Irish Derby rematch possible

Harzand could face a rematch with the four horses that followed him home in the Investec Derby at Epsom, with connections setting their sights on another clash in the Irish Derby later this month.

Aidan O’Brien is looking towards that event with second and third US Army Ranger and Idaho, while John Gosden is also mulling a trip to the Curragh on June 25 with his fourth-placed Wings Of Desire.

The Dante Stakes winner was well fancied for the Epsom Classic but Gosden felt his lack of experience perhaps played a part in his defeat as well as the easy ground conditions.

The Newmarket trainer said: “It was only his fourth outing and he has run a great race.

“We were unsuited by the ground – he wants good rather than good to soft which has suited the winner and second better than us.

“He has run a lovely race and we could not be happier with him.

“I think the front four are very nice and the winner will be tough to beat anywhere once he gets his ground.

“The Curragh could be an obvious target for us – a lovely galloping track which will suit him better than everything else. We would not go rushing to Ascot which had been the original plan.”

Wings Of Desire was beaten five lengths in fourth with Humphrey Bogart a further three lengths back in fifth.

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