Duke set for Classic crown

JOHNNY MURTAGH is confident Duke of Marmalade can help him realise both his and Aidan O’Brien’s dreams of a Breeders’ Cup Classic victory tonight.

Despite Breeders’ Cup successes for the Ballydoyle yard in the Turf, twice with High Chapparal in 2002 and 2003, and the Juvenile, courtesy of

Johannesburg in 2001, the closest O’Brien has come to landing the biggest world championship race of all was eight years ago when Giants Causeway was beaten a neck by Tiznow.