O’Brien trio get Irish Derby go-ahead

AIDAN O’BRIEN plans to have three big contenders in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby as he goes for a sixth successive win in the Classic at the Curragh on Sunday week.

Fri, 17 Jun, 2011 - 01:00

Keith Hamer

The Ballydoyle trainer is looking to Treasure Beach, Memphis Tennessee and Recital giving him a total of nine victories in the race.

The trio finished second, fourth and sixth respectively in the Investec Derby, and O’Brien reports all three to be on course for their second Derby.

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Courts Racing Place: Curragh Place: Treasure Beach Place: Memphis Tennessee Place: Newmarket Place: Epsom Place: Ballydoyle Place: Surrey Place: Far East Place: Royal Ascot Place: Chester Place: Ireland Person: O’Brien Person: Aidan O’Brien Person: Kevin Prendergast Person: Dermot Weld Person: Native Khan Person: Ed Dunlop Person: Misty For Me Person: Snow Fairy Person: Dawn Person: Harbinger Person: Michael Stoute Person: King Person: Godolphin Person: Saeed Bin Suroor Person: Ted Durcan Person: Mickael Barzalona Person: Mahmood Al Zarooni Person: Johnny Murtagh Person: Luca Cumani Person: Cumani Person: Olivier Peslier Person: Clive Cox Person: Roger Varian Person: Harris Tweed Event: Irish Derby Event: Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby Event: Classic Event: Investec Derby Event: Stobart Ireland Pretty Polly Stakes Event: Oaks Event: Pretty Polly Event: Hong Kong Cup Event: Dubai Sheema Classic Event: Hardwicke Stakes Event: Queen Elizabeth Stakes Event: Huxley Stakes Event: Sheema Classic Organisation: Recital Organisation: So You Think

<p>SUSPENSION STANDS: Wayne Lordan will miss both the St Leger meeting at Doncaster and the Irish Champions Festival at Leopardstown as well as the Curragh next weekend. Picture: Damien Eagers/PA</p>

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