Vodafone Derby Field
 

New Approach looks tough. Think Alessandro Volta has a big shot in here.

Post Horse
1) ALAN DEVONSHIRE
2) ALESSANDRO VOLTA
3) BASHKIROV
4) BOUGUEREAU
5) CASUAL CONQUEST
6) CURTAIN CALL
7) DOCTOR FREMANTLE
8) FROZEN FIRE
9) KANDAHAR RUN
10) KING OF ROME
11) MAIDSTONE MIXTURE
12) NEW APPROACH
13) RIO DE LA PLATA
14) RIVER PROUD
15) TAJAAWEED
16) TARTAN BEARER
17) WASHINGTON IRVING

One and two, baby, with King of Rome 3rd.

C'mon Rio, I need 7 Stars points.

Are either of you playing Godolphin 7 Stars this year?

Nice list, like or love all... especially Mofarij who is a half brother to Iffraaj. :cool: :{>:

If Rio is good enough to win a Derby, I think I willgive this game up!

If New Approach handles Epsom (I'm not sure he will) I think he has an outstanding chance. I'd like to see Doctor Fremantle run well, too.

disappointed with the Oaks result, but Weld or Bolger will have the winner of the Derby...

Being a Brit, I hope one of our trainers can do it. It's not often we will win the Oaks and Derby, so this year would be nice.

Plenty of talk about Doctor Fremantle this morning in town. Fallon sat on him the other day and really pleased him. He's my antepost bet in the race, he looks like he might be another Kris Kin.

New Approach looks like the one to beat. I like Casual Conquest, but he doesn't strike me as a Derby winner, too inexperienced and I'm not sure what the form is really worth.

NoChance, of the brits Doctor Fremantle would be the one i want..

would love to see New Approach win it to live up to the potential that he has.

I think you have to have a place bet on Washington Irving though, he is simply too big..

I think he is our best chance of winning it, and, as I say, there is plenty of talk about him this morning. I would be surprised if there was a bit of a move for him later on today. I can see him going off around 6's or 7's.

New Approach is available at 6's on betfair right now. To me, that's a cracking each way bet, but then again, I expected him to win both Guineas!

See, I don't think Washinton Irving is that good, in fact, I don't think he is actually much at all, other than hype. This is one of the main reasons in can't have Casual Conquest on my mind. I think both will struggle. (watch them dominate and pay a huge exacta now!!!)

i love playing hype horses after the hype has died down on them. I dont think there is that much between most of the O'Brien horses so Washington i think is the best bet for me, but i can only really see him being a non threatening 2nd or 3rd a la Eagle Mountain..

I put a nice big bet on New Approach at 6s just there, it is just too big for a horse like him..

I wish I was one of those "in the know" who managed to back him at bigger than 50's!!

Didn't think he could... New Approach wins.

Why didn't you think he could?

He had the best form in the race, he was the highest rated and this season he has finished runner up to probably the best miler in europe (perhaps the world this year). How on earth he was allowed to touch 13/2 on track is beyond me.

If he hadn't have run in the Irish 2,000 Guineas, what price would he have been? I'm guessing about 2/1, maybe shorter than that.

He hated the firm ground in Ireland, and that was visible from watching it, but he still finished 2nd in a classic - that is what many people seemingly forgot.

Over the moon for this fella, not to happy about Bolger winning it, but I can't have the best of both worlds.

Well done New Approach.

That was an impressive performance, was sure Tartan Bearer had the race under control 2 furlongs out but New Approach stayed on strongly.

quality from NA, just such a brilliant horse and he is defo a derby winner that you could say would have no trouble dropping back to 10f and being superb.


I dont often give Manning credit, but he gave him a cracker of a ride. he was brave and could easily have gotten in trouble (well he did still barge Frankie) but everything worked out..

New Approach still 4 pounds inferior to Authroized at this stage in their careers? Give me a break!!

For fans of Extras
"Are you having a laugh? Is he having a laugh?"

EDIT - trying to find article but think its RPR of 126 for NA and 130 for Auth whereas on official ratings, its 126 for both..

He's rated inferior to Authorized?!?!?!?!?!?!? Was the handicapper awake on Saturday?