Good ground expected for Derby

Officials at the Curragh believe the going could be towards "the easy side of good" for the start of the two-day Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby meeting this weekend.

Mon, 23 Jun, 2008 - 20:36

Officials at the Curragh believe the going could be towards "the easy side of good" for the start of the two-day Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby meeting this weekend.

The ground was described as good to yielding on the round course and yielding on the straight course on Monday.

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