▁win ▁the ▁St ▁Leg er ▁and ▁finish ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁Bre ed ers ' ▁Cup ▁Tur f , ▁while ▁the ▁third - pla ced ▁V inn ie ▁Ro e ▁won ▁four ▁consecutive ▁Irish ▁St ▁Leg ers . ▁After ▁the ▁race , ▁Gal ile o ▁was ▁offered ▁at ▁odd s ▁of ▁ 8 / 1 ▁for ▁the ▁Derby . ▁O ' B rien ▁was ▁satisfied ▁with ▁the ▁performance , ▁especially ▁as ▁he ▁believed ▁the ▁col t ▁was ▁some ▁way ▁from ▁peak ▁fit ness ▁(" [ my ▁horses ] ... are ▁as ▁big ▁as ▁b ull s ") ▁and ▁likely ▁to ▁improve . ▁ ▁Gal ile o ▁had ▁his ▁third ▁race ▁at ▁Leop ard st own ▁in ▁May ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁stepped ▁up ▁in ▁class ▁for ▁the ▁Group ▁Three ▁Der r inst own ▁Stud ▁Derby ▁Tri al . ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁odd s - on ▁favour ite , ▁and ▁was ▁r idden ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁only ▁time ▁by ▁Se am ie ▁He f fer nan , ▁as ▁Kin ane ▁was ▁r iding ▁Milan ▁in ▁the ▁Group ▁One ▁Prix ▁L up in ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁Gal ile o ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁a ▁f url ong ▁from ▁home ▁and ▁stayed ▁on ▁to ▁beat ▁the ▁John ▁O xx - tra ined ▁Ex alt ation ▁by ▁one ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁lengths . ▁Although ▁He f fer nan ▁put ▁Gal ile o ▁under ▁pressure ▁before ▁going ▁clear , ▁the ▁col t ' s ▁Derby ▁odd s ▁were ▁cut ▁to ▁ 5 - 1 . ▁ ▁Summer ▁At