Dee is the one

DEE EX BEE looks to have an outstanding chance of landing the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (5.15) today.

The British raider is a straightforward type who has improved with every run, not least when second last-time out in the Epsom Derby.

Masar proved one and half lengths too good on that occasion but Mark Johnston’s colt stayed on very well to the line, getting every ounce of the mile and half trip.

The same couldn’t necessarily be said for Aidan O’brien’s

A warm order to follow up his 2,000 Guineas win, the son of Deep Impact travelled strongly throughout, but found little under pressure at the finish, eventually finishing in fourth place.

Many have since said the undulations of Epsom weren’t to his liking and the Curragh will be much more up his street.

This theory also seems to be held by the bookmakers who look set to send Saxon Warrior off as an odds-on favourite to win his second Classic.

However he has five lengths to find with Dee Ex Bee, who is available at a working man’s price and with ace jockey Silvestre De Sousa set to run him prominently, looks a sound bet to deny favourite backers.

Don’t be surprised either if an outsider rips up the form book. Joseph O’brien has been talking favourably about over the past week and the step up in trip could see him involved at a big price.

Turning our attention to tomorrow’s action and we are going to take on the might of Coolmore once again with in the Curragh Cup (5.15).

This four-year-old has never been out of the top two in his six runs to date in quality company.

Last time out at Cork, he stayed on well but had too much to do to reel in O’brien’s Flattering over a mile and a half.

The Willie Mccreery-trained horse steps back up to one mile and six furlongs at the Curragh and could prove very hard to beat. Ballydoyle run three here with Ryan Moore interestingly opting for

(slightly disappointing in the French Derby) over

who ran with a lot of credit behind Old Persian at Royal Ascot. However the biggest danger to Bloomfield could come from the enigmatic who provided jumps supremo Gordon Elliott with his first Royal Ascot winner last weekend.

The Meath handler has rejuvenated this nine-year-old and could well get a few more classy thoroughbreds from Qatar Racing Limited to tame in the near future, judging on his efforts with this strapping gelding.