Bookmakers slashed the odds of Frankie Dettori winning the Derby in his final season yesterday – but his horse might not even run.
Arrest became the new favourite with some firms after his six-and-a-half length rout at soggy Chester. Brushing aside pre-race fears over his fitness, John and Thady Gosden's trainee sluiced through the mud to inflict a heavy defeat on Adelaide River.
There was a ten-length gap to the third Hadrianus, while the other two runners were virtually pulled up. Dettori admitted some cut in the ground is essential for his intended Epsom mount, as low as 4-1 (from 10-1) for the Betfred-sponsored Classic.
