The Derby

[my miss storm cat]

Rooting only, and for 4 ... Crowded House (even though he disappointed me last time), Sea the Stars, Black Bear Island and Rip.

(Oh and good luck to 9YO Desert Lord, who I thought had retired, in the race before...)

Don't think AOB has enough runners here but what do I know...

15:45
13 Run Investec Derby (group 1)
Class 1, £1250000.00 added, 3yo only, £709625.00 penalty 1m 4f 10y
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Form Horse Trainer Age Wgt Jockey
1(1) 14-1 Age Of Aquarius (IRE) A P O'Brien 3 9 0 P J Smullen
2(3) 21-31 Black Bear Island (IRE) A P O'Brien 3 9 0 R L Moore
3(12) 0121-8 Crowded House B J Meehan 3 9 0 J P Spencer
4(5) 4-113 Debussy (IRE) J H M Gosden 3 9 0 J Fortune
5(10) 11-11 Fame And Glory A P O'Brien 3 9 0 J A Heffernan
6(6) 312-3 Gan Amhras (IRE) J S Bolger 3 9 0 K J Manning
7(7) 3541-41 Golden Sword A P O'Brien 3 9 0 C O'Donoghue
8(8) 211-5 Kite Wood (IRE) Saeed Suroor 3 9 0 L Dettori
9(2) 2130-2 Masterofthehorse (IRE) A P O'Brien 3 9 0 R Hughes
10(11) 21-2 Montaff M R Channon 3 9 0 R Hills
11(9) 117-4 Rip Van Winkle (IRE) A P O'Brien 3 9 0 J Murtagh
12(4) 411-1 Sea The Stars (IRE) J M Oxx 3 9 0 M J Kinane
13(13) 21 South Easter (IRE) W J Haggas 3 9 0 N Callan


Betting Forecast: 11/4 Sea The Stars (IRE), 7/2 Fame And Glory, 4/1 Rip Van Winkle (IRE), 7/1 Black Bear Island (IRE), Gan Amhras (IRE), 12/1 Masterofthehorse (IRE), 20/1 Age Of Aquarius (IRE), Crowded House, Kite Wood (IRE), 25/1 Golden Sword, 33/1 South Easter (IRE), 50/1 Montaff, Debussy (IRE)


FORMWATCH
AGE OF AQUARIUS (IRE) 8-11fav (8-12) Soon led, ridden when headed 2f out, hard ridden to lead close home, won at Lingfield 1m 3f 3yo Grp 3 (1) gf in May beating Montaff (8-12) by nk, 5 ran.BLACK BEAR ISLAND (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Held up, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead post, won at York 1m 2f stks (1) gd in May beating Freemantle (9-0) by hd, 10 ran.CROWDED HOUSE 2-1fav (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway on inner over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Black Bear Island (9-0) at York 1m 2f stks (1) gd in May.DEBUSSY (IRE) 11-4 (8-12) Mid-division, raced keenly, headway 2f out, soon chasing leading pair, hung left inside final furlong, no impression towards finish, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Golden Sword (8-12) at Chester 1m 4f 3yo Grp 3 (1) gf in May.FAME AND GLORY 4-7fav (9-4) Raced in moderate 5th, 4th and closed straight, challenged and led over 1f out, quickly clear, swished tail under pressure, stayed on well, impressive, won at Leopardstown 1m 2f 3yo hdl Grd 2 gd in May beating Mourayan (9-1) by 5l, 6 ran.GAN AMHRAS (IRE) 15-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, slightly outpaced over 1f out, carried right inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 15, 2 1/4l behind Sea The Stars (9-0) at Newmarket 1m Grp 1 3yo (1) gf in May.GOLDEN SWORD 25-1 (8-12) Made all, pushed along over 3f out, ridden about 4 lengths clear 2f out, driven out, won at Chester 1m 4f 3yo Grp 3 (1) gf in May beating Masterofthehorse (8-12) by 2l, 8 ran.KITE WOOD (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Led 1f, tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 5th of 10, 2l behind Black Bear Island (9-0) at York 1m 2f stks (1) gd in May.MASTEROFTHEHORSE (IRE) 13-8fav (8-12) Held up in last well off the pace, headway on outside 2f out, soon ridden, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong, too much to do, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Golden Sword (8-12) at Chester 1m 4f 3yo Grp 3 (1) gf in May.MONTAFF 16-1 (8-12) Tracked winner, effort over 2f out, led soon after, ridden when headed close home, 2nd of 5, nk behind Age Of Aquarius (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 3f 3yo Grp 3 (1) gf in May.RIP VAN WINKLE (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Held up mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, soon switching right looking for gaps, kept on well final furlong, running on towards finish, 4th of 15, 2 1/2l behind Sea The Stars (9-0) at Newmarket 1m Grp 1 3yo (1) gf in May.SEA THE STARS (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Soon tracking leaders, pushed along inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, edged right and led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Newmarket 1m Grp 1 3yo (1) gf in May beating Delegator (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 15 ran.SOUTH EASTER (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) Held up behind leaders, ridden along over 2f out, driven and ran on to lead well inside final furlong, held on gainly, won at Chester 1m 2f 3yo Grp 3 (1) gf in May beating Gitano Hernando (8-12) by hd, 7 ran.