Signs are bad for Barzalona

MICKAEL Barzalona’s days as a Godolphin jockey are surely numbered after he was overlooked for the ride on Pinzolo in the Epsom Derby.

The winner of the 2011 Derby on Pour Moi when celebrating victory several strides before passing the winning post, the Frenchman has been marginalised by Sheikh Mohammed’s operation in recent weeks.

The ride goes to Prince Khalid Abdullah’s retained runner James Doyle after his intended mount, Snow Sky, became a non-runner.

Significantly, there is no Derby ride for former Godolphin jockey Frankie Dettori, while Frankel’s jockey Tom Queally is another absentee from the big race.