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19 stand their ground for Saturday’s classic at Epsom
Ballydoyle have left six horses in contention for Saturday’s Derby (Gr 1, 1m4f) at Epsom. Those runners are dual Group 3 winner Bolshoi Ballet (Galileo) and Beresford Stakes (Gr 2, 1m) winner High Definition while Aidan O’Brien could also be represented by Sir Lamorak (Camelot), Kyprios (Galileo), The Mediterranean (Galileo) and Criterium International (Gr 1, 1600m) winner Van Gogh (American Pharoah) with the latter also holding an entry in Sunday’s Prix du Jockey Club (Gr 1, 2100m) at Chantilly on Sunday.
Bolshoi Ballet remains the short-priced favourite for Saturday’s race ahead of High Definition while the Ed Dunlop-trained John Leeper (Frankel) - a daughter of Snow Fairy (Intikhab) - is next in the line of betting and will look to keep his unbeaten record as a three-year-old intact.
