Munro to ride Walk In The Park

Jockey Munro has got back into the winning habit

Alan Munro has been booked to ride French entry Walk In The Park in next week's Vodafone Derby at Epsom.

The 38-year-old will be looking for a second Derby win after partnering Generous to victory in 1991.

The jockey returned to racing this season following a four-year sabbatical and has ridden 19 winners to date.

"It is a big plus to have a rider who has not only won the race but who is also riding in terrific form," said the horse's trainer, John Hammond.

Walk In The Park is a 20-1 shot with some bookmakers after finishing second to Kong in the Lingfield Derby Trial earlier this month.

In that race, Kong raced to victory with Richard Quinn on board, but Richard Hughes will take the reins of the 25-1 shot for the Derby.

Quinn has chosen to ride David Elsworth's The Geezer in the mile-and-a-half Classic.

And that decision saw support for Elsworth's horse, who was clipped into 12-1 from 16s by bookmakers William Hill.