Saturday 27 June · Curragh, Eire

19:15 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Group 1)

Distance: 1m 4f 0y
Going: Good (Straight Course: Good, Good to Yielding in places)
Class: 1
Prize: EUR 750000
Runners: 14

Race preview

SANTIAGO created a big impression when making a winning return to action in the Queen's Vase over 1m6f at Royal Ascot last week. That performance suggests the drop in trip should not be a problem and the son of Authorized remains on an upward curve. The recent King Edward VII second Arthur's Kingdom could prove to be the main threat to his stablemate, especially as he may improve for the first-time application of cheekpieces. Crossfirehurricane's pedigree suggests that 1m 4f may stretch his stamina but the unbeaten colt should not be underestimated. The shortlist is completed by the maiden Fiscal Rules, who was far from disgraced when filling fifth place in the Irish 2,000 Guineas last time.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	Santiago	221-1	Seamie Heffernan	A P O'Brien	9 2	2-1
2	Tiger Moth	3-1	E J McNamara	A P O'Brien	9 2	11-1
3	Dawn Patrol	4-2	Ronan Whelan	A P O'Brien	9 2	10-1
4	Order Of Australia	5-3	P B Beggy	A P O'Brien	9 2	33-1
5	Fiscal Rules	2-5	K J Manning	J S Bolger	9 2	15-2
6	Gold Maze	53-2	Shane Foley	Mrs J Harrington	9 2	18-1
7	New York Girl	41-4	Declan McDonogh	J P O'Brien	8 13	20-1
8	Sunchart	21-5	Ben Coen	A Slattery	9 2	80-1
9	Arthur's Kingdom	2212-2	Wayne Lordan	A P O'Brien	9 2	7-1
10	Crossfirehurricane	1-111	S M Crosse	J P O'Brien	9 2	8-1
11	King Of The Throne	4963-2	Rachael Blackmore	E Mullins	9 2	80-1
12	Iberia	17532-3	M C Hussey	A P O'Brien	9 2	25-1
13	Chiricahua	22-	Colin Keane	G M Lyons	9 2	40-1
-	Sherpa	671-3	Billy Lee	Donnacha O'Brien	9 2	9-1
NR	Galileo Chrome	5-1	E Greatrex	J P O'Brien	9 2