Roderic set to skip Epsom for France

AIDAN O’Brien is set to have four runners in Saturday’s Investec Derby at Epsom, with Irish 2,000 Guineas hero Roderic O’Connor set to wait for the French Derby the following day.

Mon, 30 May, 2011 - 01:00
Ashley Iveson

The Ballydoyle handler is set to rely on Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial winner Recital, Dante Stakes runner-up Seville as well as Memphis Tennessee and Treasure Beach.

Speaking on twitter, the trainer’s wife Anne-Marie O’Brien said: “We hope to run Recital, Seville, Memphis Tennessee and Treasure Beach in the Derby on Saturday.

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