Sixteen colts are still in the running for the Derby at Epsom on Saturday after Passenger, third home after a tricky passage in the Dante Stakes at York this month, was added to the field at a cost of £85,000 at the five-day declaration stage on Monday morning.
The question of which of them will set off as favourite, however, may not be resolved until the off-time of 1.30pm, as four horses – Military Order, Auguste Rodin, Passenger and Arrest – are currently priced between 7-2 and 6-1, with Arrest in particular likely to attract support on the day as he will be Frankie Dettori’s final ride in the Classic.
