Big four renew rivalries in Irish Derby

North Light, Rule Of Law, Let The Lion Roar and Percussionist – the first four home in the Vodafone Derby – will clash again in the Irish Derby at the Curragh on Sunday.

All four colts have been declared for the Budweiser-sponsored race which has attracted a final field of 11 runners.

The Michael Stoute-trained North Light will be bidding to confirm his one-and-a-half-length beating of Godolphin’s Rule Of Law at Epsom, where the John Dunlop’s Let The Lion Roar was a further head back in third.

Percussionist was a similar distance behind in fourth.

That was the second time Rule Of Law and Let The Lion Roar had been beaten by North Light after the trio occupied the same positions in the Dante Stakes at York in May.

Kieren Fallon takes the mount on North Light once again, while Frankie Dettori takes over from Kerrin McEvoy on Rule Of Law. Michael Kinane will be on Let The Lion Roar.

Percussionist, who will be ridden by Kevin Darley, is one of two runners for trainer John Gosden as he also sends the French Derby fourth Day Flight, the mount of Richard Hughes.

The home defence is led by Dermot Weld’s Grey Swallow, who was last seen when third behind Bachelor Duke in the Boylesports Irish 2000 Guineas.