Broken weather outlook produces uncertainty about ground conditions for Ireland’s premier Classic
Moving the Derby back to a Sunday date for the first time since 2011 was in the pipeline anyway. But a potential big pay-off helped the switch as racing takes place at the Sha Tin racetrack in Hong Kong this Saturday, which would have ruled out the Derby’s inclusion in pool betting there.
It yielded an official attendance of over 23,000 on that occasion, a tally that would be a major result for the rebuilt Curragh this weekend. An official attendance of 11,300 was reported for last year’s race. The Irish Derby has been won by cross-channel based horses, Westover and Hurricane Lane, for the last two years, although international raiders could be scarce on the ground this time.
Tuesday’s acceptance stage is likely to prove informative, although two home contenders set to take on the favourite are White Birch and Sprewell, third and fourth at Epsom respectively.
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