Joseph O’Brien takes on his father’s Epsom Derby hero with older horse Al Riffa at Sandown
City Of Troy set to start at cramped odds for what shapes as straightforward Eclipse taskLuke Comer weighing up options after failed appeal against three-year suspension of trainer’s licence
Aidan O’Brien’s Derby hero start the shortest-priced favourite for Sandown’s historic highlight in more than half a century. Photograph: Damien Eagers/PA Rarely has racing’s “Blue Riband” been won by a colt still giving unmistakable signs of relative rawness, none more so than Ryan Moore’s struggle to pull him up past the line.
Al Riffa in action: O’Brien’s son Joseph is pitching his 2022 National Stakes winner Al Riffa into the fray, and he is the only other proven Group One winner in the field. Photograph: Lorraine O'Sullivan/PA Wire Should he live up to his official 124 rating – at least 11lb clear of everything else – then winning this should be a straightforward exercise.
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