Aidan O'Brien's | Camelot tops Curragh contenders

Camelot tops Curragh contenders | Aidan O'Brien's unbeaten Camelot seems among eleven confirmations for Saturday's Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at The Curragh.

The winner of the 2000 Guineas and most recently the Derby at Epsom, Camelot is about to be a hot favorite during a bid for his third Classic before a probable try at finishing the British Triple Crown within the St Leger.

The most notable absentee was Jim Bolger's Dewhurst hero Parish Hall, who has still not appeared this season, and his trainer can ought to think about Ballysax and Derrinstown Trial winner light-weight significant.

O'Brien also can choose between Learn, Astrology, Daddy Long Legs, Father Of Science and Imperial Monarch whereas John Oxx has 3 of the remaining runners, headed by ocean The Stars' half-brother Born To ocean, who was fourth over a mile within the St James's Palace Stakes.

Akeed Mofeed, not seen since finishing second within the Beresford Stakes at 2, and Chester Vase third decision To Battle are his alternative 2.

Dermot Weld's progressive and lightly-raced Speaking Of that completes an all-Irish field.

Curragh general manager Paul Hensey is cautious concerning potential rain on Thursday, even though the forecast in Kildare is basically favourable.

He said on Monday: "We had a pleasant, dry day yesterday and once more nowadays and that i walked the course this morning and was pleasantly stunned how well the track has taken all the rain we've had recently.

"It's yielding to soft at the instant, however i would expect it to own dried to yielding by the top of the day.

"We'll be watching the forecast closely for the top of the week. we'd  have light-weight showers on Wednesday however the key day is Thursday when there's a band of rain moving across and we tend to'll ought to see if we get it.

"The remainder of the forecast for Friday, Saturday and Sunday then appearance smart."

The Derby is being held within the evening for the primary time, with the massive race itself due off at seven.40pm.

Hensey said: "We did in depth promotion on pre-sales and company hospitality sold out a month ago, most so we tend to created some further facilities.

"So it is very positive from that finish of things and advanced price tag sales are well up, however we can't acumen we tend to do in terms of crowd till the day itself."