Breeders’ Cup winner Line Of Duty and the unbeaten Madhmoon star among 14 second entries for the G1 Investec Derby at Epsom Downs on Saturday, June 1, details of which are revealed today.

The total number of three-year-olds going forward for Britain’s premier Classic and richest race, which has a total prize fund of at least £1.5 million and is being run for the 240th time, now stands at 107.

Line Of Duty is one of three second entries for Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby, who is chasing a second successive Investec Derby victory after Masar’s landmark victory in the royal blue colours of Sheikh Mohammed’s racing operation in 2018.

Line Of Duty, a talented son of 2001 Investec Derby hero Galileo, has been successful on his three latest starts and signed off 2018 with a gutsy success in the G1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf at Churchill Downs, USA, in November.

Line Of Duty is a 16/1 chance for the 12-furlong Investec Derby with Unibet, official betting partner of the Investec Derby Festival, with Too Darn Hot, Europe’s top two-year-old in 2018, the 9/2 market leader.

Godolphin’s other second entries are the unbeaten Dubawi colts Al Hilalee (20/1 with Unibet), successful in a mile Listed contest at Deauville on his second start, and impressive Nottingham maiden victor Space Blues (33/1).

Veteran Irish trainer Kevin Prendergast has not saddled a runner in the Investec Derby since 1996, though that could change in 2019 courtesy of Madhmoon (20/1).

Hamdan Al Maktoum’s homebred – a three-year-old colt by Dawn Approach - won both of his 2018 starts in eye-catching fashion, including a mile G2 event at Leopardstown on Irish Champions Weekend in September.

There are three Irish-trained second entries in total revealed today. Investec Derby-winning trainers Jim Bolger and Dermot Weld each have respective entries in Guaranteed (20/1), a Teofilo colt bred by Bolger and part-owned by his wife Jackie, and Raven’s Pass colt Masaff (25/1), owned and bred by the Aga Khan, who were last seen out when first and second in the nine-furlong G3 Eyrefield Stakes at Leopardstown in October.

Nate The Great (Archie Watson, 40/1) is another second entry with form in Stakes races. The Nathaniel colt was placed in two Listed races last year, when just touched off in the seven-furlong Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot in June and third in the 10-furlong Zetland Stakes at Newmarket in October.

Kadar (40/1) is one of several exciting winners among the second entries and a potential first Investec Derby runner for emerging Dubai-based owner Phoenix Thoroughbred Limited. Trained by Karl Burke, the €700,000 Scat Daddy colt impressed on debut in a mile novice race at Haydock Park in September, striding out nicely to win by a length and a quarter.

Burke’s wife Elaine entered Libertarian at the second entry stage in 2013 and the New Approach colt duly landed the G2 Dante Stakes at York before a strong-finishing second behind Ruler Of The World at Epsom Downs.

Burke reported: “Kadar has wintered really well and we are delighted with him. He will start off at Newmarket in either the Feilden Stakes over nine furlongs or the Craven Stakes over the mile, that is the plan at the moment."

“Then we will make a decision about where we go after that, whether it’s the 2000 Guineas or the Dante. He has an interesting pedigree being by Scat Daddy and out of a Sinndar mare. I think he will definitely stay further than a mile. I loved him last year and he is starting to show at home that he has a lot of ability."

“You can definitely compare Kadar and Libertarian in a lot of ways. They were both very athletic, long-striding horses, and if anything Kadar is probably a bit more athletic than Libertarian.”

Hampshire trainer Ralph Beckett has entered unbeaten Archipenko colt Nivaldo (40/1), who would be a first Investec Derby runner for the dual Investec Oaks-winning handler.

Nivaldo justified favouritism on his debut at Ffos Las before doubling up in great style under a penalty at Kempton Park, both over a mile.

Sir Michael Stoute is the only trainer to date to have won the Investec Derby with a second entry – the Khalid Abdullah-owned Workforce in 2010. The Newmarket trainer has engaged Almania (50/1), a Saeed Suhail-owned colt by Australia who scored second time out in a Sandown Park seven-furlong maiden.

