Hurricane to face maximum of nine rivals

HURRICANE RUN, a best priced 4-6 with Paddy Power, will face a maximum of nine rivals in Sunday’s Budweiser Irish Derby after it was revealed that John Dunlop’s triple entry in the race was a mistake.

Yesterday morning it appeared that the Arundel handler had kept Ebtikaar, Gifted Musician and Jungle Drums in the Curragh Classic.

However, Dunlop’s office maintained that they had sent over a forfeit for the horses last month, which was not received by administrators Horse Racing Ireland.