Mutadaffeq can send punters home on a high at Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby

A seven-race card gets the three-day Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby card at the Curragh, and Mutadaffeq gets the nap to send punters home on a high.

Kevin Prendergast’s colt ran once as a juvenile, a race in which he finished a close third behind Restive. He wasn’t seen again until earlier this month, when he travelled like the best horse but faded late to finish fourth behind Stellar Mass in a twelve-furlong race at this track.

Prior to the race, connections made it clear he would be better for the race and if that’s the case he should be ready to make the breakthrough. The drop back to ten furlongs shouldn’t be an issue for the New Approach colt, and he is preferred to Radar O’Reilly and Jamie The Taylor.