Sir Jim Ratcliffe, it is fair to say, is not afraid of voicing an opinion. A number of Ineos executives involved at his Ligue 1 club Nice had a WhatsApp group and, on occasion, Ratcliffe would not be shy about sharing his bemusement, for example, about an interim manager’s leftfield team selections.
The Derby is the biggest race of the Flat season and the most important of the British Classics.
The Derby is the richest race in the British racing calendar and is always sure to draw a selection of the finest three-year-old colts to Epsom on the first Saturday in June.