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Betfred Derby (Group 1)

Epsom Downs · Saturday, 6 Jun · 14:00 · 1m 4f 6y · Class 1 · TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
15:00
Off time
13
Runners
Soft
Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

🏆 Top pick
BENVENUTO CELLINI (IRE
🥈 Second
#9 · Dr3 · 6.50
🥉 Third
MALTESE CROSS (FR

Betting forecast

14 runners
01 · 🏆
4
3/1
02 · 🥈
4.50
7/2
03 · 🥉
6.50
11/2
8
7/1
10
9/1
10
9/1
13
12/1
08
17
16/1
29
28/1
67
66/1
11
67
66/1
12
81
80/1
101
100/1
101
100/1

Runners

Pos No. Dr Horse Form Jockey / Trainer Age Wgt Best decimal odds
12th 1 11
Action (C)
P
Second (Benvenuto Cellini third) in the Futurity at Doncaster (1m, heavy) on final 2-y-o start. Bounced back from an underwhelming reappearance when 2¾ lengths second of 8 to Item in Dante at York (1…
2-42076 Wayne Lordan
A P O'Brien
3 58.1kg 17
16/1
5th 2 6
Alderman (C)
Progressive form but no match for the highly promising Water To Wine in 11f Newbury maiden on reappearance. Likely capable of even better but he'll need to find a huge chunk of improvement to get com…
73-25 P J Dobbs
R Hannon
3 58.1kg 101
100/1
8th 3 10
Ancient Egypt (C)
Bombed out behind Bow Echo in Royal Lodge at Newmarket on final 2-y-o start but resumed his progression with a smart, strong-galloping effort to win 1¼m listed race back at Newmarket on reappearance.…
117-182 D Egan
C Johnston
3 58.1kg 29
28/1
3 1-27224
A P O'Brien
3 58.1kg
Betfa… 101 Sky B… 101
10th 4 7
A Taste of Glory (C)
Well beaten behind Pierre Bonnard in French Group 1 on final 2-y-o start. Returned to win handicap at Lingfield (1¼m, all-weather) in March but failed to cope with a step back up in class when remote…
410-160 J P Spencer
A M Balding
3 58.1kg 101
100/1
11th 5 2
Balzac (C)
Useful but limitations seemingly exposed when third in Blue Riband here and Derby Trial at Lingfield (beaten 6¾ lengths by Maltese Cross) in recent months.
3-1330 S De Sousa
Jane Chapple-Hyam
3 58.1kg 67
66/1
4th 6 9
Bay Of Brilliance (C)
Looked a smart stayer in the making when easily defying a penalty in 9f Redcar novice (good to soft) last autumn and confirmed those impressions when going down by only a neck to Maltese Cross in Der…
511-240 H Crouch
R M Beckett
3 58.1kg 10
9/1
10th 7 12
Benvenuto Cellini (C) FAV
Impressive 5-length winner of Group 2 at Leopardstown last September. Had stablemate Action ahead of him when third in Futurity on heavy ground at Doncaster on final 2-y-o start but back to looking a…
113-113 R L Moore
A P O'Brien
3 58.1kg 4
3/1
1st 8 5
Christmas Day (C)
Took his form to another level when landing the Ballysax at Leopardstown (1¼m, soft) on reappearance. No more than a respectable 4½ lengths third of 8 to Item in Dante at York (10.3f, good) since but…
11-1312 Ronan Whelan
A P O'Brien
3 58.1kg 8
7/1
8
Causeway (C)
1-11117
A P O'Brien
3 58.1kg
Betfa… 41 Sky B… 41
9th 9 3
Item (C)
Frankel colt who maintained his unbeaten record with a defeat of Action and Christmas Day in Dante at York (10.3f, good) on reappearance, seeing out the longer trip well and leaving the impression 1½…
11-191 Colin Keane
A M Balding
3 58.1kg 6.50
11/2
3rd 10 13
James J Braddock (G)
Big-field Curragh maiden winner last autumn. Only fifth to Christmas Day in the Ballysax at Leopardstown on reappearance but left that behind to edge out Pierre Bonnard and win the Derby Trial there …
21-5136 Dylan Browne McMonagle
J P O'Brien
3 58.1kg 10
9/1
10 28-2312
A P O'Brien
3 58.1kg
Betfa… 101 Sky B… 101
2nd 11 1
Maltese Cross (C)
Son of Sea The Stars who has won all 3 starts since his debut, progressing again to see off Bay of Brilliance by a neck in the Derby Trial at Lingfield (11.6f, good to firm) 28 days ago. Will go on i…
21-1121 Tom Marquand
W J Haggas
3 58.1kg 13
12/1
11 211-111
A P O'Brien
3 58.1kg
Betfa… 34 Sky B… 34
7th 12 8
Pierre Bonnard (C)
Group 1 winner on soft as a 2-y-o. Disappointed in the Ballysax on return but got his career back on track when narrowly denied by James J Braddock in Derby Trial at Leopardstown (1¼m, good) 27 days …
11-7273 C Soumillon
A P O'Brien
3 58.1kg 4.50
7/2
13th 13 4
Poker (C)
P
4,300,000 gns Wootton Bassett colt was beaten 8½ lengths into second by Bay of Brilliance in 9f Redcar novice last autumn. Advanced his form with cheekpieces added (retained) when second in another n…
62-208 Rowan Scott
K R Burke
3 58.1kg 81
80/1
13 111-123
A P O'Brien
3 58.1kg
Sky B… 41 Betfa… 41
6th 14 14
Rebel Rocker (C)
Made a winning start in 1m Kempton maiden last November. Left that bare form behind when 2½ lengths second of 6 to Saxon Street in listed race at this course (1¼m, good) on return in April but anothe…
1-2 Rob Hornby
Faye Bramley
3 58.1kg 67
66/1
16 01-2
A P O'Brien
3 58.1kg
Betfa… 101 Sky B… 101
21 1-13
J & T Gosden
3 58.1kg
Betfa… 67 Sky B… 67
22 15-866
J P O'Brien
3 58.1kg
Sky B… 67 Betfa… 67

Betting forecast: Benvenuto Cellini (3/1), Pierre Bonnard (7/2), Item (11/2), Christmas Day (7/1), James J Braddock (9/1), Bay Of Brilliance (9/1), Maltese Cross (12/1), Action (16/1), Ancient Egypt (28/1), Rebel Rocker (66/1), Balzac (66/1), Poker (80/1), Alderman (100/1), A Taste of Glory (100/1)

Prize money

PositionPrize
P11000000.0 GBP
P2400000.0 GBP
P3200000.0 GBP
P4130000.0 GBP
P580000.0 GBP
P650000.0 GBP
P735000.0 GBP
P830000.0 GBP
P925000.0 GBP
P1020000.0 GBP