Rome all the rage for Derby after Murtagh gives him the nod

KING Of Rome has been all the rage for the Vodafone Derby following news that he will be Johnny Murtagh’s mount at Epsom on Saturday.

Rome all the rage for Derby after Murtagh gives him the nod
Thu, 05 Jun, 2008 - 01:00

Trainer Aidan O’Brien is set to have five runners in the Premier Classic with Murtagh, in his first season as retained jockey at Ballydoyle, aboard the Lingfield Derby Trial runner-up.

King Of Rome was slashed at all rates down from 20-1 to 12-1 with William Hill to give Murtagh a fourth Derby triumph as the news circulated.

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CourtsRacingPlace: EpsomPlace: BallydoylePlace: BashkirovPlace: Royal AscotPlace: RomePlace: PlataPerson: MurtaghPerson: Johnny MurtaghPerson: Aidan O’BrienPerson: William HillPerson: Kate MillerPerson: AidanPerson: King Of RomePerson: Mick KinanePerson: DantePerson: JohnnyPerson: MickPerson: David McCabePerson: O’BrienPerson: Seamie HeffernanPerson: Colm O’DonoghuePerson: Washington IrvingPerson: Alessandro VoltaPerson: TajaaweedPerson: Angus GoldPerson: Hamdan Al MaktoumPerson: Bronze CannonPerson: Hugo LascellesPerson: Anthony OppenheimerPerson: Tartan BearerEvent: DerbyEvent: Vodafone DerbyEvent: premier ClassicEvent: Lingfield Derby TrialEvent: Dee StakesEvent: King Edward VII StakesEvent: LáEvent: Kandahar RunOrganisation: RomeOrganisation: CoralOrganisation: New Approach
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