Oxx to wait for Irish Derby with Akeed Mofeed

Akeed Mofeed will miss the Abu Dhabi Irish 2000 Guineas due to a minor setback.

John Oxx’s three-year-old was forced to bypass the Newmarket Guineas and had been second favourite for the Investec Derby at Epsom before he was also ruled out of the Derrinstown Derby Trial last weekend.

As Oxx was not prepared to take him to Epsom without a run, the Irish Classics were to be his aim but the plan has had to be rejigged again.

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