Aidan O’Brien saddles seven in the Derby | Racing Post

By Tom Frary

   Aidan O’Brien will saddle seven of the 13 runners in Saturday’s G1 Investec Derby at Epsom, with the likely favourite and TDN Rising Star Sir Dragonet (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) joined by fellow trial winners Broome (Ire) (Australia {GB}), Anthony Van Dyck (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Circus Maximus (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Sir Dragonet was handed the outside draw in 13, which will be much more favourably received than the one draw given to Saxon Warrior (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) 12 months ago, while Broome is in eight and Anthony Van Dyck in seven. Cape of Good Hope (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) is off to Chantilly for the following day’s G1 Prix du Jockey Club along with the other significant withdrawal, the Roger Varian-trained G2 Dante S. third Surfman (GB) (Kingman {GB}). The Dante winner Telecaster (GB) (New Approach {Ire}) will break from stall two, while King Power Racing’s G3 Sandown Classic Trial scorer Bangkok (Ire) (Australia {GB}) will emerge from stall 12 as the other leading home-trained protagonist. Godolphin’s Line of Duty (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), fitted with cheekpieces following his disappointing seventh in the Dante, will break from the hoodoo stall one. As expected, Ryan Moore has sided with Sir Dragonet, with Donnacha O’Brien on Broome and Seamie Heffernan on Anthony Van Dyck. Frankie Dettori has received the call-up for the Listed Dee S. scorer Circus Maximus and Jamie Spencer is on the G3 Chester Vase runner-up Norway (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). The dual G1 1000 Guineas-winning rider Wayne Lordan has the leg up on last year’s G2 Beresford S. winner Japan (GB) (Galileo {Ire}).

Saturday, Epsom, Britain, post time: 4.30 p.m. INVESTEC DERBY S.-G1, £1,623,900, 3yo, c/f, 12f 6yT

SC  PP  HORSE  SIRE  JOCKEY  TRAINER  WT

1 10 Anthony Van Dyck (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Heffernan A O’Brien 126
2 8 Bangkok (Ire) Australia (GB) de Sousa Balding 126
3 4 Broome (Ire) Australia (GB) D O’Brien A O’Brien 126
4 9 Circus Maximus (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Dettori A O’Brien 126
5 12 Hiroshima (GB) Nathaniel (Ire) B Doyle J Ryan 126
6 2 Humanitarian Noble Mission (GB) Havlin Gosden 126
7 11 Japan (GB) Galileo (Ire) Lordan A O’Brien 126
8 13 Line of Duty (Ire) Galileo (Ire) J Doyle C Appleby 126
9 7 Madhmoon (Ire) Dawn Approach (Ire) Hayes K Prendergast 126
10 5 Norway (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Spencer A O’Brien 126
11 3 Sir Dragonet (Ire) Camelot (GB) Moore A O’Brien 126
12 6 Sovereign (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Beggy A O’Brien 126
13 1 Telecaster (GB) New Approach (Ire) Murphy Morrison 126

fonte : TDN