Rookie trainer can climb the Classic mountain at the Curragh

A wide open Irish Derby will be played out behind closed doors at The Curragh this eveningCredit: Caroline Norris

Big Baby Bull
6.15 Curragh
1pt each-way

There is an excellent card on offer on Irish Derby day, which will be a little different to previous years, but there is still a nice balance between the Group races and the competitive handicaps, with the Dubai Duty Free Millenium Millionaire Handicap (6.15) being the first race to draw our interest.

It will take a good performance to win this wide-open handicap but Denis Hogan has his team in such good form at the moment, it may just pay to side with one of his representatives here, with Big Baby Bull preferred over Cyrus Dallin.

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Published on 26 June 2020inHorse racing tips

Last updated 16:32, 26 June 2020

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