Aidan O’Brien looking to continue his Chester dominance in the Dee Stakes with Cliffs Of Moher
O'Brien has a terrific record in this race and looks to have a big chance with Cliffs Of Moher who was last seen winning a Leopardstown maiden impressively
AIDAN O'BRIEN is looking for an incredible sixth win in Friday's Dee Stakes at Chester.
O'Brien first won the race back in 2005 with Gypsy King and has since won it with Admiralofthefleet (2007), Astrology (2012), Magician (2013) and Kingfisher (2014).
This year the Ballydoyle handler relies on Cliffs Of Moher who was last seen romping home in a Leopardstown maiden back in October last year.
He will face eight rivals on the Roodee including Frankel colt Mirage Dancer for Sir Michael Stoute.
Owner Khalid Abdullah's racing manager, Teddy Grimthorpe, said: "He's taken a little while to come to hand, but Sir Michael is happy with him.
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"He is going in at the deep end a little bit, so we'll see how he gets on."
Charlie Appleby's Bay Of Poets was last seen finishing third behind Cracksman in the Derby Trial at Epsom a couple of weeks ago, he could give O'Brien's colt something to think about.
"We were pleased with his performance in the Derby Trial at Epsom and given that was his first run of the year, we'd expect him to improve," said Appleby.
"He came out of the race well and I think the track should suit him.
"It's a competitive race, as you would expect, but he's in good order and we're looking forward to running him."
Richard Hannon's Majeste, Roger Varian's Fujaira Bridge are others to note.
Al Hamdany, Apex King, Max Zorin and Star Of Rory complete the field.