Frankie Fantastic As Galileo Gold Triumphs
Frankie Dettori rode Galileo Gold to victory in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket and William Hill offer a new price of 6-1 for the Hugo Palmer-trained horse to triumph in the Investec Derby at Epsom.
The well-backed favourite Air Force Blue failed to fire and finished well down the field.
“It’s not often that bookmakers thank our arch-nemesis Frankie Dettori but for once he has done us a massive favour,” said William Hill spokesman Jon Ivan-Duke.
Investec Derby: 4-1 US Army Ranger, 6-1 Galileo Gold, Midterm, 8-1 Massaat, 14-1 Foundation,16-1 Harzand, Idaho, The Gurkha, Wajeez, 20-1 Emotionless, Johannes Vermeer, Zarak, 25-1 BAR(EW ¼ Odds Places 1,2,3)
Earlier on the card, Exosphere put in a career best effort to win the Group 2 Dunaden at Overbury Jockey Club Stakes. He’s now 20-1 for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe with William Hill.
Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe: 8-1 Postponed, 10-1 Duramente, 12-1 New Bay, 16-1 Found, Makahiki,20-1 Exosphere, 25-1 Minding, (EW 1/5 Odds Places 1,2,3)
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