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Thursday May 15, 11:49 PMEpsom Derby favourite beaten in York trialLONDON (Reuters) - Twice Over, pre-race 4-1 favourite for the Epsom Derby, was beaten into third place in the Dante Stakes at York on Thursday and may miss the classic.Ridden by Ted Durcan for trainer Henry Cecil, Twice Over started 4-6 favourite and joined issue 400 metres from home. But the colt could not hold off Tartan Bearer (10-1) and Frozen Fire (14-1) and was beaten by a head and 2 1/2 lengths. Tartan Bearer, ridden by Ryan Moore, is trained by Michael Stoute who did the Dante/Derby double in 2004 with North Light. Bookmakers reacted to Thursday's upset by taking Twice Over out of the Epsom betting and quoting Tartan Bearer as 6-1 joint favourite with Curtain Call, trained by Luca Cumani. Three of the last four Dante Stakes winners went on to score at Epsom, including Authorized in 2007. The Derby is on June 7. (Writing by Dave Thompson, editing by Rex Gowar) |
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