• O’Brien sends Classic hopeful for win-and-you-are-in race
• Oaks fancy So Mi Dar also lines up in the nine-strong fieldAs nearby Sandown prepares for Saturday’s Jumps Finale,when the trainers’ title could yet fade down to the final race of the season, the Spring Meeting at Epsom on Wednesday is a reminder that it is less than seven weeks until the Derby. It is sandwiched between Aintree and Ayr on the one hand, and Sandown and next week’s Punchestown festival on the other,but the fields for the Epsom Classics will begin to assemble when nine runners fade to post for the Investec Derby Trial. Related: Willie Mullins talks down his trainers’ championship chances Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com