HARDLY surprising is the news that Anthony Van Dyck is now among the favourites for the Derby in 2019 following his third victory in four starts at the Curragh last weekend. He beat stablemate Christmas to win the appropriately named Group 2 Galileo Irish EBF Futurity Stakes and joins Cape Blanco, War Command, Gleneagles, Churchill and Rostropovich as the sixth winner in the last decade trained at Ballydoyle.

It is well-known that the naming of the Ballydoyle horses is the responsibility of Sue Magnier and for many years she has been instrumental in giving all of the best runners from there appropriate and classic names.