Ruby Walsh: Why Aidan O'Brien opted to put all his Derby eggs in the Bolshoi Ballet basket
Bolshoi Ballet ridden by Ryan Lee Moore. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire.
On Wednesday afternoon Aidan O'Brien dropped the bombshell that Bolshoi Ballet would be his sole runner in this afternoon's Cazoo Epsom Derby.
Only last Monday, he had left six colts in the race at the forfeit stage, which wasn't for free. I didn't expect all six to be declared on Thursday morning, but four or maybe five seemed likely. One was not even a number I considered.
