Epsom Derby 2024 live: Latest updates and results from full racecard before big race

Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of Derby day at Epsom, with eight races on the card including the big one at 4.30pm. 

It looks an especially open Derby because of the uncertainty surrounding favourite City of Troy. The word went around that the horse might just be Coolmore’s best ever, and he certainly boasts the outstanding two-year-old form in today’s Derby. However, City of Troy bombed out in the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket when he was one of the first horses beaten over that mile trip. City of Troy gets an extra four furlongs at Epsom today, and trainer Aidan O’Brien roused Auguste Rodin from a desperately disappointing 2,000 Guineas to win the Derby just last year. Favourite backers will be hoping for a repeat training performance. Nobody would be bowled over if City of Troy bolted up, but it would come as no shock to see him out of the frame.

Charlie Appleby-trained Ancient Wisdom has this year’s strong piece of form having finished second to Economics in the Dante at York, but this is his first go over the 1m 4f trip as well as first visit to Epsom. 

O’Brien’s Los Angeles is a strong chance for Coolmore, having won in Group 1 company in France last year, but perhaps made heavy weather of his Derby trial at Leopardstown. 

Ambiente Friendly would be a cracking story for owner Bill Gredley, having been purchased for just £80,000. He won a Derby trial at Lingfield that has produced recent winners of the race including Anthony Van Dyck and Adayar. 

Macduff will need to improve a fair bit to win this one for Ralph Beckett, but there was some money around for him this morning. Those punters attracted to speed will like Dancing Gemini who finished second in the French 2,000 Guineas over a mile at Longchamp. Providing they do not go too quick and make the test too exacting, he might be able to rattle home.