OISIN: WE WERE U-SERPED
EMMET MCNAMARA was gifted “a freebie” on Derby winner Serpentine at Epsom on Saturday, the beaten 5-2 favourite Kameko’s rider Oisin Murphy admitted yesterday.
Rival jockeys ignored the leader when Mcnamara sent 25-1 shot Serpentine into a 12-length advantage – but the pacesetter still had five and a half lengths in hand at the winning post to give trainer Aidan O’brien, also successful with Love in the Oaks, a record eighth Derby triumph.
Murphy, right, whose partner – stepping up to a mile and a half after his success in the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket – failed to get home in fourth, said: “Emmet Mcnamara on the winner was getting a freebie in front – it’s frustrating that the order of the race didn’t change that much
“It was apparent coming round Tattenham Corner that we were very well strung out and the bird might have flown.
“If we had our time again would we have tried to sit closer to Serpentine?
“We possibly would
TRACKFACTS Left-hand oval track of about one mile two furlongs with a 170yds run-in. Eight fences and five hurdles per circuit, the easy bends favours front runners.
TOP TRAINERS (with runners) D Skelton 73 winners, (28.5% strike rate), -£6.50, Jonjo O’neill 27, (11.7%), -£7.00, Dr R Newland 23, (31.9%), +£4.00, P Hobbs 20, (18.5%), -£5.62. TOP JOCKEYS (with mounts) Harry Skelton 72 winners, (37.7% strike rate), -£0.50, Richard Johnson 43, (16.9%), -£5.12.
Class 4 (9 f) 1 AIRE VALLEY LAD (207)(S) 2 BLUESKYANDSUNSHINE (185) 3 DUSTY’S CHOICE (113)(S) 4 EMPLOYER (F13)
5 NO QUARTER ASKED (112)(T*) 6 RAGAMUFFIN (111)(S)
7 THE MAYNE MAN (160) 8 ALEATORIC (F6)
9 GINISTRELLI (F26)(T*)
10 RIDE THE MONKEY (151) 11 THINQUE TANK (F405) 12 CHECKINFORSQUIRELS (113)
Star Betting:
Sam Coltherd (3) — Craig Nichol — P Brennan★131 S Twiston-davies — J Bowen 95 H Reed (3) 94 T Dowson — N Scholfield 69 R Johnson — H Brooke 65 Paul O’brien (3) — H Skelton 103
2019: No corresponding race. STARFORM: DUSTY’S CHOICE DANGER: Ginistrelli
Class 4 (9 f)
1 BRINGTHEHOUSEDOWN (F485) 2 CREMANT (117)(G)(H) 3 FABRICATION (113)
4 GREY SPIRIT (F278)
5 NINEPIN BOWLER (F313) 6 ROCK ON TIGER (224) 7 TIKERTY TOK (378) 8 TIMOSHENKO (F268)
9 CHECK MY PULSE (F19)
10 LE GRAND ROCHER (232)(T) 11 FANFARONADE (F13)(T*)
Star Betting:
J J Burke — Robert Dunne 65 Ross Chapman 102 R Johnson — T Dowson — T J O’brien 123 Sam Coltherd (3) — G Sheehan — H Brooke — T Scudamore★131 A Coleman 86
STARFORM: LE GRAND ROCHER DANGER: Rock On Tiger 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Star
Class 5 (9 f) PARDON ME (237)(S)(H*) PERFECT CITY (204) LITTLE STEVIE (128)(D2,G,S) DARIYA (F20)(D,G)(P,T) ROBIN GOLD (120)(S) EMMA LAMB (117)(BF) HIGHLAND BOBBY (188)(D,G) REDEMPTORIST (404)(BF) MI LADDO (260)
ALL GOOD THINGS (130)(D,S)(B,T) GIGA WHITE (125)
FOLKS LIKE US (113) Betting:
STARFORM:
H Bannister — Jonjo O’neill Jr. 98 H Brooke 111 B Hughes 113 H Skelton 113 S Twiston-davies 113 R Johnson 114 A Coleman — D England 103 S Sheppard★115 A Wedge 96 C Bewley 111
DARIYA DANGER: Perfect City have tried, but none of us were going to make a mid-race manoeuvre, having got into the rhythm of a mile-and-a-half Classic race.”
