John Dunlop will be hoping to further strengthen his hand for next month's Vodafone Derby when Three Points takes on seven rivals in tomorrow's Smartestates 187th Year Of The Dee Stakes on the final day of Chester's May meeting.
The Arundel trainer watched Millenary capture the Chester Vase yesterday to enter the frame as a possible candidate for the blue riband but his stablemate is reportedly thought a more likely sort for Epsom.
Of his rivals, Shablam, who disappointed when a hot favourite at Doncaster 10 days ago, and Barry Hills' Zyz, a son of Unfuwain who should be suited by the step up to an extended 10 furlongs, may give him most to do.
David Elsworth's Island Sound finished half a length in front of Three Points behind Pawn Broker last month but the latter looked in greater need of the outing and Island Sound would probably prefer more cut in the ground.
In contrast to the contenders for the premier Classic, it is last year's Derby runners who feature in the other main races on tomorrow's card.
Beat All, third to Oath at Epsom on just his fourth racecourse appearance and off the track since finishing fourth in the Irish equivalent has been showing up well on the home gallops of Sir Michael Stoute and faces just four opponents in the Huxley Stakes.
Stablemate Daliapour was in the care of Luca Cumani when finishing ahead of Beat All in both races, and the dual Derby runner-up should also make a winning reappearance in the Group Three Ormonde Stakes.
Of the eight rivals he faces tomorrow, Henry Cecil's Capri, second in the John Porter Stakes to Yavana's Pace on his latest start, can overturn the form on this better ground and prove the biggest threat.
