Delacroix & Ruling Court head Derby field at Epsom

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Epsom Racecourse Location: Saturday, June 7th, 2015 30 BST

In the field of 19, which includes Delacroix and Ruling Court, will take the Saturday Derby at Epsom.

Delacroix, one of three contenders, will be ridden by Ryan Moore for Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien, who wants to record an 11th victory in the race.

Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby will compete to win the Derby for the first time since Camelot in 2012 in the form of a 2, 000 Guineas winner.

With Desert Flower, the fillies’ Classic, and Appleby and jockey William Buick, who won the 1,000 Guineas on Friday, the pair will compete in the Oaks.

After it had rained on Thursday, the going on the day of the two-day meeting was described as good, good, or soft in some places.

Although the pair have drawn 16 and two-two stalls, none of which have ever produced the winner, Dante Stakes winner Pride Of Arras is one of only two Derby entries for Ralph Beckett, who also owns Stanhope Gardens.

In the biggest Derby line-up in 22 years, John and Thady Gosden lead York’s Damysus and the fifth-placed Nightwalker.

Declarations were delayed one day to allow for a quicker build-up for the race, which is only for three-year-old horses, so they closed at the 72-hour stage for the first time this year.

Approximate Derby odds: 7-2 Delacroix, 7-2 Ruling Court, 5-1 Pride Of Arras, 7-1 The Lion In Winter, 10-1 Lambourn, 12-1 Damysus, 16-1 Midak, Stanhope Gardens, 25-1 Bar.

After winning two Derby trials at Leopardstown, Delacroix was chosen by stable jockey Moore as the ante-post favorite.

The Lion In Winter, who was odds-on favorite in the Dante, will play Colin Keane’s team, who is expected to strengthen for that run despite being drawn widest of all in 19:

Since 1967, 11 previous winners have started with stalls, including Stablemate Lambourn, the Chester Vase winner.

While Tornado Alert, who is fourth in the 2, 000 Guineas, will partner Ruling Court with Appleby, who is also a Godolphin trainer, Saeed bin Suroor.

Owners Juddmonte and Nightwalker have added French rival New Ground for a $1.7 million supplementary fee.

The Aga Khan IV, who owned legendary Derby winner Shergar before passing away in February, will also be represented in the race, who trained Midak, who will carry the Aga Khan Studs’ colors.

Al Wasl Storm, Nightime Dancer, Rogue Impact, Sea Scout, Tennessee Stud, and Tuscan Hills complete the field for Charlie Johnston on a two-man basis with Lazy Griff and Green Storm.

Number on the racecard, draw, form, name, trainer, jockey, etc.

class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>1 (7) 72 class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>1 Al Wasl Storm David Probert is buried

class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>2 (15) 1-3 class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>2 James Doyle and Thady Gosden

class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>3 (14) 212-11 Delacroix Aidan O’Brien Ryan Moore

Green Storm Charlie Johnston Billy Loughnane class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>4 (8) 2122-4

class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>5 (10) 115-21 Lambourn Aidan O’Brien Wayne Lordan

Christophe Soumillon class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>6 (3) 0131-2 Lazy Griff Charlie Johnston

class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>7 (4) 111 Midak Francis Graffard Mickael Barzalona

Henri-Francois Devin Alexis Pouchin (87) 11-33 New Ground

Richard Hannon, 3-13, performer of nighttime, Richard Hannon, Jamie Spencer

Nightwalker John and Thady Gosden Tom Marquand are a 10 (5) 313-35 313-35 313-35 313-35

Pride of Arras Ralph Beckett Rossa Ryan 11 (16) 1-1

James Owen Luke Morris 12 (1) 0-16 Rogue Impact

Charlie Appleby William Buick Ruling Court: class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>13 (7) 13-11

Sea Scout Simon and Ed Crisford Harry Davies (18) 51-18

Stanhope Gardens Ralp Beckett Hector Crouch is class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>15 (2) 312-1.

Tennessee Stud Joseph O’Brien Dylan Browne McMonagle class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>16 (12) 3121-3

The Lion In Winter Aidan O’Brien Colin Keane class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>17 (19) 11-6

Saeed bin Suroor Oisin Murphy, 18, 131 31-4, tornado alert