Buick's turbo finish get Hurricane Lane up to win Irish Derby
JUST UP: William Buick on Hurricane Lane comes witha flying late run to pip Frankie Dettori's Lone Eagle in Saturday's DDF Irish Derby. Picture: Morgan Treacy, Inpho
After a jumps season in which Irish-trained horses landed just about every big race in England, it was a case of role reversal in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby as the Charlie Appleby-trained Hurricane Lane got up late to collar fellow UK raider Lone Eagle in a thrilling finish to the Curragh Classic.
Having squeezed Mojo Star out of things when making his challenge, Hurricane Lane had to survive a lengthy stewards’ enquiry before being confirmed the winner to secure a second Derby of the month for Appleby, Godolphin and sire Frankel, after stablemate Adayar won the Epsom equivalent, a race in which Hurricane Lane finished third.
