Best Group 2 in the world?

[brockguy]

That time of year again - All set for another top class edition of the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial. A review of the winners since 2000:

2000 Sinndar - top class 2 Derbys and an Arc
2001 Galileo - top class 2 Derbys and a King George
2002 High Chaparral - top class 2 Derbys, 2 Breeders Cups, an Irish Champion Stakes
2003 - Alamshar - top class Irish Derby, King George
2004 - Yeats - top class Cornation Cup, Ascot Gold Cup
2005 - Fracas - eh, not quite the same level as above
2006 - Dylan Thomas - top class Irish Derby, Irish Champion Stakes x 2, Prix Ganay, King George, Arc
2007 - Archipenko - top class, Audemars Piguet QE II Cup winner, 2nd Arlington Million, 3rd Dubai Duty Free
2008 - Casual Conquest - on the verge of being top class, 3rd Epsom Derby, 2nd Irish Derby, in training this year.

2009s edition
N0. FORM HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER RTF% JOCKEY OR TS RPR
1 1 11-1
Fame And Glory 21 3 9-4 A P O´Brien J A Heffernan 112 — 127
b c Montjeu — Gryada (GB) (Shirley Heights (GB))
2 5 32-122
Fergus McIver 7 b1 3 9-1 J S Bolger D J Moran 105 — 122
b c Sadler´s Wells (USA) — Danelissima (Danehill (USA))
3 7 156-44
Hail Caesar 21 3 9-1 A P O´Brien C O'Donoghue 102 — 119
gr c Montjeu — Alabastrine (GB) (Green Desert (USA))
4 6 41-0
Liszt 21 3 9-1 A P O´Brien S M Levey 93 — 99
gr c Galileo — Corrine (Spectrum)
5 2 35-
Loch Long 214 3 9-1 Tracey Collins P Shanahan — — 89
b c Galileo — Spinney (GB) (Unfuwain (USA))
6 4 8121-3
Mourayan 21 3 9-1 John M Oxx M J Kinane 111 — 127
b c Alhaarth — Mouramara (Kahyasi (GB))
7 3 056-8
Tarankali 21 3 9-1 John M Oxx F M Berry 90 — 111