EPSOM hero Wings Of Eagles will face eight rivals when he bids to follow up in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh on Saturday.

The son of Pour Moi was a shock 40/1 winner of the premier Classic four weeks ago, providing trainer Aidan O'Brien with a sixth victory in the race.

The Ballydoyle maestro has saddled a record 11 previous winners of the Irish Derby and Wings Of Eagles is, along with Capri, Douglas Macarthur, Taj Mahal and The Anvil, one of five Ballydoyle representatives in this year's renewal.

“We've been happy with all the horses and their preparation for the Irish Derby,” O’Brien said. “At Epsom we found out a lot about all the horses and we were very happy with them all really and they seem to be quite versatile.

"Wings Of Eagles is in good form and Capri ran very well at Epsom, as Seamus (Heffernan) expected he would. Colm (O’Donoghue) was happy with Douglas Macarthur at Epsom and he will go to the Curragh on Saturday, and we’ve also declared Taj Mahal, who ran well at Ascot, and The Anvil.”

British hopes rest upon the shoulders of the John Gosden-trained Cracksman, who was just a length behind Wings Of Eagles when third at Epsom.

Gosden, who broke his Irish Derby duck with Jack Hobbs in 2015, was quick to snap up the services of jockey Pat Smullen to replace the sidelined Frankie Dettori.

The Jim Bolger-trained Dubai Sand and Grandee from Jessica Harrington's stable make up the home team.

The field is completed by Andre Fabre's French Derby runner-up Waldgeist.

IRISH DERBY FINAL FIELD: Capri, Cracksman, Douglas Macarthur, Dubai Sand, Grandee, Taj Mahal, The Anvil, Waldgeist, Wings Of Eagles.

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