The remaining second entries are Motivator colt King Ottokar (Charlie Fellowes, 50/1), who finished ninth in the G1 Vertem Futurity Trophy at Doncaster in October after winning a Newbury novice on debut, Goodwood maiden scorer and Galileo colt Pablo Escobarr (William Haggas, 50/1), Farhh colt King Of Change (Richard Hannon, 100/1), runner-up in both of his starts last season, and the once-raced High Commissioner (Paul Cole, 100/1), an Australia colt.

It cost £9,000 to make a second entry for the 2019 Investec Derby. One horse can secure a wildcard entry by winning the 10-furlong Listed Investec Blue Riband Trial Stakes at the Investec Spring Meeting at Epsom Downs on Wednesday, April 24 (if not already entered or a gelding).

The final entry stage for the Investec Derby is the five-day confirmation stage on Monday, May 27, when horses can be supplemented at a cost of £85,000. 

Latest Investec Derby odds from Unibet, official betting partner of the Investec Derby Festival:

9/2 Too Darn Hot; 10/1 Japan, Dubai Warrior; 14/1 Anthony Van Dyck, Magna Grecia; 16/1 Line Of Duty; 20/1 Madhmoon, Al Hilalee, Guaranteed; 25/1 Turgenev, Norway, Humanitarian, Masaff; 33/1 Mount Everest, Sydney Opera House, Sangarius, Broome, Sovereign, Circus Maximus, Cape of Good Hope, Constantinople, Persian Moon, Rakan, Space Blues; 40/1 Bangkok, Godzilla, Great Bear, 50/1 Mohawk, King Ottokar, Almania, Barbados, Il Paradiso, Kadar, Alfaatik, Fox Tal, El Misk, Nivaldo, Nate The Great, Jahbath, Albuquerque, Apparate, Georgeville, Ginistrelli, Hiroshima, Kasaman, Mackaar, Makmour, Mawsoof, Travel On, Pablo Escobarr; 66/1 Old Glory, Waldstern, Eminence, Hazran, Holy Kingdom, Invictus Spirit, Pacific Ocean, Khuzaam, Asad, Baltic Song, Barreg, Buckhurst, Cadre Du Noir, Coeur d’Or, Eagles By Day, Emirates Empire, First In Line, Fresno, Grenadier Guard, Guandi, He Will Call, Htilominlo, Metier, Mubariz, Questionare, Shendam, Shennan, Surfman, Swift Wing, Tankerville, 100/1 Western Australia, Gathering Storm, Casanova, Dreadnoughtus, Harpo Marx, Hawa Bladi, Just Hubert, King Pellinor, Lake McKenzie, Landa Beach, Logician, Look Closely, Mannguy, Natty Night, Pasley, Pondus, Prejudice, Private Secretary, Soft Light, South Pacific, Space Walk, Technician, Three Comets, Turnberry Isle, Wargrave, Wirraway, Zarafshan, Zarkallani, Zuba, Zuenoon, King of Change, High Commissioner; 150/1 So High; 200/1 Mighty Matilda.

Each-way 1/4 odds, 1-2-3

 

The Investec Derby

Group 1, £1,500,000 total prize fund. Epsom Downs, Saturday, June 1, 2019, 1m 4f 6y. For three-year-old colts (9st) and fillies (8st 11lb). Horses will only be eligible to run provided they have attained a BHA rating of 80 or higher. Horses who do not qualify for a rating may also be eligible providing the BHA Handicapper is satisfied that the horse’s racecourse performances up to and including the day before confirmation merit a provisional assessment of 80 or more. Horses who have not run will not be eligible. Entries closed December 5, 2017, first scratchings deadline March 5 (96 remained), second entries deadline April 2 (*14 second entries), second scratchings deadline May 21, five-day confirmations & £85,000 supplementary stage May 27, final declarations May 30. Maximum field 20 runners plus 2 reserves.

