3.45 1m. 4f. 8 Declared. Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Group 1) of €1,000,000.00 3-y-o
1st - €580,000.00 2nd - €200,000.00 3rd - €100,000.00 4th - €50,000.00 5th - €30,000.00 6th - €20,000.00 7th - €10,000.00 8th - €10,000.00
FormscanBy Gary Carson - TUESDAY can make history here by emulating Salsabil and Balanchine by completing the Oaks and Irish Derby double. This doesn't look the strongest renewal of the race and the decision to supplement the Galileo filly can reap rewards. She was placed in both the English and Irish Guineas but middle distances always looked likely to suit best and the sister to Minding struck gold at Epsom when denying the late charge of Emily Upjohn for a narrow success. That form has been boosted with the win of third placed Nashwa in the French Oaks since and this could be another very good crop of fillies this season. Westover is her main market rival and has to be respected after finishing an unlucky third in the Derby. He found the door closed in his face over two furlongs out at Epsom and ran on strongly in the closing stages, just failing to get up for second behind Desert Crown. He may not have beaten the winner anyway, who looked a class apart then, but did finish off well and is entitled to be a big player now. Hannibal Barca made a nice start for Joseph O'Brien when taking the Group 3 Gallinule Stakes here last month and could be a bit of a dark horse stepping up to a mile-and-a-half for the first time now.
For three years old colts and fillies onlyWeights - 9st 2lbs Fillies allowed 3lbs