Epsom clerk of course Andrew Cooper predicts good to soft ground for the Classic after heavy rain fails to materialise
The draw for the Derby on Saturday has just been completed and Saxon Warrior, the strong favourite, has been drawn on the inside of the field in stall one. The one box has not supplied the Derby winner so far this century, although it was the berth for the last one in the 20th century – Oath, who gave Sir Henry Cecil his fourth Derby winner in 1999.
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Lingfield Park 1.40 Breakfast 2.10 Blackfyre 2.40 Jackblack 3.10 Hint Of Grey 3.40 Stormingin (nap) 4.10 The Night King 4.40 Red Island 5.10 Renny’s Lady (nb)
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