Golden Horn out to Eclipse older rivals

John Gosden insists “nothing is a given” as stunning Derby hero Golden Horn tests his powers against the older generation for the first time in today’s Coral-Eclipse at Sandown.

The Cape Cross colt looked every inch an Epsom contender when running out a brilliant winner of the Dante Stakes at York on his penultimate start and justified his place as Derby favourite with a brilliant display on the Downs in the hands of Frankie Dettori.

With his stable companion and York and Epsom runner-up Jack Hobbs claiming Classic glory himself in last weekend’s Irish Derby, Golden Horn is unsurprisingly a long odds-on favourite to add another Group One prize to his CV in this weekend’s feature event.