Charlie Appleby's Derby hope impresses before intended return in Dante at York

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Charlie Appleby missed the showers which hit the Rowley Mile during racing on Friday when working his Dante hope Flying Honours at the track at 7.30am. 

Before riding a treble at the venue hours later, William Buick got a good tune out of last year’s Zetland Stakes winner, who is a 16-1 chance for the Betfred Derby in June. 

Joining in the work, led by Natural World, was the much-travelled Yibir (James Doyle), who may reappear from nearly a year off at Newbury in a fortnight’s time.