Aidan O’Brien has favourite chances to pull off historic classic hat-trick at Epsom and Chantilly

City of Troy: rated favourite for the Epsom Derby despite a dismal effort in Newmarket’s 2,000 Guineas. Photograph: Mogan Treacy/Inpho

City Of Troy is the Ballydoyle No. 1 hope to supply his trainer with a record 10th Derby after 20 entries were left in flat racing’s ‘Blue Riband’ on Monday.Guineas falls to Burke’s Angel and completes cross-channel Curragh Classic doubleMcCreery and McDonogh combine to try and break classic duck with Vespertilio in Sunday’s 1,000 Guineas

Ylang Ylang tops the betting to give O’Brien an 11th Oaks success on Friday, just ahead of another Irish hopeful in Dermot Weld’s Ezeliya. Godolphin’s Futurity winner Ancient Wisdom is in line to test the form of the Dante Stakes at York, the impressive winner of which, Economics, skips the race. Diego Velazquez is joined by another stable companion Cambridge among 21 now in the French Derby although there is a supplementary stage later in the week.

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