ANDRE Fabre has a set routine for his runners in the Investec Derby. He runs them first in the Group 2 Prix Greffulhe at the left-handed Saint-Cloud and gives them a reconnaissance trip to Epsom to see how they cope with the undulations of the unique track.

In 2011, Coolmore’s Pour Moi went through the preparation and he landed the classic in the hands of Mickael Barzalona, who will be on board Godolphin’s Cloth Of Stars in the Derby this afternoon.