Appleby not yet ruling out Derby date with Duty

Charlie Appleby will delay his decision over Line Of Duty’s possible participation in next month’s Investec Derby. Last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf winner beat only one home on his seasonal return in the Dante Stakes at York last week.

Although Appleby is not ruling the son of Galileo out of the Epsom Classic, he warns he needs to come forward considerably to warrant his place in the line-up on June 1. The Newmarket trainer said: “It was a bit of a disappointment (at York).