Investec Derby fourth Battle Of Marengo features in a list of 15 confirmations for the King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot on Friday.

Epsom hero Ruler Of The World will be Aidan O’Brien’s big hope for the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh on June 29.

Ruler Of The World provided Aidan O’Brien with a fourth Investec Derby and maintained his unbeaten record under Ryan Moore at Epsom – with favourite Dawn Approach well beaten.

Jockey Joseph O’Brien is hoping his loyalty to Battle Of Marengo can yield an Investec Derby double at Epsom today.

Frankie Dettori will make his eagerly-anticipated return to the saddle at Epsom today after being cleared to return from his six-month suspension.

Irish 2000 Guineas winner Magician is set to sidestep Saturday’s Investec Derby at Epsom, according to owners Coolmore Stud.

Jim Bolger is convinced Dawn Approach will go to the Investec Derby an even better horse than he was when winning the Qipco 2000 Guineas.

Owega Star must be strongly fancied to make a successful chasing debut in the Connaughton Auctioneers Beginners Chase on today’s mixed card in Roscommon.

Odds-on favourite Battle Of Marengo gave Aidan O’Brien his seventh Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial win in ten years when beating three rivals readily at Leopardstown yesterday.

Battle Of Marengo made it five wins in a row but was only workmanlike in claiming victory in the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial at Leopardstown.

Little is given away by the Coolmore camp but the hints were there that Magician could well be the superior of their two Chester Derby trial winners this week.

Jockey Joseph O’Brien is hoping the rain stays away from Leopardstown to allow Battle Of Marengo to show his full potential in the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial tomorrow.

So, are you a player or a layer when it comes to Dawn Approach in this afternoon’s 2000 Guineas at Newmarket?

Suspended trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni was guilty of a “widespread systematic misuse of illegal substances”, according to the British Horseracing Authority.

Here’s one who is a big fan of Battle Of Marengo and, right now, would not want to be on any other horse for the Epsom Derby.

Battle Of Marengo proved a convincing winner of the Group 3 PW McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes, the highlight of a treble for Aidan and Joseph O’Brien in testing ground at Leopardstown yesterday.

Battle Of Marengo laid down an early marker for the Investec Derby with a determined triumph in the P.W. McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes at Leopardstown.

Trainer Aidan O’Brien and his son, Joseph, have allayed fears about the well-being of leading Investec Derby contender Kingsbarns.

Joseph O’Brien is hoping conditions at Leopardstown do not deteriorate ahead of Battle Of Marengo’s highly-anticipated return to action in tomorrow’s PW McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes.

Aidan O’Brien has mapped out an early-season plan for his dual Derby winner Camelot that will culminate with an appearance at Royal Ascot.

Battle Of Marengo is the star name among six Aidan O’Brien-trained entries for the PW McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes at Leopardstown on Sunday.

Aidan O’Brien is responsible for six of the 15 juveniles confirmed for the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster on Saturday.

The mildly frustrating Cocktail Hour can get off the mark at the fourth attempt in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Median Auction Fillies Maiden at Dundalk tonight.

Jim Bolger insists no formal decision has yet been made over where Dawn Approach is trained next season.

Battle Of Marengo produced a workmanlike performance to land the Juddmonte Beresford Stakes and provide Aidan and Joseph O’Brien with the middle leg a of a treble at the Curragh yesterday

Battle Of Marengo could bid to give Aidan O’Brien a seventh triumph in the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster after his victory in the Juddmonte Beresford Stakes at the Curragh.

Noel Meade, fresh from a double at Downpatrick on Wednesday, can provide us with a winning nap in the shape of Silverhand in the Kells Beginners Chase at Navan this afternoon.

Anyone else blown away by the performance of Jim Bolger’s Trading Leather at Gowran Park last Sunday?

Pat Smullen re-established a narrow lead (73-72) over Joseph O’Brien in the battle for the Jockeys Championship when completing a double for Dermot Weld on juveniles Bracing Breeze and Mouteab in Dundalk yesterday.

Missunited is the nap choice to land a fascinating Slan Abhaile Race at the final stage of the Listowel festival this afternoon.

Sweet My Lord gets the nap to land an interesting little four-runner John F McGuire Novice Chase at Listowel this afternoon.

Unplaced in both the Irish and English Oaks and taking a significant drop in class, the Aidan O’Brien-trained Twirl made all to land the listed Hurry Harriet Stakes in Gowran Park yesterday, beating stable-companion Soon by a length and a half.

Battle Of Marengo is available at around 25-1 for next year’s Investec Derby following his facile victory at Gowran Park.

A sabre once owned by French emperor Napoleon the 1st is expected to realise up to €500,000 when it is auctioned in Paris next month.