Fourteen colts, led by Godolphin's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf winner Line of Duty (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Sheikh Hamdan's unbeaten G2 KPMG Champions Juvenile S. victor Madhmoon (Ire) (Dawn Approach {Ire}), have been added as second entries for the 240th G1 Investec Derby, Epsom Downs announced on Wednesday. These second entries brings the total entered for the £1.5-million 1 1/2-mile Classic to 107.
Charlie Appleby, who won the 2018 edition with Masar (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}), has also entered undefeated Dubawi (Ire) colts Al Hilalee (GB), who won the Listed Criterium du Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage and the debut winner Space Blues (Ire). The first and second finishers of the G3 Eyrefield S. have also been added to the Derby entries in the forms of Guaranteed (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), a Jim Bolger-bred who is part-owned by his wife Jackie and Aga Khan homebred Masaff (Ire) (Raven's Pass), respectively. The MSP Nate The Great (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) for trainer Archie Watson and Phoenix Thoroughbred Ltd's first-out winner Kadar (Scat Daddy) from the barn of Karl Burke have also been included.
Ralph Beckett, a two-time winner of the G1 Epsom Oaks, has put forward the dual winner Nivaldo (Ire) (Archipenko), who added to his Sept. 16 Ffos Las victory with another tally in his all-weather bow at Kempton on Nov. 6. Sir Michael Stoute, the only trainer to date to have won the Derby with a second entry (Workforce {GB} {King's Best}) in 2010, has entered Saeed Suhail's winning Almania (Ire) (Australia {GB}). The other four colts entered are: King Ottokar (Fr) (Motivator {GB}) for Charlie Fellowes, Goodwood maiden winner Pablo Escobarr (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) for William Haggas, Richard Hannon trainee King Of Change (GB) (Farhh {GB}) and High Commissioner (Ire) (Australia {GB}) for Paul Cole.
The second entry cost was £9,000, with a wildcard entry available for the horse winning the 10-furlong Listed Investec Blue Riband Trial S. at Epsom on Apr. 24, if not already entered in the Derby or a gelding. The final entry stage is the five-day confirmation stage on May 27, with a supplementary fee of £85,000.
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