Horse	Owner	Trainer
ALBUQUERQUE (IRE)	Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith	Aidan O'Brien IRE
ALFAATIK	Hamdan Al Maktoum	John Gosden
*AL HILALEE	Godolphin	Charlie Appleby
*ALMANIA (IRE)	Saeed Suhail	Sir Michael Stoute
ANTHONY VAN DYCK (IRE)	Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith	Aidan O'Brien IRE
APPARATE	Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum	Roger Varian
ASAD (IRE)	SH Nasser Al Khalifa & SH Duaij Al Khalifa	Simon Crisford
BALTIC SONG (IRE)	Gestut Ammerland	John Gosden
BANGKOK (IRE)	King Power Racing Co Ltd	Andrew Balding
BARBADOS (IRE)	Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier	Aidan O'Brien IRE
BROOME (IRE)	Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier	Aidan O'Brien IRE
BUCKHURST (IRE)	Annemarie O'Brien	Joseph O'Brien IRE
CADRE DU NOIR (USA)	Phoenix Thoroughbred Limited	Martyn Meade
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (IRE)	Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith	Aidan O'Brien IRE
CASANOVA	H R H Princess Haya of Jordan	John Gosden
CIRCUS MAXIMUS (IRE)	Flaxman Stables/Mrs Magnier/Tabor/Smith	Aidan O'Brien IRE
COEUR D'OR (IRE)	Moyglare Stud Farms Ltd	Dermot Weld IRE
CONSTANTINOPLE (IRE)	Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor	Aidan O'Brien IRE
DREADNOUGHTUS	I R Hatton	Michael Appleby
DUBAI WARRIOR	Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum	John Gosden
EAGLES BY DAY (IRE)	Clipper Logistics	Michael Bell
EL MISK	Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum	John Gosden
EMINENCE (IRE)	Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor	Aidan O'Brien IRE
EMIRATES EMPIRE (IRE)	Ahmad Al Shaikh	Michael Bell
FIRST IN LINE	Anthony Oppenheimer	John Gosden
FOX TAL	King Power Racing Co Ltd	Andrew Balding
FRESNO (IRE)	George Strawbridge/Sue Magnier/Tabor/Smith	Aidan O'Brien IRE
GEORGEVILLE	Khalid Abdullah	Dermot Weld IRE
GINISTRELLI (IRE)	Bjorn Nielsen & Eastwind Racing Ltd	Ed Walker
GODZILLA (IRE)	Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor	Aidan O'Brien IRE
GREAT BEAR	Exors of the Late Lady Rothschild	Roger Charlton
GRENADIER GUARD (IRE)	J Barson	Mark Johnston
GUANDI (USA)	Empire State Racing Partnership	Tom Dascombe
*GUARANTEED (IRE)	Jackie Bolger/Rectory Rd Holdings Ltd	Jim Bolger IRE
HARPO MARX (IRE)	Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith	Aidan O'Brien IRE
HAZRAN (IRE)	HH Aga Khan	Michael Halford IRE
HE WILL CALL (FR)	Ecurie Pvp Racing	Fabrice Vermeulen FR
*HIGH COMMISSIONER (IRE)	Fitri Hay	Paul Cole
HIROSHIMA	G Smith-Bernal	John Ryan
HOLY KINGDOM (IRE)	The Rogues Gallery Two	Tom Clover
HTILOMINLO	H Balasuriya	Sylvester Kirk
HUMANITARIAN (USA)	HH Sheikh Zayed bin Mohammed Racing	John Gosden
IL PARADISO (USA)	Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier	Aidan O'Brien IRE
INVICTUS SPIRIT	The Queen	Sir Michael Stoute
JAHBATH	Hamdan Al Maktoum	William Haggas
JAPAN	Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor	Aidan O'Brien IRE
JUST HUBERT (IRE)	Foursome Thoroughbreds	William Muir
*KADAR (USA)	Phoenix Thoroughbreds Limited	Karl Burke
KASAMAN (FR)	HH Aga Khan	Mikel Delzangles FR
KHUZAAM (USA)	Hamdan Al Maktoum	Roger Varian
*KING OF CHANGE	Ali Abdulla Saeed	Richard Hannon
*KING OTTAKAR (FR)	Susan Roy	Charlie Fellowes
