Monarch into 2/1 favourite as one of three unbeaten hopefuls

BOUNCING MONARCH has shortened into 2/1 favourite with the sponsor after maintaining his unbeaten record in the BOYLE Sports Irish Derby at Shelbourne Park on Saturday.

Michael O'Donovan's star goes in the second of next weekend's quarter-finals where fellow third round winners Bockos Gold and Harvard Square plus classy Solo And Go lie in wait.

O'Donovan's Hackney Dancer puts his own unbeaten record on the line in the third quarter-final where Puppy Derby champion Im Here re-opposes while Getup The Boy and Sleight Of Hand add real depth to the contest.

Pat Guilfoyle's Wi Can James, fastest in the third round, looks to have a tough draw in five in the opening eliminator, while unbeaten kennelmate Waitingforastar also has to contend with a middle berth in the finale.

Saturday's Irish Derby quarter-finals