Derby heat looks easy for Big Mike - on paper!

WITH no further withdrawals yesterday, there are 92 dogs standing for tonight’s opening second round session of the Ladbrokes.com Irish Derby at Shelbourne Park.

Derby heat looks easy for Big Mike - on paper!
Thu, 11 Aug, 2011 - 01:00
Michael Fortune

Just one of the top eight in the betting will be in action tonight’s session — last year’s runner-up Tyrur Big Mike who races with a fitness warning from owner PJ Fahy.

Odds-on for what looks a relatively easy heat, Big Mike looks sure to win but any fitness worry would leave him vulnerable to the likes of Soviet Marco, Lemon Velvet and Rafas Wee Pet.

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<p>Andrew Moran and Eiran Cashin, right, during a Republic of Ireland training session at La Finca Resort in Alicante on Friday. Pic: Silvestre Szpylma/Sportsfile</p>

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