Frankie dettori names the horse ‘i’d put my fiver on’ at the derby this weekend

THE WORLD FAMOUS JOCKEY, WHO WON THE EPSOM CLASSIC TWICE WHEN BASED IN BRITAIN, HAS HIS SAY ON THE LIKELY OUTCOME OF THE 2025 BETFRED DERBY 13:40, 04 Jun 2025 Frankie Dettori has named the

horse once-a-year punters should ‘have a fiver on’. During a 35 year career in Britain, Dettori established himself as the most recognisable figure in the sport, replacing the legendary

Lester Piggott as the 'housewives' choice' at Derby time. He was crowned champion jockey three times and rode the winners of 23 British Classics, including two in the Derby on

Authorized in 2007 and Golden Horn in 2015. Dettori quit Britain for good after riding at British Champion’s Day in October 2023, an occasion sealed by victory on King Of Steel in the

Champion Stakes. Now based in the United States, Dettori has mounts at Saratoga on Saturday, but has been keeping an eye on the field for the £1.5 million Derby the same day. He has shared

his thoughts on the race in an interview for betting site Stake, for whom he is a brand ambassador. Dettori said Ryan Moore's mount Delacroix is "guaranteed to stay and he seemed

very straightforward to handle." He added: "The Lion In Winter came from a long lay-off and was perhaps too fresh on his reappearance after The Dante. He looked a bit hot at the

start and he's got to come back from that. READ MORE: Derby 2025: Final field as 19 horses line up for the £1.5 Epsom ClassicREAD MORE: Teenage star Billy Loughnane gets first ride in

£1.5 million Epsom Derby on huge outsider “Of course, Aidan (O’Brien) is a genius at doing things like that, bringing the horses back from bad runs, like with City Of Troy, for example, last

year. But don't forget you still have to take the horse all the way around the mile and a half.” Article continues below But he nailed his colours to the Ralph Beckett-trained winner

of York's Dante Stakes, Pride Of Arras, who will be ridden by Rossa Ryan. "Pride Of Arras won in the style of a Derby winner in the Dante. The only thing that might muddle him is

the size of the field. I suspect it will be a maximum field and he’s only run twice, so it won’t be easy. "He’ll have to manage his way through the traffic. He does have a good cruising

speed, though, and a good turn of foot. He’s the one which has impressed me the most in the Derby trials. It’s just the lack of experience which disadvantages him. It’s very hard to win

this race on only your third start, so that’s the one thing which puts me off a bit. "Ruling Court is a serious horse. What he showed in the Guineas was very impressive, but it's

that massive question mark, will he get a mile and a half? Article continues below "We know that a mile and quarter is within his reach because he hit the line very strongly at

Newmarket, but this is another two furlongs. He's an amazing, talented horse, but he's got a massive question mark to me. "Damysus looks a very solid horse, but to me Pride Of

Arras was much better than him in the Dante and we expect him to improve a bit here, so the gap is looking a bit too far to bridge to me. "Pride Of Arras would be the one I’d put my

fiver on. It’s a very exciting race and it is wide open. We’ve already made a case for a good number of them, and it’s very interesting."