Pride Of Arras is two from two and there is obviously potential for more, but as a piece of form I think this year's Dante is one of the worst runnings I've ever seen.

4 races two wins two places, won on heavy and good to soft

.At the ratings Tennessee is still over priced and won in a bog at Saint Cloud.

Don’t like the Dante form and think the bookies have a load of eggs in the short price basket through that.

I don't know why any of you are considering the Dante form. The winner bolted up and is the only one to take out of the race. Sometimes what you see beats thumbing through the form book!

Just wondering Driver what price would he have to be to tempt you? You seem strong on him and Rossa is sweet on him.

Watched the second race that Midak had, can see why they are coming here, he cornered badly going right handed at Chantilly.
He also jumped a strip that runs across the track, very fleet footed!! - I’ll wait to see if he tries to leap the one at Epsom in the same manner!!

It's less than 4 days yet AOB is not certain about which horse Moore will ride. If anything he's less sure Moore will ride Delacroix than previous.

it just shows obrien is a guesser,  doesnt really have a clue about his best horses ,   oh no hes not a cecil far from it , not even a hern, ha rwood, stoute tbh,  he is a great trainer of quantity winners but its throwing darts , shame really

On last year's form I had TLIW just about fast enough to win a moderate Derby. I don't have him as fast as Auguste Rodin or City Of Troy.

When Delacroix won the Ballysax, for me, he was just doing what his Futurity second entitled him to do, and I have him running to the very same mark. The kind of figure that might seem him possibly get a place in a normal Derby. At the time I thought he was probably going to be just another 2yo that didn't make any real improvement at 3. However, I was pretty impressed when he then won Derby Trial. That day I have him improving 3lbs, and in the manner that I would expect him to be capable of another 3 or 4lbs on top of that when fully tested in a truer run race. Even if TLIW makes a return to form I reckon Delacroix would probably beat him.

Delashay, to answer your question, I wouldn't have a bet until we're sure of the going, i e not before Saturday. If the ground is good, I believe the market's got it about right and anything better that 5s would tempt me. I'm looking forward to a cracking race between Pride of Arras, Ruling Court and Delacroix (who I believe Ryan will ride)

Thanks Driver and understand waiting to know the ground with the concerns that you’ve mentioned.

Agree some are looking way back through the Dante looking for something else. It has to be a negative for Nightwalker Chapmans “eye catcher” that Juddmonte has supped one.

Tuscan hills found as much as the Lion when asked -  Zilch!  Egan said straight after he’d get a mile and half too slow for 10f.

Derby (Gr. I - England). Henri-François Devin: “We have no doubt about the class of New Ground”

You chose the Epsom Derby over the Jockey Club Award for New Ground. Can you explain how the decision was made?

Henri François Devin: Both races were possible, but the entourage of New Ground preferred to present him in the Epsom Derby knowing that Juddmonte was already represented in the Prix du Jockey-Club with Detain (3rd), who had a good chance. The interest of this commitment is to run it on the 2,400 meters.

This is the reason why you skipped the Prix du Jockey-Club. What analysis do you make about the result of the French Derby knowing that your foal has competed with protagonists like Cualificar (2nd) and Azimpour (5th)?

The winner of the “Jockey-Club”, Camille Pissarro, was happily extended in distance. However, it is also important to have enough speed to be well placed at the start, also counting on a favorable rope number. On Sunday, the top four were in the lead group and only the fifth was able to come back from behind. Anyway, the first three had the best chance, so there were no surprises. Although Cualificar and Azimpour had a good run in the Derby, two horses ahead of New Ground at ParisLongchamp, we were convinced of the quality of our foal, whatever the result.

What are the main qualities of New Ground and how was its preparation?

You have to have both speed and stamina to hope to win the Epsom Derby. New Ground has the ability to keep up with any pace and is tenacious in effort, being sufficiently hardened. He finally has a good balance. These are qualities that will help him in his task. We have no doubt about his intrinsic class, but only the race will confirm his performance. This is also the case for the winner of the 2,000 Guineas (Ruling Court), or Delacroix, from Dubawi (a group I winner on the mile, 3rd in the 2005 Epsom Derby), and Tepin, a mare who showed speed.

I am satisfied with his latest work. Last Tuesday (May 27), he worked rope to the right, then made a rope canter left on Saturday (31). He is in good shape. I am satisfied with his physical and mental condition.

Above all, I present a horse that is ready to behave well and to whom I believe in obtaining a good result. New Ground will be ridden by Alexis Pouchin, a jockey with whom he won twice in as many trips at 2 years old. The foal will leave Chantilly on the day before the race, on Friday, and return on Sunday.

New Ground is a product of Juddmonte breeding. Her father, New Bay, won the Prix du Jockey-Club and her mother, Gaining, a group III under your training...

In fact, he is like his mother (Gr. III – Prix Fille de l'Air in Toulouse), easy to train. He quickly showed means and won by the way starting in Saint-Cloud, on 2,000 meters ;)

Your statistics are quite remarkable: 72% success in the top 5 in 2025. Force is to see that you engage wisely, in France and abroad...

I always try to find the best positions, in a category that suits them and if the opportunity to run abroad is presented, I do not hesitate to go. The goal is to pull the stable up and improve our way of doing things.

We do our best with a team of about 60 horses in training. It is not easy to be able to perform at the level of groups, but we do well in listed races. I am also lucky enough to train good horses. However, I have been lucky to be surrounded by a very good team for several years, and especially Attilio Giorgi. This is a reason for satisfaction. And above all the key to our success. Since I moved to Chantilly in 2013, the number of owners has changed little. On the other hand, they are faithful and my goal is to satisfy them, by valuing their horses.

It’s pathetic of O’Biden to play that game and I hope that they don’t get the same luck with the draw as they did at Chantilly with the pace maker being drawn within stalking distance.

Maybe jockey declarations should be made along with the 4 day decs, with only valid changes allowed. This would surely give the punter a fairer chance

Or those who wait to see what Ryan rides ‘zzz more time to get on, but then the Lads can’t play the yo-yo game with flip flopping favs!

How much rain & watering Paul?

Thanks Paul, I like that chunky showers! Bring ‘em on!
But not for ladies day!

the 9 fillies declared for the oaks and 19 in the derby

I think if TLIW had no chance of securing the service of Moore eg TLIW was not making the necessary improvement AOB would have alluded to that before now. However, if TLIW was improving by the day or had even the slightest chance of reaching his 2 yr old peak form then Moore would only make a decision by 1pm today.

As yet, no firm decision by the jockey could only indicate TLIW is in pole position, in my opinion.

So don’t expect any news from 10:30! About who he rides, still time for them to play fun and games! [

Betfair - we need a sick green face moji for such skullduggery!

He only has 3 impossible and Doyle is retained by the owners of Damysus