Australia is one of seven possibles for Aidan O'Brien in Saturday's Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh.

The impressive Epsom winner is likely to be a very warm order to emulate his former stablemate Camelot, who completed the Classic double two years ago.

Whereas O'Brien wants the rain to stay away for his new star, connections of Derby runner-up Kingston Hill will be hoping that the clouds open, although he will take his chance as long as the ground is not too fast. His Derby second was the in terms of horse racing results for Great Britain. A result they weren't expecting. 

"We're looking at the weather. They are saying they could get up to 15 millimetres of rain and if that was the case, we'd love to run if we got good ground or easier," said David Eustace, assistant to trainer Roger Varian.

As well as Australia, O'Brien could run Geoffrey Chaucer, who went wrong at Epsom, Kingfisher, Mekong River, Orchestra, Table Rock and War Command, who was a fast-finishing fourth over a mile in the St James's Palace Stakes last week.

Dermot Weld's Fascinating Rock, eighth at Epsom and Godolphin's True Story, one place in front of him, could renew rivalry. John Oxx's Ponfeigh, winner of his last two races, is the unknown quantity in the race.

Among those taken out were Derby fourth Arod, Ebanoran and Hydrogen