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";s:4:"text";s:27538:"Usually, this is a two-day affair that draws huge crowds but due to the coronavirus pandemic, it’ll be held virtually this year. Was 6.7 at 2pm yesterday pic.twitter.com/nH5h9wpvlT, Here’s the latest details on the horses that won’t line up this afternoon and there’s an important absentee in the big betting handicap of the day with the favourite out of the race, reducing the field to 15 runners, as is the case in the 5.35 too.3.00pm Investec Handicap3 Desert Icon (FR) (Self Certificate, Not Eaten Up) 5.35pm Investec Zebra Handicap5 Buridan (Self Certificate, Sore). The Epsom Derby for 2020 has been postponed, hopefully, we get a rescheduled race at some stage in 2020. My email ‘in-tray’ has been bulging with news about English King since Frankie Dettori was booked to ride the horse. That said, connections did stump up the March 2020 entry fee, when the horse was with his current trainer, to keep him entered in the Derby. A David Elsworth Derby entrant takes the eye, less so when the owners are the powerful King Power Racing. #InvestecDerbyDay @EpsomRacecourse pic.twitter.com/Kh96IX3NMq. He ends this current year with the favorite to win the 2020 staging of the English classic residing at his stables. Thank You Power is unraced so we have no racecourse evidence to go on, just the fact that David Elsworth one of the great dual-purpose trainers of all time has him in his care. Did the leaders go off too quickly and was Hukum’s finishing effort visually upgraded with the 2 in front of him slowing? It may be that connections don’t pitch quite so high early in the horse’s career and we see English King go down the handicap route. Was the winning time fast or slow relative to other Winning times the race was run? By Derby winner Camelot out of the mare Fraulein who was successful over 10-furlongs you expect Thank You Power will require 12-furlongs to show his best. It did not matter quite so much at Ascot a few weeks ago, but in future years, the replay of this year’s Derby will always be immediately identifiable as 2020, thanks to the lack of double-decker buses lining the rail on the inside of the track. Much the same applies to George Scott’s colt Robert Walpole as I’ve said about Cozone. The race is opened up to horses who weren’t entered at the initial yearling entry stage. The 2020 Epsom Derby was the 241st annual running of the Derby horse race and took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 4 July 2020. You can do this for any of the early closing feature races. A race with plenty of storylines, including the potential first Derby success for Ed Walker and Andrew Balding. 10-furlongs as a minimum is likely to be his optimum. A See The Stars colt with a dosage index of 1.21 and CD of 0.25 he’s going to be even better once he goes up in trip. The Derby appears set to stay at Epsom this year, assuming that horse racing is allowed to resume at some point, following a vote by local officials on Tuesday evening. I suspect a maiden race will be a formality for Jacksonian. A winner over 10-furlongs as a 2-year-old. The 2020 Investec Derby: Runner-by-runner guide to the 16 contenders By Andy Stephens @StevoGG Fri 3 Jul 2020 Who wins one of the summer’s great sporting contests at Epsom on Saturday? It was run at 4.55pm in 2020 so more people would have the opportunity to watch the … ): How decisive is the draw in the @Investec Derby?Lester Piggott customarily cut to the chase back in 1988, as told in this anecdote by Steve Mellish! Thank goodness for Racing TV and Lydia Hislop who in her pre-meeting broadcast this morning made the valid point that English King’s draw “is not an advantage but not insurmountable”. A strong pace looks likely in the Derby, since that would seem essential for the chances of Ballydoyle’s two main contenders, Mogul and Russian Emperor. Look back on the action in our rolling report, Sat 4 Jul 2020 18.09 BST With outsiders, who were in second and third place three furlongs out, having gone on to finish in those positions at the line the evidence looks pretty compelling. Getty pic. Lots of good-looking horses in the paddock for this Derby, as you’d expect. Joining the race at this stage costs £9,000. Whether we do or not, has little impact on the theme and aim of this post. 3-1 English King, Kameko, 6-1 Russian Emperor, 7-1 Mogul ... as the runners make their way to the start for the Derby. April Derby Entry Stage The race is opened up to horses who weren’t entered at the initial yearling entry stage. There are about 50 people around the paddock as runners start to parade before the strangest #Derby of them all. Another exciting prospect for Own Burrows, Thumur raced just the once as a 2-year-old finishing 3rd in Kempton maiden won by the