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Frankie Dettori hopes ‘beautiful’ last Derby will not be disrupted by protests

Frankie Dettori, who will be riding in the Derby at Epsom for the last time on Saturday, has said he hopes “this beautiful event” will not be affected by protesters from the animal rights group, Animal Rising.

Speaking on BBC One’s Breakfast programme, the 52-year-old jockey said that “most of the people in racing, we actually do it because we love the animals”, adding: “I don’t really follow the politics, a lot of people have got issues about a lot of things in this day and age.

“I just hope that things go smoothly on Saturday, that we can get racing without creating any problems for anyone or putting anyone in danger.”

Dettori rode in the Derby for the first time in 1992, finishing 16th of 17 starters on Pollen Count, and has won the race twice – in 2007 and 2015 – in 27 starts in the Epsom Classic.

He will ride Arrest, the winner of last month’s Chester Vase, in Saturday’s race. John Gosden’s colt drew stall 13 of 14 when the final declarations were made on Thursday morning, and is currently the fourth-favourite, at around 11-2, to give Dettori a third and final victory in the Classic.

Dettori’s final ride in the Oaks, meanwhile, will be aboard Soul Sister, the 5-2 second-favourite for the fillies’ Classic at Epsom on Friday.

Animal Rising, a group which staged a demonstration at the Grand National at Aintree in April which led to a 15-minute delay to the race, has said that it intends to target the two-day Derby Festival at Epsom, with the ultimate aim of stopping the Classic, which is due off at 1.30pm on Saturday, taking place.

This is despite the Jockey Club, which owns and operates Epsom, being granted an injunction at the High Court last week which would make activists liable for damages, and potentially even

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