Colm Greaves: The Lion In Winter has more pros than cons for Epsom Derby decision-makers
SPEED KING: The Lion In Winter looked like a horse with lots of speed when he won twice in his juvenile season, including an impressive victory in the Group 3 Acomb Stakes at York. Picture: Niall Carson/PA
As somebody once famously remarked when in the throes of a gnarly decision; ‘obviously, there are pros and cons for, and pros and cons against.’ There are plenty of gnarly financial decisions facing punters over the next couple of days during the Epsom Derby meeting, and as usual there is a head spin of pros to be processed and cons to be considered in the ongoing mission to lighten bookmakers’ satchels.
Firstly, will the Empire strike back? Four-weeks ago, Godolphin had their ‘weekend mirabilus’ when they won four Group 1s on either side of the Atlantic. Now it could be Coolmore’s turn to respond, and Aidan O’Brien could be loading serious silverware into the belly of the company jet on its return to Ireland.
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