Irish weekend preview: Progressive Westover can claim Irish Derby crown

Piz Badile has strong place claims in the Curragh Classic

Westover wins the bet365 Classic Trial at Sandown in April and the Epsom Derby third can land the Irish version at the Curragh. Picture: Healy Racing

Ralph Beckett can claim a first Irish Classic success by taking the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby with the progressive Westover.

A winner on debut and runner-up twice in three outings at two, he made a winning return in the Sandown Classic Trial but brought his form to new heights when finishing third behind Desert Crown in the Epsom Derby.