Dee Stakes Betting

It's the final day of the three-day May Meeting on the Roodee today and punters can bolster their weekend coffers by getting stuck into Barry Hills' Desert Dew in the Aktiv Kapital UK Ltd Dee Stakes, for which he is an 11/4 chance with Betfred.The selection was found wanting at this level, Group 3, on his final start as a juvenile, but the son of Indian Ridge was clearly ill at ease under the testing conditions in the race in question, the Horris Hill at Newbury.Moreover, the Sheikh Mohammed-owned colt returned to action this season with a vengeance, running out the ready three-length winner of a highly competitive handicap over a mile at Sandown, a contest which featured five last-time-out winners.Judged on his style of racing and on breeding, Desert Dew should relish the step up to a mile and a quarter in this Derby trial and while it's unlikely that he'll develop into a contender for the Blue Riband itself, today's race looks well within his compass.Irish raider Admiralofthefleet is bound to be popular following the victory of his stablemate Soldier Of Fortune in the Chester Vase here yesterday. However, he has to shoulder a 5lb penalty for winning a desperately weak renewal of the Royal Lodge at Ascot last season. Furthermore, there wasn't much promise in his comeback effort at Leopardstown where he was a well-beaten seventh in the Irish 2000 Guineas Trial.Monzante and Striving Storm are both decent, but I suspect they'll find their niches at a slightly lower level. As such, the main dangers are likely to be Sir Michael Stoute's Ea, winner of a Nottingham maiden last time, and Yazamaan.The latter of that duo, who is trained by John Gosden, is probably the most dangerous of the pair. The form of his two victories last term leaves him with a bit to find, but there's no doubting his potential, so he merits plenty of respect.Verdict - 2pts Desert Dew @ 11/4 (Betfred)