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Massive Irish Interest In Saturday's English Derby Final

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Massive Irish Interest In Saturday's English Derby Final

The Star Sports/TRC English Derby is taking place tomorrow night at Towcester. The winner will take home £175,000. Four of the six finalists are from Ireland. Kildare and Romeo Magico are the favourites. Hello Hammond and Priceless Jet are also in the final. Savana Beau and Mickys Barrett are representing the UK. The Irish have won the classic fifteen times in a row. They are hoping to make it number 16 this time. It's a big prize for the winner. There are some good prices for Savanna Beau. She's trained by Graham Holland.

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