Bugatti's brilliant early pace to seal final place

A massive crowd is expected to pour through the turnstiles of Shelbourne Park for tonight's semi-finals of the Ladbrokes.com Irish Derby and punters will be hoping for kinder results than seven days ago.

Many of the big names went crashing out on "Black Saturday", but it remains a Derby of real quality despite the lopsided betting on tonight's semi-final heats.

As with each of the previous rounds, Dolores Ruth seems to hold the aces.