Godolphin trained Ya Hayati. Facebook Twitter. Other Epsom Derby betting tips to have on your radar are that 18 of the last 19 Epsom Derby winners ran in the last 5 weeks, while 16 of the last 19 had won a Group race before, while despite having a 25/1 Epsom Derby winner in the race in 2020, a massive 16 of the last 19 successful horses returned 7/1 or shorter in the Epsom Derby betting market. By Golden Horn out of the mare Whazzat who has foaled a couple of decent types, notably the stable’s Group 2 winner James Garfield and last season’s progressive filly Eva Maria. With little to go on, a high number of speculative entries will be made based mainly on a horse’s pedigree. Jockey-turned-pundit Fran Berry on Racing TV also thinks the jockeys behind could have been at fault. Anybody know where they went? B. Curtis. She’s very special, and it’s hard to say you could ever have a better filly than that. On the 2nd occasion, he ran 5th behind the promising. Military March for me on what we’ve seen. The Derby 2021 will be run at 4.30pm on Saturday 5th June at Epsom Downs Racecourse. Timeform weight-adjusted ratings for the 2020 #InvestecDerby 142 Kameko133p Russian Emperor131p English King129p Vatican City128p Highland Chief125p Emissary125 Pyledriver124p Khalifa Sat124p Mogul121 Max Vega120p Mohican Heights120+ Gold Maze118 Mythical pic.twitter.com/kmHwXlVQ3N. The 2020 Epsom Derby (sometimes called the Investec Derby) is a horse-racing event which will begin on July 4. 12.18pm EDT 12:18. Aidan O’Brien has six runners in the Derby and there was plenty of discussion on Racing TV this morning about O’Brien’s comments on team tactics. English King is now only the likely favourite as Walker’s colt has drifted to 4-1 with several firms, just half a point in front of Kameko, while there has also been plenty of money for O’Brien’s Russian Emperor, top-priced at 11-2 to give Seamie Heffernan a second successive win in the Classic. She was working incredibly well. Fancied horses like English King and Kameko were never seen with a chance as the chestnut eased clear and stayed there to score at 25-1, delivering a record-breaking eighth win in the Classic for his trainer Aidan O’Brien. Both were kept in the Derby at the March 2020 supplement stage suggesting either the owners fancy a runner on Derby day or, they have shown connections more than they’ve shown the public as yet. Like a lot of these Kempton maidens, they are contested and often won by well-bred types from the top stables. Chris Cook. We saw what she did in the Guineas, by three or four lengths, and she doubled that today and it’s only her second run of the year. Vintage Rascal is quite an interesting horse for the future though I suspect a lot will depend on the mark he is assigned by the handicapper. They’re off ... Rose Of Kildare and Summer Romance prominent and Onassis at the back ... Summer Romance and Cloak Of Spirits lead into the home straight ... Rose Of Kildare just behind ... they are clear ... and Summer Romance stays on best to win. A profile devoid of solid and professional points would suggest a horse who will thrive where there is a greater emphasis on speed. If not particularly fast that will tell the story!”. At this point, the potential Derby field is significantly reduced in size and you can expect those who remain to have shown form in some of the key trial races, have significant potential or just wealthy owners who want a day out!! In 2018, trainer Charlie Appleby won the Epsom Derby with the Godolphin-owned Masar (pictured). Another exciting prospect for Own Burrows. pic.twitter.com/ZLTakcj2tT. English King stayed in the Derby at the 2nd entry stage in March of this year. But no race or event feeds off its crowd quite like this one, which has been attracting huge gatherings to Epsom for nearly a quarter of a millennium. That leaves me with the 27 horses listed below. What To Expect From The Derby Festival The Epsom Derby Festival is usually run over two days but given the global situation at hand, the Festival will have just one day in 2020. I didn’t see any negatives. Frankly Darling and Love are held up ... the two leaders are well clear for now ... the others ignoring them with Ennistymon heading the pack ... Love moves through smoothly ... Love has got three lengths clear and heads for home for an easy success. There will be no roar to set the runners on their way, no packed grandstand to acclaim the best three-year-old colt (and filly, because it is Oaks day too) of their generation. Confirmation that LOVE ran the fastest Oaks time at Epsom in history by 0.07s or about half a length (past Oaks have sometimes been run at slightly further due to rail movements). (Edward Whitaker/PA via AP) The Associated Press. Gleneagles. UPDATE: The 2020 Derby will be run on Saturday 4th