Templegate’s Epsom Derby 1-2-3 prediction and tip who’s improved bundles since promising last run
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Our top tipster goes through every one of the 16 runners below and delivers his 1-2-3 prediction and tip at the bottom.
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Templegate’s Derby runner-by-runner guide
AMBIENTE FRIENDLY
FRIENDLY a pal. Impressive Lingfield Trial winner is proven over the trip and has more to come. Slower ground a slight worry but he’s right in the mix.
ANCIENT WISDOM
BIG bad Dom. Ran a cracker when second to Economics in the Dante at York. Yard happy with progress and any juice in the ground will help. Will improve for the trip and can score.
BELLUM JUSTUM
BELL tolls. Liked the track when winning a Listed race in April and should stay. Needs to improve but place shout in such an open year.
CITY OF TROY
TROY under siege. Top juvenile last year but flopped in the Guineas and many shrewdies think he hasn’t trained on. If anyone can get him to fire it’s Aidan O’Brien but he’s far too short.
DALLAS STAR
TWO Star. Won the Ballysax in the mud last time and is guaranteed to stay. Didn’t beat much and needs rain.
DANCING GEMINI
GEMINI a sign. Cracking second in the French Guineas when finishing strongly in a good time. Trainer not sure he’ll get the Derby trip but he should on breeding and can go well.
DEIRA MILE
MILE away. Fair fourth in the Futurity and won his maiden at Windsor last time. Should stay for under-rated Owen Burrows but this is a big hike in class.
EUPHORIC
EU and cry. Cost £1.9m and just a length behind Los Angeles last time. Not a certain stayer and needs more.
GOD’S WINDOW
WINDOW shut. Led for a long way before fading tamely in the Dante. Trainer respected but needs to leave that form way behind.
KAMBOO
KAM off it. Won an egg-and-spoon race on the sand over a mile last time. Bred to stay but this is a huge hike in grade and big price looks right.
LOS ANGELES
LOS can boss. Powered home to win the Leopardstown Derby Trial and this trip looks perfect. Won a Group 1 last year and looks the pick of the O’Brien team.
MACDUFF
NOT Duff. Good run behind now injured Arabian Crown in Sandown Classic Trial and longer trip should help. Ralph Beckett is in fine form and there’s more to come from this Sea The Stars colt. Lively outsider.
MR HAMPSTEAD
HAMP dread. Held in a modest Chester maiden last time over this trip and looks well short of Classic standard.
SAYEDATY SADATY
SAYE no. Showed more promise stepped up to 1m2f in a Newmarket Listed contest but still looked short of this standard. Needs a lot more.
TABLETALK
ALL Talk. Won a maiden on the sand at Chelmsford but needs a miracle in this company.
VOYAGE
AGE concern. Looked classy when winning on debut at Newbury without breaking sweat. Bred to relish this longer trip but will have to find a lot of improvement.
Templegate’s Derby tip and 1-2-3 prediction
ANCIENT WISDOM looks a clever bet in the £1,500,000 Derby.
He ran a big race in the Dante last time and trainer Charlie Appleby is adamant he’s improved a bundle since.
It’s not a vintage Derby and he can come out on top.
Leopardstown Trial winner Los Angeles looks a better bet than Aidan O’Brien stablemate City Of Troy and I fancy a big run from Macduff.
1st Ancient Wisdom
2nd Los Angeles
3rd Macduff
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