Sir Percy got up in the dying strides to claim a thrilling victory in the Vodafone Derby at Epsom.

KIEREN FALLON will bid to cement his position as the undisputed King of Epsom with success aboard Horatio Nelson in the Vodafone Derby today.

Kieren Fallon will bid to cement his position as the undisputed King of Epsom with success aboard Horatio Nelson in the Vodafone Derby tomorrow.

CONNECTIONS of Visindar are delighted preparations have gone smoothly ahead of the ante-post favourite’s bid to land a first Vodafone Derby success for France in 30 years.

WELL, the chickens finally came home to roost yesterday and Kieren Fallon rides Horatio Nelson in Saturday’s Epsom Derby.

LEADING bookmakers are fearing the ‘Fallon factor’ ahead of Saturday’s Vodafone Derby at Epsom.

Tuesday could be D-Day for Kieren Fallon as to what he rides in the Vodafone Derby at Epsom on Saturday.

FRANKIE DETTORI has been snapped up for the ride on French challenger Linda’s Lad in the Vodafone Derby at Epsom on Saturday.

AIDAN O’BRIEN’S chances of winning a third Vodafone Derby received another boost at York yesterday when Septimus threw his hat into Epsom ring with victory in the totesport Dante Stakes.

ANTE-POST activity on the Vodafone Derby hotted up with Visindar cementing his claims with an emphatic victory in the Group Two Prix Greffulhe at Saint-Cloud while some bookmakers have removed Hala Bek and Sir Percy from their lists.

Visindar boosted his Classic claims with an emphatic victory in the Prix Greffulhe at Saint-Cloud.

Christophe Soumillon warmed up for what the jockey hopes will be one of the most important months of his career when capturing both the Derby and Oaks Trials at Lingfield on Linda’s Lad and Sindirana.

Aidan O’Brien is looking forward to the Vodafone Derby with Horatio Nelson following his encouraging effort in the Stan James 2000 Guineas

VISINDAR had his odds for the Vodafone Derby slashed after registering a thoroughly convincing success on his seasonal bow at Longchamp yesterday.

Visindar, the subject of significant interest in the ante-post Vodafone Derby market, put up a hugely impressive performance on his seasonal bow at Longchamp.

Racing Post Trophy winner Palace Episode has been supplemented for the Derby at a cost of £8,000 (€11,500).