July at Epsom racecourse and behind closed doors. It costs £1,100 to stay in the Derby at this stage. June 28, 2020 Starting on July 3rd, the biggest race of the flat season headlines perhaps the greatest racing festival of the calendar year, the Epsom Derby. The race provoked voices of discontent all around, as bettors, sportsmen and analysts were all left very frustrated. Punters seem more interested in the lightly raced runners here but Summer Romance has claims on the pick of her juvenile form. Their efforts started to tell on the run down the hill towards Tattenham Corner, however, and Love moved smoothly towards the lead in the straight before drawing clear from two furlongs out, as Frankie Dettori launched a futile challenge on Frankly Darling. July 4, 2020. Modern News ran a big race in the Chesham and this return to six furlongs looks like good news for the Godolphin horse. O’Brien suggested the Irish Oaks in a fortnight’s time as a possible target for Love but could also give her a break to freshen up before the Arc. #InvestecDerbyDay @EpsomRacecourse pic.twitter.com/Hx5ufHhhZj. Not one for the A-list, but Cozone is one who I’ll be watching for progress in his next 2 runs as he gets a handicap mark. Shine So Bright would be dangerous at his best but he was a long way short of that when folding tamely at Royal Ascot. Your email address will not be published. Brilliant stuff. All former entries have been cancelled and this year horses will be entered at the standard 5 day declaration process. P. Oliver. This looks a great clash between the top two in the betting in the Oaks and Frankly Darling is being supported against the favourite, Love. One note of caution with Jacksonian, he wasn’t an overly big 2-year-old, it will be interesting to see how he has developed over the winter but he may lack some physical scope. The Eclipse Stakes at Sandown tomorrow is the race of the season so far with favourite Enable scheduled to make her reappearance. There won’t be any cheeky punters slipping in through the gate. As you’d expect from a Derby entrant, he has stamina in his pedigree, in Thank You Power’s case, abundant stamina. Epsom Downs Racecourse is situated on the North Downs in Surrey, just 15 miles from central London. Steven Jewell has been in touch and says: “Surely what we watched was a fiasco by jockeys who all just tried to run their own race and paid no heed to what was happening as it happened? Whether he is a Derby prospect, I’d not be so sure. Serpentine claims surprise Epsom Derby victory for Aidan O'Brien at 25-1. “You never expect to win an Oaks like that,” Moore said. As Vintage Rascal was initially in training with Richard Hannon he would have received his Derby entry before joining Tom Ward. The thought is, from the Epsom Derby entries 2020, can I identify horses of interest from the intention shown by connections in their Derby entry? Going off at odds of 31-1 in U.S. markets, the Aidan O’Brien trainee went straight to the lead under jockey Emmet McNamara in the 1½-mile classic. Very few come in at this stage, usually, it’s a horse that has arrived on the scene after unexpectedly showing up in one of the Derby trials. this son of Montjeu is going to be seen at his best when he steps up to 12-furlongs and possibly further. From posing these questions and using the ‘smaller stable’ criteria I’ve noted 9 horses of interest from the Epsom Derby entries 2020. Settling out the back, his finishing position wasn’t helped by the pace visibly slowing turning into the home stretch and he was shuffled back with most of the field in front of him. The going at Epsom is GOOD with a Going Stick reading of 6.8 at 9am today. An early entry in the Derby could be fairly insignificant, or if a horse remains entered at the latter stages of much greater significance. The first race here is at 1.50pm, the Oaks is off at 3.40pm and the Derby itself at 4.55pm, when there will hopefully be an audience of millions to make up for the lack of punters at the track. Pinatubo is 13-2 to win at Epsom next year, having ended … All former entries have been cancelled and this year horses will be entered at the standard 5 day declaration process. They’re off ... English King went left out of the stalls from his draw ... Kameko races freely ... as they settle down it’s Serpentine leading from Khalifa Sat ... Max Vega is there with Kameko in fifth ... Serpentine has a long lead ... and is not stopping. Serpentine has made all the running to win the Derby, just a week after recording the first victory of his career. The final entry stage is on the Monday of Derby week when owners have to shell out a further £2,800 to have their horses entry confirmed. Amhran Na Bhfiann, who remains a maiden to this day, finished third under William Buick. Khalifa Sat, who was always prominent, stayed on to be second at 50-1, suggesting the steady early pace was to blame for the odd result, along with the beaten jockeys failing to respect the chance of the early leader. They’re off ... Calcutta Cup is slowly away with Inhaler leading ... Mutazawwed is chasing him ... and Modern News and Twaasol now make four in a line ... with Twaasol getting the upper hand and going on to win. Still, narrow preference is for Twaasol, who showed a useful turn of foot to score on his debut at Windsor, when the betting expected little from him. "One of these pacemakers getting away was always going to happen one of these days," says @franmberry. 