Ruler Of The World looking to stretch unbeaten run in Irish Derby – Horseracing News
Ruler Of The World is set to stretch his winning streak by claiming the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at Curragh in Ireland on Saturday, June 29, 2013.
The three-year-old colt has managed to get the attention of the bookies and the punters against eight other runners, so he will be entering the all important event with the best odds. He has been impressive in his career until
now and it seems quite difficult for his opponents to challenge him.
Despite that, some betting websites are expecting a tough competition in the Irish Derby and a spokesman from Paddy Power said, “Excuses were made for both Libertarian and Galileo Rock at Epsom, but the form book says Ruler Of
The World remains unbeaten and is a worthy favourite. However, Trading Leather and Sugar Boy also both have strong Derby credentials and I can see punters coming for one or both of them in a big way.”
Although Ruler Of The World is quite new to the sport, he has pleased his camp with some delightful performances. He has entered just three races until now and has been dominant in them. He was not given a chance at the Royal Ascot,
but that was understood, as he deserved some rest after being successful in the Investec Derby at Epsom.
The Irish colt was priced 7 to 1 for that event and was up against some quality performers such as Dawn Approach, who was unbeaten at that point in his career.
However, the Aidan O’Brien’s trainee took everyone by surprise, winning that race comfortably. Since then, he has been rated quite highly and his fans will be looking forward to another impressive run from him.
Things will not be easy for the favourite runner, as he will have to weather the storm from Libertarian, who cannot be taken lightly at any level. He ended up as a runner up behind Ruler Of The World in the previous Derby, but
will be looking to avenge that defeat in the upcoming classic.
On the other hand, there are some other decent runners lined up for action at Curragh and all of them will be looking to make a name for themselves by causing an upset.
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