The Independent - London, June 30th, 1996
Today's running of the 131st Irish Derby will bring a sense of deja vu to The Curragh. Three years ago Commander In Chief strode to victory and this afternoon his half-brother Dushyantor, representing the same team - owner Khalid Abdullah, trainer Henry Cecil, jockey Pat Eddery and even lad Dave Goodwin - will start favourite to follow in the family hoofprints. Horses know nothing of the pressures that having a famous relative can sometimes bring to human sportsmen, but comparisons are inevitable and, having failed to emulate Commander In Chief's Derby win at Epsom, Dushyantor is still in his...
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