World Pool impact set to result in nine-race programme at the Curragh on Irish Derby day

Roger Varian keen to spring ‘dark horse’ Matsuri into Sunday’s €1.25m premier classic

Ryan Moore on Auguste Rodin wins last year's Irish Derby to complete the double, having taken the Epsom crown earlier that summer. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho

The Derby retains its Sunday date this time and the €1.25 million centrepiece of the Curragh’s Classic year will highlight a card expanded to nine races. A handicap has been transferred from Friday’s opening night Derby Festival card with its prize money doubled to €100,000.

Varian, who broke his Curragh classic duck with Eldar Eldarov in last year’s Leger, is keen to see Matsuri make a rapid transition to the highest class. “He would lack a bit of experience on his main rivals and needs to defy that lack of experience by being very good but that’s what we hope he is. We do rate him quite highly.

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