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Rossa Ryan eager to return for biggest ride of career on Mojo Star this weekend

Adayar and Adam Kirby are not for catching in Saturday's Cazoo Derby
Connections have paid €75,000 to run Mojo Star (purple colours) in the Irish DerbyCredit: Alan Crowhurst (Getty Images)

Rossa Ryan is confident of passing a late fitness test to ride Mojo Star in Saturday's Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby and seems even more bullish about the colt's chances in the Classic.

Ryan could have been a contender for a part in Casualty after breaking his collarbone at Wolverhampton on May 26 and then undergoing an operation to treat appendicitis.

He missed the Derby ride on Mojo Star, who defied his maiden status and odds of 50-1 to finish second to Adayar, but will now be aboard Richard Hannon's star for the biggest ride of his career at the Curragh this weekend.

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James BurnLambourn correspondent

Published on 23 June 2021inNews

Last updated 15:41, 24 June 2021

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