Blanco poised to deliver

CAPE BLANCO gets the vote to land the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh tomorrow.

Blanco poised to deliver
Sat, 26 Jun, 2010 - 01:00
Pat Keane

You would have to say this looks a very disappointing line-up for Ireland’s premier classic, although that was probably always going to be the case once the Epsom Derby hero Workforce wasn’t coming.

It has also been a confusing lead-in to the race, with Ballydoyle clearly struggling to decide what was their main contender.

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