcely account for the evaporation this morning and by the time of the big race at 4.30, it is fair to assume that it will be good-to-firm all over.
My colleague Chris Cook has tipped Telecaster for the Derby, and all the breaking news and results from the supporting races will be here as the day unfolds and one colt from a generation of many thousands stamps his name into history.
