Investec Derby: Sixteen declared for Epsom Derby – full runners and riders with racecard and odds
A field of sixteen has been declared for Saturday’s Derby at Epsom.
Only Aidan O’Brien’s Armory was missing from the original five-day entries, with Kameko, English King and Mogul all Epsom-bound.
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The O’Brien team have six of the 16 runners – with Mogul and Russian Emperor shortest in the betting of the Irish team.
At the top of the market remained Ed Walker’s English King with Andrew Balding’s 2000 Guineas winner Kameko next in.
William Muir’s Pyledriver will be looking to cause another upset, and Paul and Oliver Cole’s Highland Chief is another Ascot winner now a Derby hopeful.
Balding also runs Khalifa Sat, with Hugo Palmer’s Emissary giving the trainer his first runner in the Derby.
The draw has been cruel to favourite English King, with stall 1 deemed a negative in the Derby. Jockey Frankie Dettori may have his work cut out, but the effect of the inside draw can be over-emphasised.
The horses drawn high – Gold Maze, Mohican Heights, Khalifa Sat and Highland Chief – may be more at a disadvantage once you take a closer look at the stats.