Odds On Authorized Heads Derby Confirmations

Authorized heads a list of 19 horses that have been left in this weekend's Vodafone Derby. Peter Chapple-Hyam's ultra impressive totesport Dante winner, who has headed all ante-post lists since Teofilo's withdrawal from the Classic, had his position at the head of the betting consolidated after a further surge of money forced his price to odds-on for the first time with William Hill. The Leeds firm also saw some money for Eagle Mountain, who remains one of eight runners in the race for Aidan O'Brien, forcing them to cut the colt to 14-1 from 20.

William Hill's spokesman Ben Clarke added: "Its been very much one way traffic for Authorized over the past few days and due to our pretty horrendous liabilities we have been forced to go odds on for the first time. Normally in races of this stature you could expect the horse to drift on the day as the on-course layers don't have the liabilities that the off-course industry hold but given the high profile booking of Frankie Dettori, and how much the public would love to see him win his first Derby, the 'Frankie Factor' will no doubt make Authorized the shortest price favourite for at least 10 years and the first odds on winner since Shergar."