Following on from yesterday's 2,000 and 1,000 Guineas entries, we now have the 2012 Derby entries! 143 of the original 478 horses remain in the race. Press Release: CAMELOT AMONG 143 AIMING FOR INVESTEC DERBY SPOILS AT EPSOM DOWNS Last seasonâs stunning Racing Post Trophy winner Camelot heads the 143 three-year-olds going forward for this yearâs Investec Derby following the first scratchings deadline, details of which are revealed today, Thursday, March 8. This yearâs renewal of Britainâs premier Classic, which carries total prize money of at least £1.25 million, takes place on Saturday, June 2, and marks the first official event of Her Majesty The Queenâs long weekend of Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Camelot has been the red-hot favourite for Epsom Downs since sauntering to a comprehensive success in the Doncaster Group One in October and the Montjeu colt is one of 28 entries owned by the Coolmore partners, who celebrated a third Investec Derby success in 2011 with the Andre Fabre-trained Pour Moi. Aidan OâBrien, responsible for Coolmoreâs previous two Investec Derby winners - Galileo (2001) and High Chaparral (2002) - has 25 contenders, headed by Camelot. Grade One Breedersâ Cup Juvenile Turf victor Wrote and Group Two Beresford Stakes scorer David Livingston plus impressive maiden winners Imperial Monarch and Apollo feature among the Ballydoyle maestroâs contenders. Fellow Irish handler John Oxx has also twice been successful in the Investec Derby and a quintet of colts going forward for the Kildare trainer is headed by Born To Sea. The Invincible Spirit colt, runner-up in the Group Three Killavullan Stakes at Leopardstown on his final juvenile start, was the final foal of the outstanding broodmare Urban Sea, who has already produced a pair of Investec Derby winners in Galileo and Sea The Stars, successful for Oxx in 2009. Marcus Tregoning, another Investec Derby-winning trainer, is hoping Cavaleiro can go to the top following a progressive juvenile campaign which culminated with victory in the Haynes, Hanson & Clark Conditions Stakes in September. The Newbury contest has yielded numerous clues for the Derby over the years, with Henbit and Shergar having won both races, while Shahrastani and Authorized were both placed in the Haynes, Hanson & Clark Conditions Stakes en route to winning the Epsom Classic. Victory for Cavaleiro in this yearâs Investec Derby would be particularly fitting for Tregoning as the colt is from the first crop of his 2006 Derby victor Sir Percy. Tregoning revealed: âWe have obviously got quite a way to go with Cavaleiro before the Investec Derby but we will run him in a trial and take it from there. âHeâs had plenty of experience as a two-year-old and won his latest two starts, which was good. Heâs going to have to step up considerably on his next start and we are thinking about either the Lingfield Derby Trial, Chester or Sandown. âI also havenât ruled out the possibility of running him in the Feilden Stakes at Newmarket, which might suit him. Physically, he has done very well over the winter and we are very pleased with him on that score. Heâs quite a laid-back horse, who keeps finding a bit, so we are hopeful that he can continue to progress. âItâs very exciting for Sir Percy. He did very well last year and the quality of the mares that he is receiving is getting better. Itâs early days for him as a stallion but we have been very pleased for him. âWe were very lucky to have him and he was a wonderful flag-bearer - hopefully his progeny can continue that success.â Other entries going forward include last yearâs Group One Dewhurst Stakes winner Parish Hall, whose trainer Jim Bolger saddled New Approach to capture the 2008 Investec Derby. Top Offer, an eye-catching winner of a Newbury maiden on his only start in August, could represent the same owner/trainer combination of Khalid Abdulla and Roger Charlton that struck in the 1990 Derby with Quest For Fame. The Sir Henry Cecil-trained pair of Noble Mission, a full-brother to last seasonâs brilliant champion Frankel, and Nottingham maiden scorer Wrotham Heath also feature among a septet of entries representing Abdulla, who is aiming for a fourth Investec Derby success following Quest For Fame, Commander In Chief (1993) and Workforce (2010). A total of 26 entries from Godolphin include the Mahmood Al Zarooni-trained pair of Mighty Ambition and Encke, while Alain de Royer Dupre is responsible for all six French-trained entries including Kalik, who hails from the family of 1988 Derby winner Kahyasi, plus Mandour and Shamsikhan, who are both out of Group One-winning mares. Those going forward in the Investec Derby at the confirmation stage on Tuesday, March 6, were all entered as yearlings and there is an £8,000 second entry stage on April 3 with a final chance to be added to the field at a cost of £75,000 five days before the Classic on Monday, May 28. The Investec Coronation Cup, the historic Group One race for older horses over the Derby course and distance, has been renamed this year as the Diamond Jubilee Coronation Cup (sponsored by Investec) and moved from the first day of the Investec Derby Festival, Investec Ladies Day (Friday, June 1, 2012), to Investec Derby Day, Saturday, June 2. Katherine Jenkins, the multi-platinum selling mezzo-soprano, will perform the national anthem to Her Majesty The Queen on Investec Derby Day accompanied by the Royal Marines Band.
