▁weak ness ▁to ▁him ... ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁dream ▁to ▁ride ." ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Irish ▁Derby ▁at ▁The ▁Cur rag h , ▁three ▁weeks ▁later , ▁Gal ile o ▁was ▁made ▁favour ite ▁at ▁odd s ▁of ▁ 4 / 1 1 , ▁with ▁Gol an ▁and ▁Ex alt ation ▁the ▁only ▁other ▁horses ▁starting ▁at ▁less ▁than ▁ 2 0 / 1 . ▁Gal ile o ▁led ▁two ▁f url ongs ▁from ▁the ▁finish ▁and ▁quickly ▁went ▁clear . ▁Although ▁Kin ane ▁e ased ▁the ▁col t ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁closing ▁stages , ▁he ▁won ▁by ▁four ▁lengths ▁from ▁the ▁Derby ▁Ital iano ▁winner ▁Mor sh di , ▁with ▁Gol an ▁another ▁four ▁lengths ▁back ▁in ▁third . ▁Kin ane , ▁who ▁was ▁winning ▁his ▁first ▁Irish ▁Derby ▁in ▁sevent een ▁attempts ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁always ▁in ▁" complete ▁control ", ▁while ▁Mor sh di ' s ▁j ockey , ▁Philip ▁Robinson ▁described ▁the ▁winner ▁as ▁" a ▁fre ak ". ▁ ▁Gal ile o ▁was ▁then ▁tested ▁against ▁older ▁horses ▁in ▁the ▁King ▁George ▁VI ▁& ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁Diam ond ▁St akes ▁at ▁As cot ▁in ▁July . ▁The ▁bet ting ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁race ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁match ▁between ▁Gal ile o ▁( 1 / 2 ▁favour ite ) ▁and ▁the ▁God olph in ▁five - year - old ▁Fant astic ▁Light ▁( 7 - 2 ), ▁who ▁had ▁won ▁Group ▁One ▁races ▁in ▁four ▁different ▁countries . ▁Such ▁were ▁the ▁re put ations ▁of ▁these ▁two ▁horses