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Irish 2000 Guineas winner Magician is set to sidestep Saturday’s English Derby at Epsom, according to owners Coolmore Stud.

Trainer Aidan O’Brien raised the possibility of the Galileo colt bidding for a quickfire Classic double when leaving his Curragh hero in the Derby field at Monday’s five-day stage.

However, with Coolmore having a further five runners in the mile-and-a-half contest, including long-time leading fancy Battle Of Marengo, Dee Stakes winner Magician is set to be saved for another day.

Coolmore tweeted: “At the moment Ballydoyle has 5 intended Epsom Derby runners (Battle Of Marengo, Festive Cheer, Flying The Flag, Ruler Of The World & Mars).

“It’s possible this could change depending on how the horses are in the morning prior to declaration.”

Another who is set to bypass Epsom is First Cornerstone, with trainer Andrew Oliver opting to wait for a day and head for Sunday’s French Derby at Chantilly instead.

The colt finished fifth on his seasonal reappearance behind Magician last week.

Barry Irwin, head of owners Team Valor, said: “The trainer called me this morning and said he wanted to go for the French Derby.

“The trainer is no dummy, so I’ll indulge him.

“The English Derby looked very tough anyway.

“I have another horse, Triple Threat, who I think is better than First Cornerstone.

“He was going for the French Derby but has had problems with the stalls and he’ll have to wait for the Grand Prix de Paris.”

One horse who is firmly on course for the race is Andreas Wohler’s German raider Chopin.

Wohler has won Group One races all over the world, but he is breaking new ground this weekend as he saddles the first German runner in the premier Classic.

Chopin was supplemented for the race after he was bought by Sheikh Fahad Al Thani’s Qatar Racing organisation on the back of an eight-length win in a German Group Three.

“I always watch the race every year,” Wohler told At The Races.

“Chopin is a very good horse, he’s the best three-year-old by far in Germany. His form is working out as the horse who was second to him last time was second in the German Guineas (Global Bang), so hopefully the form is good enough to run a very good race at Epsom.”

 
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