Daliapour can take a well-established path to Epsom by winning the Derby Trial at Lingfield today. Newmarket trainer Luca Cumani saddled Kahyasi in 1988 and High-Rise last season to lift this Group Three prize before going on to glory in the premier Classic.
Now it is the turn of Daliapour, who is currently a 10 to 1 shot for the Epsom Derby, to secure his place in Flat racing's blue riband event.
Daliapour has a big advantage over the other two as he has already shown he can act at Epsom by making a successful reappearance over an extended 10 furlongs of the Derby course last month.
And he had to gain victory the hard way by making the running but was not hard-pressed to hold off Lightning Arrow, who was receiving 4 lb., by two and half lengths.
Ramruna puts her reputation on the line in Victor Chandler Oaks Trial; the Henry Cecil-trained filly is 6 to 1 favourite for the Epsom Classic on the strength of a smooth success in a Newmarket maiden a month ago.
Her price looks too short on what she has achieved so far and it may pay to oppose her with Credit-A-Plenty.
John Dunlop's charge won her only start to date in good style at Haydock last October and can book her ticket to Epsom on June 4th.
The well-drawn Easter Ogil looks the best option in what is a lottery for the Gala Bingo Handicap.
Forget his run on soft ground at Hamilton last time as he had no chance from his draw, but he was still first of those home on the stand side.
The Ian Balding-trained four-year-old is better judged on his close third to Passion For Life in a 23-runner six-furlong handicap at Kempton where he put in his best work in the closing stages. The extra furlong today can see him take the prize.
Goodwood stage the inaugural running of the Blue Square Shergar Cup with a European team captained by Robert Sangster taking on Sheikh Mohammed's Middle East squad.
The horses are the real stars of the show and Diktat can take the equine honours in the £100,000 Dubai Sports Shergar Cup Seven.
The four-year-old looked like being a superstar in the first half of last season when he was a convincing winner of the Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot.
He has not been seen in public since losing his unbeaten record to Decorated Hero in a falsely-run race at Newcastle last July.
Formerly trained by David Loder, Diktat is now with Saeed bin Suroor under the Godolphin banner and can show his true colours after spending the winter in Dubai.
Border Arrow, third in both the 2,000 Guineas and Derby last season, can show his class by taking the Dubai City of Gold Shergar Cup Classic.
Ian Balding's runner has impressed in a gallop over the course recently.
Sheer Viking, the winner of the Flying Childers Stakes at Doncaster last September, can continue the fine run of trainer Barry Hills by scoring a victory for Europe in the Tote Shergar Cup Sprint.
Ajnad, third of 21 to Tom Tun over six furlongs at Doncaster on Monday, can strike over the minimum trip at Beverley in the William Hill Handicap.
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