It could Bee a Golden summer for Johnston

MARK JOHNSTON’S Dee Ex Bee will put his Gold Cup credentials on the line in tomorrow’s Matchbook VIP Henry II Stakes at Sandown.

The four-year-old is an 8/1 third favourite with Coral for the Royal Ascot showpiece and Johnston has called Dee Ex Bee a ‘dream stayer’ as he plans for a showdown with Gold Cup favourite Stradivarius next month.

His five rivals in tomorrow’s Group Three heat over an extended two miles include two stablemates. Making Miracles won the Chester Cup in emphatic fashion, while Austrian School