Derby tips 2025: Racing Post experts predict the first three home in the big race at Epsom

The wait for this year's Betfred Derby (3.30 Saturday) is almost over and our team of top experts have predicted who they think will be the first three past the famous Epsom Downs winning post

• 2025 Betfred Derby tips: the runners, the odds, the verdict 

Betfred Derby 1-2-3s and big-race advice from Racing Post tipsters

Keith Melrose

1. PRIDE OF ARRAS
2. Stanhope Gardens
3. Tuscan Hills

Pride Of Arras15:30 Epsom

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Jky: Rossa Ryan Tnr: Ralph Beckett

Graeme Rodway

1. LAMBOURN
2. Tennessee Stud
3. Delacroix

Lambourn15:30 Epsom

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Jky: Wayne Lordan Tnr: A P O'Brien

David Jennings

1. THE LION IN WINTER
2. Delacroix
3. Stanhope Gardens

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Richard Birch

1. PRIDE OF ARRAS
2. Delacroix
3. Stanhope Gardens

Pride Of Arras15:30 Epsom

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Jky: Rossa Ryan Tnr: Ralph Beckett

Robbie Wilders

1. LAMBOURN
2. Lazy Griff
3. Stanhope Gardens

Lambourn15:30 Epsom

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Jky: Wayne Lordan Tnr: A P O'Brien

Harry Wilson

1. NIGHTWALKER
2. Delacroix
3. Stanhope Gardens

Nightwalker15:30 Epsom

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Jky: Tom Marquand Tnr: John & Thady Gosden

Kevin Morley

1. RULING COURT
2. Pride Of Arras
3. Delacroix

Ruling Court15:30 Epsom

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Jky: William Buick Tnr: Charlie Appleby

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Derby 1-2-3s from Racing Post Weekender experts

1. DAMYSUS
2. Delacroix
3. Pride Of Arras

By Sam Hardy

Having finished third in Sandown’s Classic Trial and runner-up in last month’s Dante at York, Damysus is not an obvious choice for this year’s Derby, but he has improved with each run and would have got to the winner at York had it been over a longer trip. Further improvement can’t be ruled out for the son of Frankel. Delacroix looks to be Aidan O’Brien’s strongest chance in this year’s running and is an obvious danger.

Damysus15:30 Epsom

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Jky: James Doyle Tnr: John & Thady Gosden

1. STANHOPE GARDENS
2. Delacroix
3. New Ground

By James Hill

Delacroix is likely to shorten provided Ryan Moore picks him. He’s the likeliest winner, but at the prices I’ve got to select Stanhope Gardens, who only has a neck to find with the Ballydoyle favourite from their meeting at Newmarket in October. The selection warmed up for this with a recent victory at Salisbury. In the event conditions become really soft, you’d do worse than have a little on French raider New Ground, who is crying out for further.

Stanhope Gardens15:30 Epsom

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Jky: Hector Crouch Tnr: Ralph Beckett

1. MIDAK
2. Ruling Court
3. Pride Of Arras

By Stuart Redding

Midak made his debut only in March but has quickly progressed through the ranks and completed a hattrick at Saint-Cloud recently. He could easily find the improvement required to land an emotional victory in a race being run in memory of the Aga Khan, who had numerous winners in the colours he will carry here. Ruling Court was perhaps slightly lucky to beat Field Of Gold in the 2,000 Guineas but that was still a smart effort and connections have long thought this test would suit.

Midak15:30 Epsom

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Jky: Mickael Barzalona Tnr: F-H Graffard

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