ONE of the best-bred horses in training won the Listed Best Odds Guaranteed For Tote Account Holders Eyrefield Stakes over nine furlongs at Leopardstown last Sunday, a performance that earned an immediate quote of 20/1 for the 2016 Investec Derby.

Should the undefeated Jim Bolger-trained colt take the world’s most famous classic at Epsom in June then Moonlight Magic would not only be the third son of Kildangan Stud stallion Cape Cross (by Green Desert) to achieve the feat, but also the third member of his immediate family to do so.