Horse & Hound

Who will shine at Epsom?

The Investec Derby

English King

Bay colt by Camelot out of Platonic (Zafonic)

Form: 71-1

Foaled: 11 April 2017

Breeder: Ecurie Des Monceaux Et Al

Owner: Bjorn Nielsen

Trainer: Ed Walker

Jockey: Frankie Dettori

BUSINESSMAN and racehorse owner/breeder Bjorn Nielsen has enjoyed a run of success with brilliant Stradivarius, who recently won a third Ascot Gold Cup. Nielsen jokes he has been trying to breed a Derby winner for years and instead created one of racing’s great stayers. However, English King – a horse bred in France and bought by Nielsen as a yearling for €210,000 – could provide him

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