The Lion In Winter will have to defy stall 19 if the one-time ante-post favourite for the Betfred Derby is to bounce back at Epsom, where he has been overlooked by Ryan Moore in favour of Delacroix.

Aidan O’Brien’s colt – who will be ridden by Colin Keane – lost his unbeaten record in the Dante and as well as aiming to emulate Workforce in overcoming defeat at York to prevail in the blue riband, he now has the widest draw of all to overcome.

Stablemate and current market leader Delacroix fared only marginally better in stall 14, while O’Brien’s third representative, Lambourn, the Chester Vase winner, is in stall 10.

Charlie Appleby’s 2000 Guineas winner Ruling Court drew stall seven, as the Godolphin runner attempts to keep his Triple Crown dreams alive.

For the first time ever, the race was subject to 72-hour declarations, with Epsom hoping the change helps to build anticipation ahead of the premier Classic.

There will be a second runner in the Godolphin blue as Saeed bin Suroor’s Tornado Alert (11), fourth in the Guineas, also runs for Sheikh Mohammed’s operation.

Ralph Beckett’s Pride Of Arras arrives unbeaten and a smooth winner of the Dante, which is traditionally one of the strongest trials, but he is posted wide in 16, with stablemate Stanhope Gardens on the inside in two.

John and Thady Gosden also have multiple chances with Damysus (15) and Nightwalker (five), who were second and fifth in the Dante.

There are two runners from France in Francis-Henri Graffard’s Midak (four) and Henri-Francois Devin’s New Ground (17), with the pair both supplemented for the race on Monday.

Charlie Johnston has declared both Lazy Griff (three), second to Lambourn at Chester, and Green Storm (eight), the mount of Billy Loughnane.

Al Wasl Storm (13), Nightime Dancer (nine), Rogue Impact (one), Sea Scout (18), Tennessee Stud (12) and Tuscan Hills (six) complete the list.

Epsom’s clerk of the course Andrew Cooper expects the ground to ride on the easy side of good at the weekend.

He told Racing TV: “It’s been a difficult spring, it’s been so dry, this is my 30th Derby and I’ve never known such a prolonged dry period.

“It’s been challenging, it hasn’t been great for grass, it’s been constant irrigation just to get where we want to be.

“Here and now I would call it good, that follows 3.5 millimetres of rain yesterday afternoon which was forecast but very localised.

“It looks like another spell of rain is coming tomorrow and Saturday, with the potential to have some heavy showers. It’s unsettled for sure. On a raceday it doesn’t take a lot to start shifting descriptions.

“I can’t see a scenario with ground any quicker than good on Saturday and there’s every indication we’ll be on the slower side through the two days.”

In a special ceremony, the draw was undertaken by previous Derby-winning jockeys Willie Carson and Martin Dwyer at the Picturehouse Cinema in Epsom town centre.

Carson landed the world’s greatest flat race four times courtesy of Troy (1979), Henbit (1980), Nashwan (1989) and Erhaab (1994), while Dwyer was successful aboard Sir Percy (2006).

Betfred Derby (In Honour of His Highness Aga Khan IV) (Group 1) 1m 4f 6yds

3.30pm, Epsom Downs, Saturday 7th June

Current Going: Good

1 Al Wasl Storm (IRE) 3 9 2 Green Team Racing Owen Burrows David Probert [DRAWN 13]

2 Damysus 3 9 2 Wathnan Racing John & Thady Gosden James Doyle [DRAWN 15]

3 Delacroix (IRE) 3 9 2 Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor Aidan O'Brien Ireland Ryan Moore [DRAWN 14]

4 Green Storm (IRE) 3 9 2 Ahmad Al Shaikh Charlie Johnston Billy Loughnane [DRAWN 8]

5 Lambourn (IRE) 3 9 2 Mrs John Magnier,Mr M.Tabor & Mr D.Smith Aidan O'Brien Ireland Wayne Lordan [DRAWN 10]

6 Lazy Griff (GER) 3 9 2 Middleham Park Racing & Mr G Griffiths Charlie Johnston Christophe Soumillon [DRAWN 3]

7 Midak (FR) 3 9 2 Aga Khan Studs Scea Francis-Henri Graffard France Mickael Barzalona [DRAWN 4]

8 New Ground 3 9 2 Juddmonte Henri Francois Devin France Alexis Pouchin [DRAWN 17]

9 Nightime Dancer (IRE) 3 9 2 Stall Perlen Ab Richard Hannon Jamie Spencer [DRAWN 9]

10 Nightwalker 3 9 2 Juddmonte John & Thady Gosden Tom Marquand [DRAWN 5]

11 Pride of Arras (IRE) 3 9 2 Mrs David Aykroyd Ralph Beckett Rossa Ryan [DRAWN 16]

12 Rogue Impact 3 9 2 The Rogues Gallery James Owen Luke Morris [DRAWN 1]

13 Ruling Court (USA) 3 9 2 Godolphin Charlie Appleby William Buick [DRAWN 7]

14 Sea Scout (IRE) 3 9 2 Mr Abdulla Al Mansoori Simon & Ed Crisford Harry Davies [DRAWN 18]

15 Stanhope Gardens (IRE) 3 9 2 Marcstown Ltd and New Chelsea Ralph Beckett Hector Crouch [DRAWN 2]

16 Tennessee Stud (IRE) 3 9 2 Westerberg,Tabor,Magnier,Smith Joseph Patrick O'Brien Ireland Dylan Browne McMonagle [DRAWN 12]

17 The Lion In Winter (IRE) 3 9 2 Mr M. Tabor, D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier Aidan O'Brien Ireland Colin Keane [DRAWN 19]

18 Tornado Alert (IRE) 3 9 2 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor Oisin Murphy [DRAWN 11]

19 Tuscan Hills (FR) 3 9 2 Amo Racing Limited Raphael Freire David Egan [DRAW 6]

LATEST BETTING: 11/4 Delacroix, 7/2 Ruling Court, 5/1 Pride Of Arras, 8/1 The Lion In Winter, 12/1 Damysus, 14/1 Lambourn, 16/1 Stanhope Gardens, 20/1 Midak, 20/1 Nightwalker, 33/1 Tornado Alert, 40/1 New Ground, 66/1 Tennessee Stud, 80/1 Tuscan Hills, 100/1 Sea Scout, 150/1 Al Wasl Storm, 150/1 Lazy Griff, 200/1 Nighttime Dancer, 200/1 Rogue Impact, 250/1 Green Storm