Wiiliam Buick to ride Akeed Mofeed in Irish Derby for John Oxx Buick will do a full day's work with five rides at Newmarket before flying over for the Derby, which is the last race on the card at 7.40pm. On Sunday he rides Izzi Top there in the Pretty Polly Stakes for John Gosden. Akeed Mofeed, who met with a setback earlier this spring, will be making his seasonal debut having shown promise as a two year-old, finishing second in the Beresford Stakes on heavy ground. Oxx's jockey Johnny Murtagh has chosen the ­stable's other runner, Born To Sea. "It's fantastic, a big step forward," Buick said yesterday. It's a real pleasure to get these call ups, particularly for such a good firm. Camelot, a 1-4 shot to win his second Derby, also faces his stable companions Astrology and Imperial Monarch, Jim Bolger's Light Heavy and Dermot Weld's Speaking of Which. Matthew Davies, who rode out his claim last year and won the big apprentice race on Champions Day, has been pencilled in for his first chance at Group One glory when he partners Arnold Lane for his boss Mick Channon in Sunday's Prix Jean Pratt at Chantilly. Other British ­runners in the race include Godolphin's Gregorian and Alan McCabe's German Guineas winner Casper ­Netscher. An inch of rain in 20 minutes forced the abandonment of racing at Newcastle on Thursday after just four races. The parade ring was flooded and water was pouring into the stewards" room, weighing room and jockeys" changing room. Friday's fixture at the track has been abandoned and prospects for Saturday's Northumberland Plate card will be assessed on Friday. Last night's Leicester card was also lost to waterlogging.