Sea The Stars will face 12 rivals in Sunday’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby should John Oxx finalise his colt’s participation.

JOHN Oxx has admitted it would be “borderline” whether Sea The Stars would line up in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby if the race was run today.

John Oxx’s brilliant colt Sea The Stars features among 17 entries for the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh on Sunday following the confirmation stage.

South Easter has been supplemented for the King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot on Friday after missing the Investec Derby.

Ballydoyle have confirmed a six-strong squad likely to make up the Aidan O’Brien assault on the Investec Derby at Epsom next Saturday.

Aidan O'Brien's Rip Van Winkle has been the subject of a monster gamble for the Investec Derby at Epsom next month.

AIDAN O’Brien is in no rush to finalise running plans as he goes in search of a third success in the Investec Derby at Epsom next month.

AIDAN O’BRIEN is odds-on with William Hill and Ladbrokes to register a third success in the Investec Derby after Black Bear Island led home stablemate Freemantle for a one-two in the totesport.com Dante Stakes at York.

Aidan O’Brien is odds-on with William Hill and Ladbrokes to register a third success in the Investec Derby after Black Bear Island led home stablemate Freemantle for a one-two in the totesport.com Dante Stakes at York.

IF ever a flat race has the potential to produce Cheltenham-type excitement, then it has to be the forthcoming Epsom Derby on June 6.

THE Racing Post is a fantastic paper and having to go a day without it is a bit like walking around in the rain with only one shoe on.

MEGANS JOY, very disappointing in the Galway Hurdle and absent since then, came right back to her best when taking the Grade 2 Ballykisteen Hotel and Golf Resort Hurdle at Tipperary yesterday.

Aidan O’Brien’s Freemantle was well and truly turned over in the Bank Of Scotland Ireland EBF Fund Maiden at the Curragh as Nafaath ran out a ready winner.

AIDAN O’BRIEN can make history at the Curragh this afternoon by becoming the first trainer since 1935 to win all five Irish classics in the one season.

BUSHRANGER, a trifle unlucky at Royal Ascot, was taken from 9-2 to 7-2 in the Dubai Duty Free Anglesey Stakes at the Curragh yesterday and did the business in fine style.

The team behind Newmarket handicap winner Bronze Cannon will decide on whether he takes his chance in the Derby later this week.

Fascinating, gripping and compulsive, Homicide: Life on the Street, The Complete Second Series (Freemantle,€59.99) boasts a strong cast — Ned Beatty, Andre Braugher and Yaphet Kotto — and some great storylines as the Baltimore Homicide Team gets to grips with the latest bloody cases.

Down youngster Martin Clarke let his boots do the talking as he kicked three goals and a behind in Collingwood's 95-87 loss to Hawthorn in the AFL Premiership earlier today.

Former Kerry footballer Tadhg Kennelly will play in his second AFL Grand final next Saturday after helping the Sydney Swans to a 127-92 win over Fremantle in the early hours of this morning.

Tadhg Kennelly could be about to emulate his former Kerry team-mates by finishing his season Down Under with silverware.

If you’re a heavy metal fan then check out Heavy Metal — Louder Than Life, (Freemantle, €27.99) a fascinating double disc documentary on the genre with everything from fans to the musicians and bands.