1 Sky Defender (J Fanning) 22-12 Breath Caught (Harry Bentley) 11-13 Tinandali (Jim Crowley) 10-113 ranAlso: 3-1 Fav Ironclad, 16-1 Data Protection 4thNon Runners: 3,16,6. He could do with another shower or two but Safe Voyage appeals most. Dosage index 3.00, the centre of distribution 0.50. Eddie Fremantle, formerly of this parish where he was the Observer racing correspondent, gave the winner a big up in advance. He’s gone for Russian Emperor. One week after breaking his maiden, Serpentine pulled a massive upset Saturday in the Group 1 Epsom Derby. Horses are entered in the December of their yearling season for £560 (prices listed are current as of 2020 race). The Derby is so open today. Thank You Power – David Elsworth (unraced). I like English King but I think he’s too short on what he’s achieved so far. She’d be a threat for anything.”. Epsom Derby 2020 essentials The Investec Derby 2020 is scheduled for 4.55pm BST on Saturday, July 4. I am a fan of ITV Racing but at times the coverage is crying out for a presenter such as former Timeform and Channel 4 Racing pundit Jim McGrath – someone who has a bet but also recognises the importance of proper, intelligent analysis. The efforts that have been made to ensure that the racing public stays away from Epsom today are impressive. The Kempton race was over 1 mile and there’s even more encouragement when looking at Hukum’s pedigree. Chris Cook’s tips and analysis of today’s card and Classics are here, while you can follow all the news on the going, the betting and everything else Epsom-related here throughout the day. It’s been fun to see some familiar faces for the first time since March but the 20 or so of us seated behind laptops at socially distanced tables are struggling to create much of an atmosphere, to be brutally honest. When I go to the footy I get a programme, when I go to the track I bag a racecard. Ryan Moore settled Love alongside Frankly Darling towards the rear of the field as Passion and Tiempo Vuela set a strong pace, well clear of their six opponents. I’m not looking at horses that are likely to end up having a chance in the big race or even run, just those horses that have been entered and retained an entry at the multiple stages of entry. There is another father-son combination in the race too, as Paul and Oliver Cole jointly send Highland Chief to post, 29 years after Cole snr won with Generous. Our tipster Chris Cook is in great form and has four out of five winners so far. From the 2021 running the race, along with seven other races at the Derby festival, will be … Not sure it fully explains a xourse record, but might contribute to why it was so long lasting? All rights reserved. I’d have him as favourite. This comes at a hefty price, in 2019 two horses were supplemented at £85,000 each, Sir Dragonet and Telecaster. Jockey Emmet McNamara celebrates with Serpentine after winning the Investec Derby at Epsom Racecourse, in Epsom, England, Saturday, July 4, 2020. Emissary is an especially bonny animal, in my view, but I suspect the engine beneath his handsome chassis is not quite so powerful as one or two of the others involved here. He made them in an exclusive interview with Chris Cook in the Guardian earlier this week. @Qatar_Racing’s Kameko in the parade ring ahead of the Derby @EpsomRacecourse pic.twitter.com/FRCyUvNezO, English King#InvestecDerby pic.twitter.com/8r4bAV7bIj. The only thing I can say for certain now is that Love was a brilliant winner of the Oaks. What was most impressive at Kempton was that Laser Show and the eventual 3rd Lord Neidin raced at the head of the field throughout while Hukum raced mid to rear. UPDATE: The 2020 Derby will be run on Saturday 4th July at Epsom racecourse and behind closed doors. Frankie Dettori is not fazed apparently by his tricky draw in stall one on English King. The sectional timing for the race suggests he went a very even pace while building up his lead ad the other jockeys have simply failed to judge that properly and have been caught. One to keep an eye out for when making debut when we’ll get some clues about his ability. 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