Sextet Enter Derby Picture

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Six 3-year-olds have been entered–at a cost of £9,000 apiece–at the second entry stage in the £1.5-million 1 1/2-mile G1 Investec Derby on June 2, Epsom Downs Racecourse announced on Wednesday. Among the sextet is G3 Acomb S. hero and Tim Easterby-trained Wells Farhh Go (Ire) (Farhh {GB}) who represents S A Heley & Partner; the Al Shaqab Racing duo of impressive nine-length winner Rabdan (GB) (Frankel {GB}) for Andre Fabre and the winning Fajjaj (Ire) (Dawn Approach {Ire}), for Hugo Palmer; fellow Palmer two-time scorer White Mocha (Lope de Vega {Ire}) for Dr. Ali Ridha; the once-raced Bedouin’s Story (GB) (Farhh {GB}), who is aiming to give Godolphin and trainer Saeed bin Suroor a first Derby victory; and the unraced Miles Christianus (Ire) (The Carbon Unit) for Thistle Bloodstock. The total entries for the Derby now sit at 135.

“Some interesting colts have been added to the Investec Derby at the second entry stage, including Rabdan, who Unibet have introduced into their Investec Derby betting at 25-1, the joint-eighth favourite,” said Unibet’s Head of Racing Communications Ed Nicholson. “Andre Fabre’s Frankel colt impressed us recently at Saint-Cloud and it will be interesting to see where the master trainer goes with him next. That race was just a maiden, but Rabdan did it in great style and showed the mile and a half will not be an issue for him come the first weekend of June.”

A horse can still secure a berth in the Investec Derby if they win the Listed Investec Blue Riband Trial over 10 furlongs at Epsom on Apr. 25. There is also a final entry stage, the five-day confirmation stage on Monday, May 28, where a horse can be supplemented for £85,000.

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