A warm Friday and a positive weather forecast provided hope for the organisers of Sunday’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby that Sea The Stars will be among the line-up.

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’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.

Father Time gave Henry Cecil his 71st Royal Ascot winner when streaking away with the King Edward VII Stakes today.

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

SEAMUS Heffernan, who will partner Fame And Glory in today’s Investec Derby, received a timely boost when recording a double on Man Of Iron and Skating at Navan last night, both horses carrying the purple and white colours of Derrick Smith, which Heffernan will don for classic action this afternoon.

OWNER Poilin Good is keeping her fingers crossed Delegator will handle the testing conditions as he bids for glory in the Boylesports.com Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh today.

FAME And Glory bids to confirm Ballysax Stakes form and enhance his Classic credentials in the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial at Leopardstown tomorrow.

AIDAN O’Brien provides six of the 12 entries for Sunday’s usually-informative Derrinstown Derby Trial at Leopardstown.

Paul Blockley is confident Zafisio can shrug off a troublesome journey across to France when he lines up in tomorrow’s Criterium de Saint-Cloud.