Twenty Irish hopefuls start out in search of English Derby glory

The dreadful weather conditions yesterday made things difficult for some trainers heading for the English Derby at Wimbledon which starts tomorrow night with 11 Irish runners in action in the first session.

The weather was expected to improve overnight so there should have no problems in making it in plenty of time.

There has been one Irish withdrawal, the Dolores Ruth trained Cuil Hawk (off-colour) but that still leaves us with 20 runners and a very decent chance of capturing the prize in the May 26 final.