THE 2012 INVESTEC DERBY Class 1, Group 1, £1,250,000 Total Prize Fund, 4.00pm, Epsom Downs, Saturday, June 2, 2012. For three-year-olds only, entire colts & fillies, one mile, four furlongs and 10 yards. Entries closed December 7, 2010 (478 entries). First scratchings deadline noon, March 6, 2012 (143 remain), £8,000 secondary entry stage noon, April 3, 2012, second scratchings deadline noon, May 18, 2012, £75,000 supplementary entry & five-day confirmation stage, noon, May 28, 2012, final declaration stage 10am, May 31, 2012. Form figures supplied by Weatherbys and are correct up to and including the racing of Monday, March 5, 2011. May not include some overseas form. Form Horse Owner Trainer 51- AAZIF (IRE) Hamdan Al Maktoum John Dunlop ACCREDIT (IRE) Godolphin Mahmood Al Zarooni 0- AL MAMZAR (IRE) Abdulla Ahmad Al Shaikh David Simcock 16- AL SAHAM Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor ALINDJAR (IRE) H H Aga Khan John Oxx IRE 1- ALJAMAAHEER (IRE) Hamdan Al Maktoum Roger Varian (6)- ALL THAT RULES Andrew Tinkler Sir Henry Cecil (3)2- ALMAAS (USA) Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor 5- AMIRA'S PRINCE (IRE) Mohammed Al Ansari/Sue Magnier David Wachman IRE 1- APOLLO (IRE) Michael Tabor Aidan O'Brien IRE APOLLO ELEVEN (IRE) Ecurie Wildenstein Alain de Royer Dupre FR 133- ASTROLOGY (IRE) Derrick Smith Aidan O'Brien IRE 4213- ATHENS (IRE) Michael Tabor Aidan O'Brien IRE (1) BASSETERRE (IRE) Raymond Mould Charlie Hills BIOGRAPHER Bjorn Nielsen David Lanigan 13- BONFIRE Highclere Thoroughbred Racing-Pocahontas Andrew Balding (0) BORDONI (USA) Sheikh Hamdan Bin Maktoum Al Maktoum Mark Johnston 12- BORN TO SEA (IRE) Christopher Tsui John Oxx IRE 000- BURNHAM The Hill Stud Hughie Morrison 0- CALGACUS (IRE) Thistle Bloodstock Limited Dermot Weld IRE 611- CALL TO BATTLE (IRE) Neil Jones John Oxx IRE 11- CAMELOT Derrick Smith Aidan O'Brien IRE 3- CAMERON HIGHLAND (IRE) H R H Sultan Ahmad Shah Roger Varian 4- CARDINAL WALTER (IRE) Fitri Hay David Simcock 33211- CAVALEIRO (IRE) Guy Brook Marcus Tregoning CHICAGO (IRE) Michael Tabor Aidan O'Brien IRE CONTINUUM Khalid Abdulla Sir Henry Cecil COTTESMORE (USA) Godolphin Mahmood Al Zarooni 0- CRYING WOLF (USA) Godolphin Mahmood Al Zarooni 5- DALIANCE (IRE) The Illusionists Tom Dascombe 01- DANDY (GER) Robert Tillett Andrew Balding 013- DANEKING Sir Eric Parker & Rachel Hood John Gosden 51431- DAVID LIVINGSTON (IRE) Derrick Smith Aidan O'Brien IRE 6- DREAM TUNE H E Sheikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Clive Cox 6(2)- DYNASTIC Andrew Tinkler Richard Hannon EBAZAN (USA) H H Aga Khan John Oxx IRE EHTEDAAM (USA) Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor 24- EL GRECO (IRE) Ballymacoll Stud Sir Michael Stoute ELYASSAAT Hamdan Al Maktoum Roger Varian 21- ENCKE (USA) Godolphin Mahmood Al Zarooni 5- ENERGIZE (FR) Andrew Tinkler Richard Hannon 1135-2 ENTIFAADHA Hamdan Al Maktoum William Haggas EQUALIZER Manor House Stables LLP Tom Dascombe ERNEST HEMINGWAY (IRE) Derrick Smith Aidan O'Brien IRE ESTEBSAAL (IRE) Hamdan Al Maktoum John Dunlop EXTERMINATE (IRE) Thistle Bloodstock Limited Edward Lynam IRE EXTREMELY ALERT Lawrie Inman Michael Bell 2115- FARHAAN (USA) Hamdan Al Maktoum John Dunlop FATHER OF SCIENCE (IRE) Michael Tabor Aidan O'Brien IRE 313- FENCING (USA) George Strawbridge John Gosden 3- FORGOTTEN HERO (IRE) Jack Hanson, Cavendish Inv Ltd, Sir Alex Ferguson Charlie Hills 61- FRONTIER (GER) Derrick Smith Aidan O'Brien IRE 1044- FURNER'S GREEN (IRE) Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor Aidan O'Brien IRE 31- FUTURE SECURITY (IRE) Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor 