Kentish Prince was successful in Wednesday’s third place run-off for a place in the semi-finals of the Ladbrokes Kent Derby on Sunday and is now a 16-1 shot for outright success.
Kevin Hutton’s runner pulled clear at the opening turn to beat Droopys Denny by over six lengths in 28.97sec (-30). The pair had dead-heated for third in Sunday’s heats.
Bockos Doomie is the 5-2 favourite for the competition outright after drawing trap one in the semi-finals.
Draw and Sponsors betting: First semi: 1 Front Edge 20-1, 2 Camps Star 66-1, 3 Fayes Jet 20-1, 4 Honour Turbo 50-1, 5 Fitenwell (m) 7-1, 6 Melodys Secret (m) 20-1.
Second semi: 1 King Dylan 8-1, 2 Ballymac Osby 8-1, 3 Slaneyside Sylvy 40-1, 4 Headford Ranger 10-1, 5 Antigua Romeo (m) 14-1, 6 Forest Alan (m) 20-1.
Third semi: 1 Bockos Doomie 5-2, 2 Kentish Prince 16-1, 3 Lenson John 33-1, 4 Magical Vera (m) 14-1, 5 King Lennon (m) 5-1, 6 Troy Zico (w) 50-1.
