If mist shrouds the Epsom Downs on Tuesday morning, there will be many hoping Aidan O’Brien http://www.panthersfootballprostore.com/greg-olsen-jersey-for-sale-c-26.html can help dispel it by offering the Breakfast With The Stars event being held there more clarity over the Coolmore empire’s plans for the Derby. O’Brien said at Naas on Sunday that his operation had seven horses on their team for the Derby a week on Saturday. He indicated that Cliffs Of Moher, the winner of Chester’s Dee Stakes, may be team leader but did not spell this out and neither did he give an opinion on the prospects of the other six, beyond repeating a summary of their recent careers. It was not stated how many would be likely to line up for Britain’s premier Classic. The trainer said a final decision on whether the 2,000 Guineas winner, Churchill, goes to Epsom would be taken by the Coolmore partners but said: “It looks like Churchill will go for the Irish Guineas next weekend and Lancaster Bomber could go with him. I presume that is the way he’s going. I’d say it’s very unlikely Churchill will go for the Derby.” O’Brien, who has dominated the Classic trials for colts this spring, went on: “There are seven horses very strongly in the picture at the moment for the Derby. The three Leopardstown horses [Douglas Macarthur, Yucatan and Capri] all progressed from their previous runs; the three Chester Vase horses [Venice Beach, Wings Of Eagles and The Anvil] were very solid, and the Dee Stakes horse [Cliffs Of Moher] was very raw Authentic J.J. Jansen Womens Jersey but impressed Ryan [Moore] by running all the way to the line .” The trainer said that Cliffs Of Moher – at around 4-1 favourite for the Blue Riband and by far the shortest of his colts in the betting – would be given plenty of work during this week. Independently of Ballydoyle, there are likely to be numerous rumours about one or two of the six stablemates flying up the gallops in the coming days, with accompanying odds’ cuts by bookmakers. John Gosden’s Cracksman, a tight second-favourite for the Derby, will be the big draw at Epsom’s breakfast event on Tuesday. Among the other guests will be Hugo Palmer along with his Best Of Days, who won the Group Two Royal Lodge Stakes at Newmarket in September – after which the trainer expressed belief the colt could be a serious Derby contender. The trainer is taking Best Of Days to “get a feel” of the track but warned: “Unfortunately he had a setback earlier this month and it’s now 13 days to go before the Derby. He will need every one of those days.” His colt has proved he handles fast ground but Palmer said that slow ground at the Derby meeting would be tempting. Racing news and tips: Ribchester’s http://www.officialathleticshop.com/authentic-7-walt-weiss-jersey.html Lockinge win a new Godolphin boost Read more Best Of Days is one of a growing number of Derby possibles owned by Godolphin. Dubai Thunder, winner of a Newbury maiden by 10 lengths on Friday, joined the Dante Stakes runner-up, Benbatl, the Lingfield Derby Trial winner, Best Solution, and the Dee Stakes runner-up, Bay Of Poets – plus Permian, the Dante winner who runs for Sheikh Hamdan, a son of Godolphin’s owner, Sheikh Mohammed. William Buick is hoping to ride one of them – but first his appeal must be heard against a five-day suspension that would rule him out of the two-day Epsom meet. The Godolphin rider was hit with the ban after riding Alqamar at York on Friday.
Buick’s appeal to the British Horseracing Authority is to be made by the Professional Jockeys Association. The PJA’s Paul Struthers tweeted: “PJA Official to lodge appeal on behalf of William Buick against five-day suspension Monday morning.” Advertisement At Naas on Sunday, Caravaggio enhanced his already strong claims for the Commonwealth Cup when making an impressive seasonal debut. Unbeaten in four starts as a juvenile, the Aidan O’Brien-trained colt was already ante-post favourite for the Group One for three-year-olds at Royal Ascot – where he Tyler Zeller Authentic Jersey won the Coventry Stakes last year – and hardened to 6-4 from 5-2 with Betfair following this performance. Ridden by Ryan Moore, the 8-15 favourite shot clear in the final furlong to win by four and three-quarter lengths, despite being off the track for 287 days. O’Brien said: “I’ve never seen a quicker horse and that’s why we went this way with him. He’s showed nothing to say he wouldn’t get a mile. We worked him seven furlongs and the petrol gauge never shifted, but I was afraid that he was so quick that it would be the wrong thing to do. It would be no bother to drop back [to five furlongs], you could go as short as you want with him
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