Auguste Rodin wins English Derby to present coach O’Brien ninth victory within the traditional

Top Irish coach Aidan O’Brien received the English Derby for a record-extending ninth time when Auguste Rodin reeled in King Of Steel to win the 244th version of Britain’s richest flat race on Saturday.

With Ryan Moore within the saddle, Auguste Rodin received by a size and at odds of 9-2 at Epsom Downs.

Auguste Rodin had a disappointing Twelfth-place end when despatched off as favourite for final month’s 2000 Guineas however bounced again in an extended race on the Derby.

It appeared as if 66-1 outsider King Of Steel had pushed into an unassailable lead coming into the ultimate furlong however Auguste Rodin caught him up and finally received convincingly. White Birch ran on for third.

Jockey Frankie Dettori, who’s retiring this 12 months, was seeking to win the traditional for the third time however his horse, Arrest, wasn’t in rivalry.

Away from the race, a protester was detained by police after working onto the course.

Nineteen activists have been arrested forward of the Derby primarily based on intelligence obtained by law enforcement officials, concerning plans to disrupt one of many social highlights of the English summer time – a race first staged in 1780.