JFK favourite for Epsom Derby — that’s enough to make even Aidan O’Brien laugh

Any horse called John F Kennedy, trained by Aidan O’Brien, was always destined to attract more than normal attention.

And so it came pass that the son of Galileo was propelled to the head of the Epsom Derby market, following his easy success in a maiden at the Curragh last Sunday.

Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States and a man for whom this country continues to have a deep affection.