Mirsaale won the £50,000
Investec Derby Trial, run over 10 furlongs at Epsom Downs' opening fixture of
2013 this afternoon, and will now be aimed at the premier Classic, held at the
Surrey course on Saturday, June 1.
The three-year-old colt,
trained by James Tate in Newmarket, triumphed in good style from seven rivals
and enjoyed a length and a half advantage over Another Cocktail at the
line.
The trainer commented:
"We always thought he would handle a track like Epsom but we just didn't
know whether he was good enough. So I am really delighted with Mirsaale's
performance and Neil (Callan) gave him a great ride.
"I think we will be
coming back here on Investec Derby Day - we will give him a whirl in the
Classic.
"In meantime we
will look at the Chester and Lingfield Derby trials and see if we can fit one
of them in. He is a small, well-balanced horse who is ideally suited to these
undulating courses, which don't suit the bigger longer-striding sorts.
"He is by a Derby
winner in Sir Percy and is a half-brother to Meeznah who was a neck second in
the Investec Oaks (2010) before being disqualified. So he was almost certain to
like Epsom.
"Mirsaale was a
decent two-year-old who ran very well on debut in a hot Newmarket market won by
Ghurair and then he won his maiden and was a good third in a Haydock Park
Listed race over a mile.
"He disappointed on
his last race as two-year-old when going back to seven furlongs for a sales
race on heavy ground. Today's conditions were more his cup of tea - faster
ground, an undulating track and a longer trip.
"Mirsaale does not
work very well at home but he has a hell of an attitude on the track - a real
tough horse.
"He will be my
first Classic runner. His owner Saif Ali has always wanted an Investec Derby
runner which is why we entered Mirsaale at the second entry stage a couple of
weeks ago. The colt deserves to take his chance now.
"I would have
thought that a mile and a half will suit him even better but you never know
until you have tried it. But we might send him over a mile and a half before
the Derby."
The winning rider, Neil
Callan, added: "I knew coming into this race that he would be quite fit as
he is a clean-winded horse. He is also very well balanced so I thought he would
handle the track.
"As regards the
Investec Derby, it is going to be a much tougher race but you cannot take
anything away from Mirsaale today. He has done everything right in this trial
and ran to the line very well so I am pleased.
"He tries and I am
sure he will stay so he has the right credentials - it is just a question of
whether he is good enough."
The Investec Derby Trial
kicked off the trials for the Investec Derby, Britain's richest race worth at
least £1,325,000, and there will be plenty more clues over the next month to
point to the winner on June 1
Coral, the official
betting partner of the Investec Derby Festival, has cut Mirsaale to 50/1 from
66/1 for the Investec Derby.
Coral betting on the
Investec Derby: 5 Telescope, 6 Mars, 7 Toronado, 8 Battle Of Marengo, Dawn
Approach, Kingsbarns, 16 Foundry, Ocovango, 20 Loch Garman, Ruler Of The World,
Secret Number, Trading Leather, Zand, 25 Improvisation, Indian Chief, Leading
Light, Pedro The Great, Sardinia, Sir Walter Scott, Steeler, Tarikhi, Van Der
Neer, Victory Song, 33 Achtung, Arbelan, Bravodino, Eye Of The Storm,
Feel Like Dancing, Festive Cheer, Fantastic Moon, Galileo Rock, Genius
Boy, Greatwood, Lake Michigan, Lake Nova, Leitir Mor, Lord Provost, Manndawi,
Mighty Yar, Mutashaded, Parker Ridge, Qahir, Royal Flag, Saskatchewan, The
Vatican, Vayakhan, Waver, 40 bar.
Please find all the
current entries for the Investec Derby below.
ENTRIES
FOR THE 2013 INVESTEC DERBY
Class
1, Group 1, £1,325,000 Total Prize Fund, 4pm, Epsom Downs, Saturday,
June 1, 2013. For three-year-olds only, entire colts & fillies, one mile,
four furlongs and 10 yards. Entries closed December 6, 2011 (442 entries). First
scratchings deadline noon, March 5, 2013 (111 remained, 6 subsequently
scratched), £8,000 secondary entry stage noon, April 9, 2013 (17 second
entries received), second scratchings deadline noon, May 17, 2013, £75,000
supplementary entry & five-day confirmation stage, noon, May 27, 2013,
final declaration stage 10am, May 30, 2013. Form figures supplied by Weatherbys
and are correct up to and including the racing of Wednesday, April 24, 2013.
May not include some overseas form.
