Epsom Derby Betting Preview PT 1

There is a whole lot to like about this year's iteration of the Epsom Derby and there is plenty of options available if you're looking to be the widely vaunted 2000 guineas winner Saxon Warrior. This massive race will see some of the best 3 year olds in the world take on the mile-and-a-half distance at Epsom and you can expect plenty of interesting betting options from the bookmakers as we build up towards this massive contest.

It wasn't so much the victory that it was the manner of his victory in his soul start to the season that does really propelled Saxon Warrior towards the ability to take the first two Classics of the season.

He was able to put together a series of great performances during his two-year-old season and it looks as though there is still a whole lot left to be excited about as we get deeper into the flat season.

Right now virtually all of the bookmakers are listing Saxon Warrior as the outright favorite for the 2018 Epsom Derby and, in fact, is trading at an odds-on price to do so.

The ballydoyle outfit has done very well in this contest over the past while and Aidan O'Brien has a number of very talented contenders in his barn - but this one appears to be one of the absolute stand out and many of us expected series of great performances as the season continues.