Benvenuto Cellini heads a 14-strong field for the Betfred Derby as Aidan O'Brien deploys four runners in pursuit of a record-extending 12th victory in the Epsom Classic. The Ballydoyle maestro targets a fourth consecutive Derby win following triumphs by Auguste Rodin, City Of Troy, and Lambourn. Chester Vase winner Benvenuto Cellini is joined by Pierre Bonnard, Action, and Christmas Day.

Andrew Balding's Item looms as the principal threat after extending his unbeaten record in the Dante Stakes at York, where Christmas Day and Action finished second and third. William Haggas saddles Maltese Cross, Charlie Johnston runs Ancient Egypt, and Joseph O'Brien's James J Braddock arrives off a Leopardstown win over Pierre Bonnard. Jane Chapple-Hyam and Faye Bramley both attempt to become the first female trainer to land the Derby.

In Friday's Oaks, Amelia Earhart spearheads a three-pronged O'Brien assault after the handler scratched Precise at the final declaration stage. The Cheshire Oaks winner heads the market ahead of John and Thady Gosden's Musidora winner Legacy Link and Joseph O'Brien's Thundering On. Ralph Beckett fields three home contenders in pursuit of his third Oaks success.