Investec Derby’s SA Connections

16 to line up as O'Brien looks tough to stop

South Africans Bernard Kantor and Markus Jooste will both enjoy the honour of having a runner in the £1,500,000 Gr1 Investec Derby, which will be run for the 239th time on Saturday 2 June.

Rouvaun with Investec boss, Bernard Kantor (photo: supplied)

Cape racecaller Rouvaun Smit called a race at this festival in past years  – seen with Investec boss, Bernard Kantor (photo: supplied)

Epsom  is the venue for the greatest Flat race in the world and the Investec Derby Festival also features the Investec Oaks and the Investec Coronation Cup, both also run over the Derby course of one mile and four furlongs for fillies and older horses respectively, on Investec Ladies’ Day.

.Markus Jooste (r) with his Racing Manager Derek Brugman

Kantor, Managing Director of Investec, sponsor of the Investec Derby Festival, owns Young Rascal who is saddled by Williiam Haggas, while Jooste is a partner in Rostropovich, one of seven Aidan O’Brien runners.

Derby ante-post favourite Saxon Warrior is one of 16 horses going forward and one of seven remaining contenders for Britain and Ireland’s reigning champion Flat trainer Aidan O’Brien. He maintained his unbeaten record in style when powering to victory in Britain’s first Classic, the Gr1 QIPCO 2000 Guineas, over a mile at Newmarket on May 5.

The son of Japanese stallion sensation Deep Impact is the 8/11 market leader with Unibet, official betting partner of the Investec Derby Festival, as he bids to become just the third horse this century to complete the QIPCO 2000 Guineas/Investec Derby double after Sea The Stars (2009) and Camelot (2012).

Horse

Owner

Trainer

AL MUFFRIH (IRE)

Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum

William Haggas

DEE EX BEE

Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum

Mark Johnston

DELANO ROOSEVELT (IRE)

Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor

Aidan O’Brien IRE

HAZAPOUR (IRE)

HH Aga Khan

Dermot Weld IRE

KEW GARDENS (IRE)

Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor

Aidan O’Brien IRE

KNIGHT TO BEHOLD (IRE)

L Neil Jones

Harry Dunlop

MASAR (IRE)

Godolphin

Charlie Appleby

NELSON (IRE)

Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith

Aidan O’Brien IRE

ROARING LION (USA)

Qatar Racing Limited

John Gosden

ROSTROPOVICH (IRE)

Michael Tabor/Derrick Smith/Sue Magnier/Markus Jooste

Aidan O’Brien IRE

SAXON WARRIOR (JPN)

Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor

Aidan O’Brien IRE

SEVENNA STAR (IRE)

Gestut Ammerland

John Gosden

STUDY OF MAN (IRE)

Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd

Pascal Bary FR

THE PENTAGON (IRE)

Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor

Aidan O’Brien IRE

YOUNG RASCAL (FR)

Bernard Kantor

William Haggas

ZABRISKIE (IRE)

Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd

Aidan O’Brien IRE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

William Haggas has Gr3 Chester Vase victor Young Rascal, who had his first experience of Epsom Downs Tuesday morning when working at the Breakfast With The Stars event  and Newbury maiden scorer Al Muffrih going forward.

The Newmarket handler won the world’s greatest Flat race at his first attempt with Shaamit in 1996 and saddled the 2015 third Storm The Stars from just three Investec Derby runners to date

The disgraced former Mayfair Speculators boss Markus Jooste is a part owner of the Aidan O’Brien runner Rostropovich, winner of the Listed Dee Stakes at Chester.

Listed Lingfield Derby Trial second Kew Gardens, Gr3 Ballysax Stakes winner Nelson and Dante Stakes third Zabriskie complete the O’Brien acceptors as the trainer chases a record-equalling seventh Investec Derby victory.

 

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