While Serpentine could be bound for the St Leger at Doncaster on September 12 – the final Classic is also under consideration for O’brien’s Irish Derby hero Santiago – Kameko is now set to drop back in trip. “The Juddmonte International is top of the list but he might benefit from a run in between, in which case we might look at the Sussex Stakes,” said Kameko’s trainer Andrew Balding.
Employer Grey Spirit Little Stevie Escapability That’s A Given (nb) For Good Measure (nap) Whiskey And Water Kings Temptation Miss Farage 12.55 1.25 1.55 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.05
Class 4 (10 f)
1 CLEVER AS A FOX (283)(D,G) 2 BLACK BUBLE (187)(D2,G,S) 3 BOLD RECORD (224)(CD,G) 4 BUILDING BRIDGES (F26)(G)(T) 5 CASTLE NORTH (248)(D,G) 6 ECLAIR DES SABLONS (207)(G) 7 DEMON D’AUNOU (172)(G) 8 BANNIXTOWN GLORY (151)(G) 9 WHISKEY AND WATER (F18)(G)(P) 10 CATCH THE CUBAN (136)(G)(P,T) 11 COURT DUTY (310)(BF,D,G,S) 12 JAC BROWN (122)(G)
Star Betting:
Ginistrelli
Le Grand Rocher Dariya Escapability (nap) Sirobbie Minellacelebration (nb) Bannixtown Glory Midnight Magic Mini Crest
S Twiston-davies 118 Jonjo O’neill Jr. 127 N De Boinville 122 C Gethings 114 P Brennan 104 B Poste 126 R Mclernon 121 B Hughes 124 H Brooke 121 H Cobden 116 Robert Dunne — T Bellamy★129
STARFORM: ECLAIR DES SABLONS DANGER: Catch The Cuban
Class 4 (18 f) 1 CALIN DU BRIZAIS (204)(D2,G,S) 2 EXPEDITE (113)(G,S)(P) 3 KINGS TEMPTATION (276)(BF,D2,G)(T) 4 LORD GETAWAY (149)(BF,S)(P) 5 WILBERDRAGON (114)(G,S)(P,T) 6 STILL BELIEVING (122)(D,G,S) 7 PRIDE OF PARISH (791)(G,S)(T*) 8 MIDNIGHT MAGIC (207)(G)(T,V) 9 THE HAPPY CHAPPY (214)(D2,G)(T) 10 FAIR EXCHANGE (165)(G,S) Star Betting:
STARFORM: LORD GETAWAY DANGER: Still Believing
C O’farrell — H Bannister — K Woods 122 B Poste★129 A Coleman 118 A Wedge 123 T Cannon — D Noonan 122 B Frost 104 S Bowen —
Class 5 2m 1 BROOKLYN BELLE (302) 2 CATMYGIRL (113)(H*,T*) 3 GERBOISE BORGET 4 KEYBOARD JOAN (604) 5 MARIE’S GIRL (112) 6 MINI CREST 7 MISS FARAGE (172) 8 MUZETTA’S WALTZ (202) 9 BONNIE GOLIGHTLY 10 SHANTOU BOUDICCA 11 SINISTRY (212) 12 STORM FORCE ONE (177)
Star Betting:
STARFORM: MISS FARAGE DANGER: Gerboise Borget
(12 runners)
£2,794 H Bannister 103 G Sheehan 57 A Coleman — Bryony Frost — B Poste 42 R Johnson — N De Boinville 105 J Kington — H Skelton — Sam Coltherd (3) — D Noonan 98 B Hughes★110