Form
Horse Owner Trainer
ACHTUNG
Paul Makin Jeremy Noseda
(5)-
AGREEMENT (IRE) Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor
Aidan O'Brien IRE
1123-
AL WAAB (IRE) Mubarak Al Naemi Sir Henry Cecil
51-
AMRALAH (IRE) Prince A A Faisal Mick Channon
0333-(1)2
ANOTHER COCKTAIL Michael Kerr-Dineen Hughie Morrison
ARBELAN
(FR) H H Aga
Khan Alain de Royer
Dupre FR
114-
ASHDAN Khalid Abdullah John Gosden
ATARAXIS
(FR) Niarchos Family Sir Henry Cecil
4-34
AU REVOIR (IRE) Sue Magnier,Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith
Andre Fabre FR
3-13
BARADARI (IRE) H H Aga
Khan Jean Claude
Rouget FR
BATTALION
(IRE) Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum William Haggas
3111-1 BATTLE
OF MARENGO (IRE) Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier Aidan
O'Brien IRE
2-1
BRAVODINO (USA) Niarchos Family Jonathan Pease
FR
(1)162-3
CAP O'RUSHES Godolphin Mahmood Al Zarooni
4(1)(1)-
CAT O'MOUNTAIN (USA) Godolphin Mahmood Al
Zarooni
(4)-6
CHIEF EXECUTIVE (IRE) East Wind Racing Ltd & MarthaTrussell Jo
Hughes
021310-(1)
COUNT OF LIMONADE (IRE) Sue Magnier. Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith
Aidan O'Brien IRE
3-(5)
DALGIG Ken Gundlach Jamie Osborne
5-
DANCE KING Bjorn Nielsen David
Lanigan
6-
DARE TO ACHIEVE Bernard Kantor & Markus Jooste William
Haggas
111111-
DAWN APPROACH (IRE) Godolphin Jim Bolger IRE
(4)-3
DEMONIC Khalid Abdullah Sir Henry Cecil
DENOTE
Mrs E A Bass Paul Cole
DESERVING
HONOUR Godolphin Mahmood Al Zarooni
ETERNAL
RAY (IRE) George Strawbridge Freddy Head FR
0-3
EVERGLADES ISLAND (IRE) Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith
Aidan O'Brien IRE
34-0
EXCELLENT RESULT (IRE) Godolphin Saeed bin
Suroor
120-
EXCESS KNOWLEDGE Khalid Abdullah John Gosden
13-
EYE OF THE STORM (IRE) Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier
Aidan O'Brien IRE
1150-
FANTASTIC MOON Saeed Suhail Jeremy Noseda
1
FEEL LIKE DANCING Lady Bamford John Gosden
5(1)-
FESTIVE CHEER (FR) Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier Aidan
O'Brien IRE
3114-
FIRST CORNERSTONE Team Valor International LLC Andy Oliver
IRE
120-
FLYING THE FLAG (IRE) Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith
Aidan O'Brien IRE
32-12
FORTIFY (IRE) Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Aidan
O'Brien IRE
1-
FOUNDRY (IRE) Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Aidan
O'Brien IRE
GALEB
WARRIOR Tony Bloom William Haggas
15-
GALILEO ROCK (IRE) Michael O'Flynn David Wachman IRE
GENIUS
BOY Godolphin Mahmood Al Zarooni
0019344-3
GLORY AWAITS (IRE) A & A Kevin Ryan
(2)
GOLD MEDAL (IRE) Julie Wood Richard Hannon
23(1)-2
GREATWOOD Highclere Thoroughbred Racing - Archer Luca Cumani
GROUNDBREAKING
Godolphin Mahmood Al Zarooni
(6)-
HEIRLOOM Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor
Aidan O'Brien IRE
41-2
HILLSTAR Sir Evelyn de Rothschild Sir Michael
Stoute
23-1
IMPROVISATION (IRE) Godolphin Mahmood Al Zarooni
2-1
INDIAN CHIEF (IRE) Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor Aidan
O'Brien IRE
5
JAMMY GUEST (IRE) John Guest Racing George Margarson
(2)(2)(1)(1)2
KING GEORGE RIVER (IRE) John Stocker Alan Bailey
351-2
KINGDOM (IRE) Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier Aidan
O'Brien IRE
11-
KINGSBARNS (IRE) Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Aidan
O'Brien IRE
2134-
KINGSTON JAMAICA (IRE) Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor
Aidan O'Brien IRE
LAKE
MICHIGAN (IRE) Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Aidan O'Brien
IRE
LAKE
NOVA (IRE) Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Aidan
O'Brien IRE
41-
LEADING LIGHT (IRE) Derrick Smith, Sue Smith & Michael Tabor
Aidan O'Brien IRE
23(2)132-6
LEITIR MOR (IRE) Jackie Bolger Jim Bolger
IRE
1
LIBERTARIAN Hubert Strecker Elaine Burke
40-0
LLAREGYB (IRE) Anne Coughlan David Elsworth
5(1)-
LORD PROVOST (IRE) Godolphin Mahmood Al Zarooni
0(2)10-
MAGICIAN (IRE) Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier
Aidan O'Brien IRE
MANNDAWI
(FR) H H Aga Khan
Alain de Royer Dupre FR
(1)-
MARS (IRE) Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier
Aidan O'Brien IRE
(1)-
MIGHTY YAR (IRE) Tony Evans Sir Henry
