Rewilding to be supplemented to Derby

Simon Crisford of Godolphin confirmed Thursday that REWILDING (Tiger Hill) is

set to be supplemented to the June 5 Derby (Eng-G1) at a cost of £75,000 on

Monday. Godolphin's SIMON DE MONTFORT (King's Best), on the other hand, probably

will not be, with the June 6 Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby) (Fr-G1) a more

likely destination.

"We are definitely going to supplement Rewilding," Crisford said. "He was

very impressive when he won (the May 19 Cocked Hat S.) at Goodwood and we think

he ticks all the boxes.

"He has got a great temperament -- he appears to be bomb-proof -- he

definitely stays the mile and a half and he has plenty of class as well. Whether

he has got enough class to win the Derby, we will find out a week on Saturday.

"The big thing with him is that he seems to be improving. He took his race at

Goodwood really well. He handled the track and the undulations, so we are going

to Epsom full of hope for a nice run.

"AL ZIR (Medaglia d'Oro) and Rewilding have a bit more work to do before the

Derby, and jockeys will be decided next week. It is quite likely that Frankie (Dettori)

will stay on Rewilding -- they got on pretty well at Goodwood.

"Frankie wants to sit on Al Zir tomorrow and, after he has ridden him, we

will all be bit wiser.

"Al Zir was a bit disappointing in the Two Thousand Guineas ([Eng-G1] at

Newmarket on May 1). We went there thinking he had a chance, and Frankie felt

that the slow pace did not help him at all. Al Zir went OK (finishing ninth),

but it was not as good as we were hoping for. We did learn from the race that he

definitely wants a longer trip.

"A mile and half might be too far -- we don't know -- but a mile and quarter

would definitely be his optimum trip right now and he might stay a bit further.

"CHABAL (Galileo [Ire]) will be left in the Derby on Monday. We will see what

the weather does. But it does not appear that it will rain enough to give him a

realistic chance. The ground at York was really quick and he did not like it at

all (when a remote fourth in the May 13 Dante S. [Eng-G2]). He might be rerouted

to France or wait for a while.

"Simon de Montfort will do a bit of work at the weekend and we will make a

final decision about whether he goes to France or is supplemented to the Derby

after that. I think he is more likely to go for the Prix du Jockey Club.

"I think CAVALRYMAN (Halling) will be our representative in the (June 4)

Coronation Cup (Eng-G1). He ran well (when fifth) in the Dubai Sheema Classic

(UAE-G1) in March and Epsom will probably suit him."