5- GABRIAL THE GREAT (IRE) Dr Marwan Koukash Michael Bell GHOSTLY BRIGHT (USA) Brighton Farm Ltd No current trainer 1- GOLD RALLY (USA) Godolphin Mahmood Al Zarooni (1) GOOD OF LUCK Jaber Abdullah Mick Channon (2)- GRANDILOQUENT Khalid Abdulla Sir Michael Stoute GUEST OF HONOUR (IRE) The Honorable Earle I Mack Marco Botti 324- HAIL (IRE) Derrick Smith Aidan O'Brien IRE 6(1)- HALLING'S QUEST The Fairy Story Partnership Hughie Morrison 41- HANDSOME MAN (IRE) Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor HANSEATIC Khalid Abdulla John Gosden 0- HOMERIC (IRE) Highclere Thoroughbred Racing - Jackson Ed Dunlop 3- IBTAHAJ Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor 1- IMPERIAL MONARCH (IRE) Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE 0- INTHAR (USA) Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor 5- INVISIBLE HUNTER (USA) Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor 1- JUNGLE BEAT (IRE) Sue Magnier John Gosden KALIK (FR) H H Aga Khan Alain de Royer Dupre FR KASHGAR John Pearce Michael Bell (2)- KING OF DUDES Andrew Tinkler Sir Henry Cecil KING OF THE PICTS (IRE) Thistle Bloodstock Limited Edward Lynam IRE 133(1)-(2)(1) KINGLET (USA) Godolphin Mahmood Al Zarooni LAGO MINTO Marquise de Moratalla Alain de Royer Dupre FR 32144- LEARN (IRE) Derrick Smith Aidan O'Brien IRE LEBRON (IRE) Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE 0(6)- LOOPDELOO (IRE) Thistle Bloodstock Limited Edward Lynam IRE 5- LOTHIAN SKY (IRE) Dr Jim Walker William Jarvis 2- LUNAYIR (FR) H H Aga Khan Alain de Royer Dupre FR 2- MANDOUR (USA) Princess Zahra Aga Khan Alain de Royer Dupre FR MARCHESE MARCONI (IRE) Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE MARINER'S CROSS (IRE) Godolphin Mahmood Al Zarooni MARSHGATE LANE (USA) Godolphin Mahmood Al Zarooni 515- MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT (IRE) Sir Robert Ogden Sir Michael Stoute MICHELANGELO Bjorn Nielsen John Gosden 301-(6)(2) MICKDAAM (IRE) Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum Richard Fahey 1- MIGHTY AMBITION (USA) Godolphin Mahmood Al Zarooni MINIMISE RISK Fitri Hay Andrew Balding 2- MOSHAAGIB (USA) Hamdan Al Maktoum John Gosden 052- MUBARAZA (IRE) Hamdan Al Maktoum John Dunlop 4- MUTASADDER (USA) Hamdan Al Maktoum Roger Varian 44- MYSTERIOUS MAN (IRE) Rex & Wendy Gorell/Peter & Di Pausewang Andrew Balding 11- NEPHRITE Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE 2- NOBLE MISSION Khalid Abdulla Sir Henry Cecil OFFER (IRE) Michael Tabor Aidan O'Brien IRE OMAR KHAYYAM John Pearce Andrew Balding 44- OPTIMIST (IRE) Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier David Wachman IRE 12021- PARISH HALL (IRE) Jackie Bolger Jim Bolger IRE 01- PEMBREY Godolphin Mahmood Al Zarooni 12- PERENNIAL Khalid Abdulla Charlie Hills 5- PRINCE OF ORANGE (IRE) Godolphin Mahmood Al Zarooni 2(2)- PULVERIZE (USA) Hamdan Al Maktoum Sir Michael Stoute PURPLE BAY (IRE) Godolphin Mahmood Al Zarooni REIGNS OF GLORY (IRE) M S Al Shahi Richard Hannon 3- REPRESENTATION (USA) Godolphin Mahmood Al Zarooni 2100- ROCK SUPREME (IRE) Andrew Tinkler Richard Hannon ROYAL EMPIRE (IRE) Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor 51- RUGGED CROSS Thomas Barr Henry Candy RULE BOOK (IRE) Andrew Tinkler Richard Hannon 0- SADMA Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor SHAMSIKHAN (IRE) H H Aga Khan Alain de Royer Dupre FR 2- SHANTARAM Lady Bamford John Gosden (1)- SHIHAB (IRE) Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor 2- SHUJA (USA) Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor 42- SIR GRAHAM WADE (IRE) Paul Dean Mark Johnston SPEAKING OF WHICH (IRE) Moyglare Stud Farms Ltd Dermot Weld IRE STAR FOR LIFE (USA) Eastwind Racing Ltd and Martha Trussell Mikael Magnusson 3- STENCIVE Bernard Kantor William Haggas 0- SUN CENTRAL (IRE) Lael Stable William Haggas SYNCHRONICITY (IRE) Julie Wood Richard Hannon 2- TAIGAN (USA) Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE 32132- TENTH STAR (IRE) Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE 4(2)-(0) THAT'S PLENTY (IRE) Thistle Bloodstock Limited Tracey Collins IRE 01- THOMAS CHIPPENDALE (IRE) Sir Robert Ogden Sir Henry Cecil THOMAS DYLAN (IRE) Jackie Bolger/John Corcoran Jim Bolger IRE 531- THOMASGAINSBOROUGH (IRE) Michael Tabor Aidan O'Brien IRE 1- THOUGHT WORTHY (USA) George Strawbridge John Gosden 16- TIBET (IRE) Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE 1- TOP OFFER Khalid Abdulla Roger Charlton TOTALLY DOMINANT (USA) M S Al Shahi Richard Hannon 613- TOWER ROCK (IRE) Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE TREND IS MY FRIEND (USA) David Gorton Amanda Perrett 0- UNANIMOUS (IRE) Derrick Smith Aidan O'Brien IRE 415- UNEX MICHELANGELO (IRE) Bill Gredley John Gosden USTURA (USA) Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor 3(1)5- VALIDUS Stephen Stuckey Luca Cumani VEDANI (IRE) H H Aga Khan John Oxx IRE 03- VENEGAZZU (IRE) Eledy Srl Peter Chapple-Hyam 0- WARWICK AVENUE (IRE) Michael Tabor Aidan O'Brien IRE 31131- WROTE (IRE) Michael Tabor Aidan O'Brien IRE 01- WROTHAM HEATH Khalid Abdulla Sir Henry Cecil 143 entries remain after March 6 scratchings deadline 40 Irish-trained 6 French-trained
It is interesting to note that Frankel's brother retains his Derby entry, having not been entered for the 2,000 Guineas. Presumably he is expected to be at his best over further? Trainers with horses entered breakdown as follows: 25 entries Aidan O’Brien IRE 13 entries Mahmood Al Zarooni Saeed bin Suroor 9 entries John Gosden 7 entries Richard Hannon 6 entries Sir Henry Cecil Alain de Royer-Dupre FR 5 entries Andrew Balding John Oxx IRE 4 entries John Dunlop Sir Michael Stoute Roger Varian 3 entries Michael Bell Edward Lynam IRE William Haggas Charlie Hills 2 entries Jim Bolger IRE Tom Dascombe Mark Johnston Hughie Morrison David Simcock David Wachman IRE Dermot Weld IRE 1 entry Marco Botti Henry Candy Mick Channon Peter Chapple-Hyam Roger Charlton Tracy Collins IRE Clive Cox Luca Cumani Ed Dunlop Richard Fahey William Jarvis David Lanigan Mikael Magnusson Amanda Perrett Marcus Tregoning
SHC - Won't win the derby with any of his horses this year At the moment NM - TC & WH best of the 6 but none are pulling tree's. !
Hawkeye, it's possible that he was never entered. The entries have to be made in December of the yearling year, so these horses will have been entered for the race in December 2010. Horses that are not registered at this early stage can be supplemented in to the race at a cost of £8,000 per horse in early April.
Cats - nothing from Sir Henry this year in the classics - bit disappointing when he has all the good abdulla two year olds ????
I owe Tamerlo an apology. Having said that you don't find Reform in many pedigrees and that the Polygamy/One Over Parr line of Seventh Bride hadn't effectively survived along comes Camelot. His dam Tarfah is a great grandaughter of One Over Parr (Reform out of Seventh Bride). It appears that Cliveden Stud and Highclere Stud (and the brilliant John Warren) have let this family slip through their hands. Tarfah seems to have been a pretty good animal winning a Group 3 on 1000 Guineas day 2005 over 9f.
For the 2012 flat season a simple rhyme so you thInk frankel maybe was Camelot 5 horse ther I have high hopes for
