O'Brien has strong Derrinstown hand Aidan O'Brien dominates the entries for Sunday's Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial as he bids to enhance his already sterling recent record in the Leopardstown feature. The Ballydoyle handler has saddled seven of the last 10 winners with Galileo (2001), High Chaparral (2002) and Yeats (2004) the headline-grabbing names. He sent out Midas Touch to claim the prize last term before going on to finish fifth in the Derby at Epsom and placed in two other Classics. Seville and Recital, two leading names in the Epsom frame, are among his entries this time along with Exodus, Last Crusade, Memphis Tennessee, Obligation, Pirateer and Regent Street. John Oxx trained Alamshar to win in 2003 and he relies on Zanughan this time while Dermot Weld, who was responsible for 2008 scorer Casual Conquest, can pick from Notable Graduate and Rich Tapestry. David Wachman's Giant Step and the Paul Deegan-trained Best Hello make up the 13-strong entry.