Cecil
5130-1
MIRSAALE Saif Ali James Tate
001-2
MOMBASA Wis Green Partners Ralph Beckett
0-6
MORPHEUS Khalid Abdullah Sir Henry
Cecil
1-
MUTASHADED (USA) Hamdan Al Maktoum Roger Varian
NELSON'S
VICTORY Victory Bloodstock Limited Jane Chapple-Hyam
416-
NEVIS (IRE) Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick
Smith Aidan O'Brien IRE
NEW
LOOK (IRE) Sheikh Mohammed No current trainer
231-
NICHOLS CANYON Rachel Hood & Elaine Lawlor John
Gosden
04(6)(4)-0(0)0
OCEAN APPLAUSE Bill McLuskey John Ryan
1-1
OCOVANGO Prince A A Faisal Andre Fabre FR
PARKER
RIDGE (FR) Wildenstein Stables Limited Luca Cumani
10150- PASAKA
BOY RWH Partnership Jonathan Portman
51515- PEDRO
THE GREAT (USA) Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier &Michael Tabor Aidan O'Brien
IRE
5(2)-2 PERSEPOLIS
(IRE) Highclere Thoroughbred Racing - Sloan Sir Michael
Stoute
3-4
PIET MONDRIAN Denford Stud, Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor Aidan
O'Brien IRE
5
PLINTH (IRE) Anne Marie O'Brien Aidan O'Brien
IRE
5-
POINT PIPER (USA) Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier Aidan
O'Brien IRE
04(3)-6
PORTMONARCH (IRE) Robert V LaPenta David Lanigan
QAHIR
(IRE) H H Sheikh Abdulla bin Khalifa Al Thani Freddy Head
FR
13-6
RACE AND STATUS (IRE) Jackie & George Smith Andrew
Balding
35211- RESTRAINT
OF TRADE (IRE) Godolphin Mahmood Al Zarooni
ROYAL
FLAG Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
1
RULER OF THE WORLD (IRE) Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith
Aidan O'Brien IRE
SAINT
AND SINNER (GER) Gestut Karlshof Andreas Wohler GER
SARDINIA
(IRE) Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor Aidan O'Brien
IRE
6
SASKATCHEWAN Wildenstein Stables Limited Luca Cumani
5
SATWA STORY Godolphin Mahmood Al Zarooni
(1)-(1)(3)
SECRET NUMBER Godolphin Saeed bin
Suroor
(1)-
SIR WALTER SCOTT (IRE) Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor
Aidan O'Brien IRE
SLEEPING
GIANT (GER) Wildenstein Stables Limited Luca Cumani
0-
SMOKE SCREEN Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier Aidan
O'Brien IRE
3-4
SQUIRE OSBALDESTON (IRE) Paul Hickman & G Johns Sir Henry
Cecil
212113-
STEELER (IRE) Godolphin Mahmood Al Zarooni
SUGAR
TRAIN Khalid Abdullah David Smaga FR
010-1
SUPERPLEX (FR) Stall Eivissa Michael Figge
GER
(2)20(1)-(1)
SWING EASY Mrs B B Mills, J Harley, T Jacobs Robert
Mills
42-31
TABLEAUX (USA) Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor
Andre Fabre FR
(6)-
TAKAATHUR (USA) Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
21-
TARIKHI (USA) Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
4
TEKTITE Niarchos Family Jonathan Pease FR
21-
TELESCOPE (IRE) Highclere Thoroughbred Racing -Wavertree Sir
Michael Stoute
114230-
THA'IR (IRE) Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
6-(2)
THATCHMASTER (USA) Godolphin Mahmood Al Zarooni
1-6
THE UNITED STATES (IRE) Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor
Aidan O'Brien IRE
3-
THE VATICAN (IRE) Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
(2)32
THE WELSH WIZARD (IRE) John & Barbara Cotton, Sir Alex Ferguson, J
Hanson Charlie Hills
(2)-5
TINGHIR (IRE) Bjorn Nielsen David Lanigan
111-1
TORONADO (IRE) HE Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani Richard Hannon
2115-
TRADING LEATHER (IRE) Jackie Bolger Jim Bolger
IRE
410-
TWILIGHT ZONE (IRE) Derick Smith, Sue Smith & Michael Tabor Aidan
O'Brien IRE
112-(1)
VAN DER NEER Saeed Manana Richard Hannon
23-2
VAYAKHAN (FR) H H Aga
Khan Alain de Royer Dupre
FR
VICTORY
SONG (IRE) Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
WAVER
(IRE) Anne Marie O'Brien Aidan O'Brien IRE
112-
WILLIE THE WHIPPER Qatar Racing Limited Ann Duffield
40-
WINTERLUDE (IRE) Godolphin Mahmood Al Zarooni
0-(1)
WOODSTOCK (IRE) Julie Wood Richard Hannon
64-
ZAIN EAGLE Asaad Al Banwan Gerard Butler
21- ZAND
(IRE) H H Aga Khan John Oxx IRE
122
entries go forward
41
Irish-trained
11
French-trained
2
German-trained
SECOND
ENTRIES IN ITALICS
THE
FOLLOWING ENTRIES HAVE BEEN SCRATCHED:ASK DAD, BALMORAL MILLS (IRE), CYCLONE,
SIR PRANCEALOT (IRE), SPESSARTINE (IRE), WINGED FOOT (IRE)
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