13:30 Epsom Downs

Saturday 3 June 2023

All12:5013:3014:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:05

Betfred Derby (Group 1) (British Champions Series)

  • 3YO only  |   Class 1  |   1m 4f 6y  |   Good to Firm  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:32  |   Winning time: 2m 33.88s
1st
Horse silk
4
(10)
Auguste Rodin
39-2
9/2
T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore
Held up towards rear, good headway out wide tracking leaders over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden and closed 1f out, stayed on best to lead final 100 yards tchd 5/1
2nd
Horse silk
½
7
(4)
King Of Steel
39-2
66/1
T: R VarianJ: K Stott
Wore hood to post, held up in mid-division on inside, smooth headway tracking leaders over 3f out, soon switched right, led over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on well but headed final 100 yards, clear 2nd
3rd
Horse silk
4 ¾
14
(2)
White Birch
39-2
12/1
T: J J MurphyJ: Colin Keane
Edgy loading, slowly into stride and bumped start, held up in rear, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on into modest 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with leading duo
4th
Horse silk
1 ¾
11
(6)
Sprewell
39-2
14/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Shane Foley
Sweating, mid-division, pushed along turning in, headway between horses under pressure over 1f out, went 4th inside final furlong, never any chance with leading duo tchd 12/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
12
(3)
The Foxes
39-2
7/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy
Went left and stumbled start, towards rear, headway out wide edging left on camber inside final 2f, went 3rd soon after, no chance with leading duo, weakened and lost places inside final furlong op 8/1
6th
Horse silk
2 ¼
13
(11)
Waipiro
39-2
25/1
T: E WalkerJ: Tom Marquand
Wore hood to post, slowly into stride, off the pace in last pair, some late minor headway, never remotely on terms op 33/1
7th
Horse silk
nk
3
(8)
Artistic Star
39-2
22/1
T: R M BeckettJ: Rob Hornby
Raced in mid-division until lost place and in last trio 10f out, some late minor headway, never on terms op 18/1 tchd 25/1
8th
Horse silk
sh
1
(14)
Adelaide River
39-2
33/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: Seamie Heffernan
Sweating, tracked leaders out wide, led 10f out, awkward on downhill run, narrowly headed turning in, every chance 3f out, went 2nd again 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd inside final 2f, chased clear leading pair, well held and weakened final furlong op 50/1
9th
Horse silk
½
6
(5)
Dubai Mile
39-2
25/1
T: C JohnstonJ: Daniel Muscutt
Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out op 20/1
10th
Horse silk
1
2
(13)
Arrest
39-2
4/1f
T: J & T GosdenJ: L Dettori
Wore hood to post, sweating, led for 2f, steadied in 3rd over 9f out, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened soon after
11th
Horse silk
4 ¼
10
(12)
San Antonio
39-2
18/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: Wayne Lordan
Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 9f out, led turning in, every chance 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly op 22/1
12th
Horse silk
¾
9
(7)
Passenger
39-2
8/1
T: Sir Michael StouteJ: R Kingscote
Raced keenly, leaders, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened op 7/1
13th
Horse silk
nk
5
(1)
Dear My Friend
39-2
100/1
T: C JohnstonJ: Andrea Atzeni
Slowly into stride, off the pace and always towards rear, never a factor op 125/1 tchd 150/1
14th
Horse silk
6
8
(9)
Military Order
39-2
9/2
T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick
Wore hood to post, well placed in 5th out wide, pushed along 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out, soon behind op 4/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£2.05, £19.20, £4.35EX:£305.90Trifecta:£4,824.90Tricast:£3,316.29SF:£297.06Swingers:£56.30, £16.30, £127.95

Forecasts

Arrest (4/1), Auguste Rodin (9/2), Military Order (9/2), The Foxes (7/1), Passenger (8/1), White Birch (12/1), Sprewell (14/1), San Antonio (18/1), Artistic Star (22/1), Waipiro (25/1), Dubai Mile (25/1), Adelaide River (33/1), King Of Steel (66/1), Dear My Friend (100/1)

Verdict

A wide-open renewal with plenty of progressive and unexposed colts but MILITARY ORDER's win at Lingfield was the most convincing of all the trials, so this brother to 2021 Derby winner Adayar has plenty going for him with his stamina guaranteed. Passenger arguably would have won the Dante at York (on only his second career start) had he not been forced to wait for a gap so he is high on the shortlist along with Chester Vase winner Arrest, who should continue to improve.

  1. MILITARY ORDER (IRE)
  2. PASSENGER (USA)
  3. ARREST (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Desert Crown
Weight: 9-2  |Age: 3
J: R Kingscote  |  T: Sir Michael Stoute
5/2

Prize Money

1st: £885,782.002nd: £335,819.003rd: £168,066.004th: £83,721.005th: £42,016.006th: £21,086.00

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