I guess it's that time again...
RANGIPO
gelding, Styker-Holloway
Trainer: Tony Pike (no Derby wins)
Jockey: Vinnie Colgan (Roysyn 1995, Zonda 1997, Hades 1999, Redoute's Dancer 2007, Habibi 2013 - all-time record)
11 starts
6 wins
0 seconds
1 third
NZ$234,570
1st Great Northern Guineas
1st Waikato Guineas
1st Avondale Guineas
3rd Levin Classic
4th Wellington Stakes
This horse keeps exceeding expectations! He's by a sprinting sire and it looked like a mile would be too far for him, but he's getting better and better with every race. He loves a tight battle down the stretch and never surrenders.
With three G2 wins leading into the Derby, his form is pretty similar to Jimmy Choux, Silent Achiever, Puccini and Mongolian Khan. All of those were very hot favourites for the Derby, and all of them won. So you'd think his odds are too high at 5-1!
But there's still that doubt about stamina. He's proven us wrong a few times already, but 2400 metres is a long way. Can he do it?
Odds: 5