KING PELLINOR (IRE)	Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor	Aidan O'Brien IRE
LAKE MCKENZIE (IRE)	Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor	Aidan O'Brien IRE
LANDA BEACH (IRE)	Philip Fox & Partner	Andrew Balding
*LINE OF DUTY (IRE)	Godolphin	Charlie Appleby
LOGICIAN	Khalid Abdullah	John Gosden
LOOK CLOSELY	Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum	Roger Varian
MACKAAR (IRE)	Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum	Roger Varian
*MADHMOON (IRE)	Hamdan Al Maktoum	Kevin Prendergast IRE
MAKMOUR (FR)	HH Aga Khan	Jean Claude Rouget FR
MANNGUY	Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum	Simon Crisford
*MASAFF (IRE)	HH Aga Khan	Dermot Weld IRE
METIER (IRE)	P Garvey	Andrew Slattery IRE
MIGHTY MATILDA	Branwen Sloper	No current trainer
MOHAWK (IRE)	Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor	Aidan O'Brien IRE
MOUNT EVEREST (IRE)	Flaxman Stables/Mrs Magnier/Tabor/Smith	Aidan O'Brien IRE
MUBARIZ	HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani	Roger Charlton
*NATE THE GREAT	Mildmay Racing & D H Caslon	Archie Watson
NATTY NIGHT	O'Mulloy, Schwartz	William Muir
*NIVALDO (IRE)	Quantum Leap Racing II	Ralph Beckett
NORWAY (IRE)	Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor	Aidan O'Brien IRE
OLD GLORY (IRE)	Zayat Stables/Sue Magnier/Michael Tabor/Derrick Smith	Aidan O'Brien IRE
*PABLO ESCOBARR (IRE)	Hussain Alabbas Lootah	William Haggas
PACIFIC OCEAN (IRE)	Atlantic Jewel Syndicate	Aidan O'Brien IRE
PASLEY (IRE)	Annemarie O'Brien	Joseph O'Brien IRE
PERSIAN MOON (IRE)	Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds X	Mark Johnston
PONDUS	Hubert John Strecker	James Fanshawe
PREJUDICE	St Albans Bloodstock Limited	David Simcock
PRIVATE SECRETARY	Denford Stud	John Gosden
QUESTIONARE	Lady Bamford	John Gosden
RAKAN	Hamdan Al Maktoum	Dermot Weld IRE
SHENDAM (FR)	HH Aga Khan	Mikel Delzangles FR
SHENNAN (IRE)	HH Aga Khan	Michael Halford IRE
SO HIGH	George Strawbridge & John R Hass	John Gosden
SOFT LIGHT (FR)	Claudio Marzocco	Jean Claude Rouget FR
SOUTH PACIFIC	Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor	Aidan O'Brien IRE
SOVEREIGN (IRE)	Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith	Aidan O'Brien IRE
*SPACE BLUES (IRE)	Godolphin	Charlie Appleby
SPACE WALK	The Queen	William Haggas
SURFMAN	Peter Winkworth	Roger Varian
SWIFT WING	Lady Bamford	John Gosden
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE	Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith	Aidan O'Brien IRE
TANKERVILLE (USA)	Khalid Abdullah	Dermot Weld IRE
TECHNICIAN (IRE)	Manton Estate Racing	Martyn Meade
THREE COMETS (GER)	Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum	Roger Varian
TOO DARN HOT	Lord Lloyd Webber	John Gosden
TRAVEL ON	George Strawbridge	John Gosden
TURNBERRY ISLE (IRE)	Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier	Aidan O'Brien IRE
WALDSTERN	Gestut Ammerland	John Gosden
WARGRAVE (IRE)	Cayton Park Stud/Sue Magnier	Fozzy Stack IRE
WESTERN AUSTRALIA (IRE)	Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor	Aidan O'Brien IRE
WIRRAWAY (USA)	Godolphin	John Gosden
ZARAFSHAN (IRE)	HH Aga Khan	Dermot Weld IRE
ZARKALLANI (FR)	HH Aga Khan	Alain de Royer Dupre FR
ZUBA	John Connolly & Odile Griffith	Amanda Perrett
ZUENOON (IRE)	HH Aga Khan	Dermot Weld IRE