Derby hot‑shot Benvenuto Cellini steps into the Boodles Chester Vase at 3.05pm, tackling six rivals over twelve furlongs. The Frankel son claimed a Group 2 win at Leopardstown and was the favourite for the Futurity Trophy, where heavy ground left him third. Aidan O'Brien hopes he can echo Ballydoyle’s Lambourn, who completed the Vase‑Derby double last season.

Godolphin’s Del Maro makes his Group 3 debut after breaking his maiden at Yarmouth, while Wayne Lordan rides Proposition in cheekpieces. Richard and Peter Fahey team up on Mr Colonel, and Jessica Harrington fields Mr Vettori alongside Andrew Balding’s outsider Royal Standard. Ryan Moore, a 53% winner on the Roodee since 2021, retains his mount on Cellini, adding a proven jockey‑track combo to the mix.

The Cheshire Oaks at 2.35pm pits John Gosden’s I’m The One, a dominant Newbury debutante and current 7/2 Oaks favourite, against Aidan O’Brien’s Amelia Earhart, an 8/1 second favourite with a record‑nine‑win trainer pedigree. A La Prochaine, bought for 550,000gns, joins the field, while Sugar Island arrives after a Group 3 win at the Curragh. The day’s contests shape the early narrative for both Derby and Oaks hopefuls.