Aidan O'Brien's | Sextet stand firm against Camelot

Aidan O'Brien's | Sextet stand firm against Camelot. Camelot can face simply six rivals in his bid to become the sixteenth horse to finish the Epsom and Irish Derby double at the Curragh on Saturday night.

Aidan O'Brien's unbeaten colt, who are going to be ridden by the trainer's son, Joseph, are going to be joined by Ballydoyle pair Astrology (Seamie Heffernan) and Imperial Monarch (Colm O'Donoghue), with stablemates Daddy Long Legs, Father Of Science and Learn not declared.

There was only 1 alternative defection, John Oxx's decision To Battle, however the Currabeg trainer can still have 2 runners within the race.

Stable jockey Johnny Murtagh is aboard Born To ocean, with William Buick taking a superb spare on Akeed Mofeed.

Last year's Beresford Stakes runner-up Akeed Mofeed are going to be having his 1st begin of the season within the Dubai Duty Free-sponsored Classic.

Completing the sector, needless to say, are Jim Bolger's Ballysax and Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Stakes winner lightweight serious, and also the Dermot Weld-trained Speaking Of that, who took the Gallinule Stakes at the course last month in spectacular fashion.

The Curragh was hit by substantial rain on Wednesday night, however general manager Paul Hensey expects the weather for the remainder of the week to be adequate to stop testing conditions.

"We had lots of rain overnight - 20mm fell - and also the ground is currently soft, serious in places," Hensey said on Thursday morning.

"It is barely a few of spots that are serious. it absolutely was the band of rain that we have a tendency to thought earlier within the week would come back on Thursday, however it stopped by half dozen.30am.

"I have spoken to the Met workplace and also the forecast appearance sensible for subsequent few days. It's bright and breezy at the instant and also the course ought to begin to dry up.

"I'd expect the bottom to begin up as soft for the beginning of the Derby meeting on Friday and hopefully be sensible to soft by the weekend.

"To have Camelot within the field is astounding and we're all wanting forward to it."

Hensey later reported additional positive news on ground conditions.

He tweeted: "It has been an honest drying day here @curraghrace. Brendan Sheridan walked the track PM and was delighted how the course has taken the rain."