Tough Derby decision for Murtagh

AIDAN O’Brien admits stable jockey Johnny Murtagh faces a tough choice ahead of Sunday’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh.

The Ballydoyle handler has trained seven previous winners of the Curragh Classic and has five entries in this year’s renewal.

His main hopes would appear to be Jan Vermeer, beaten into fourth when favourite in the Epsom Derby, and Cape Blanco, who was a big disappointment in the French equivalent at Chantilly.