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IRISH DERBY’S ENTIRE 1.5 MILLION WILL STAY AT HOME: The English have done a Boris Johnson. They have swerved further scrutiny of their Classic colts in the Irish Derby by ducking the entire race, leaving the 1.5million euros to be shared out among four home stables, though in fact Aidan O’Brien is bidding for six of the seven prizemoney places. The 10 declared are analysed below in the ABC order of how many stats boxes they tick.

MASTER JOCKEYS: WHO CAN CHALLENGE PIGGOTT AND DETTORI? Before his Irish Derby ABC guide this week, Daqman has another: an ABC to three top jockeys who would have given Lester Piggott and Frankie Dettori a run for their money. Who were the great invaders of the English turf before Dettori? Is Mark Johnston right to oust Piggott and put Frankie on the pedestal? Watch this space.