PAUL MIDGLEY is eyeing more Derby Day glory at Epsom this weekend.

The Westow-based trainer enjoyed one of the finest moments of his career when Desert Law beat stablemate Monsieur Joe in the Investec Corporate Banking Dash 12 months ago.

Tomorrow, the two horses meet again in the same race, an ultra-competitive five furlong sprint where 31 runners chase a £100,000 prize fund.

“Last year was a special day and trying to repeat what happened that day will be very difficult - but not impossible,” said Midgley. “Dare I say it, the race is probably not as competitive as last year. There is not quite as much quality, which is better for us - without being disrespectful to anyone else!”

Midgley's team endured a slow start to the current flat season but have been back among the winners in recent weeks.

Desert Law's last outing came at York on May 12 and saw him finish seven lengths behind tomorrow's favourite Duke of Firenze. Monsieur Joe has been running mainly in France and Ireland.

"Desert Law looked like he was going to win at York. He flew out, but didn’t finish," said Midgley. "He looks back to his old self now and the more rain that arrives the better - but it will still be a lot more difficult for him this year as he is carrying a stone more."

"Monsieur Joe is in excellent form and on a similar handicap to last season," he added. "He is an absolute star and, without wishing to tempt fate, he rarely runs a bad race.

"Duke of Firenze is our biggest rival. It won well at York and has course form so he acts on the track. But I try not to worry about any other horses but my own."

Memories of last season's success have been flooding back for Midgley this week ahead of this year's challenge on the Epsom Downs.

"It never really sunk in what we had achieved at the time," he reflected. "You go down, do your stuff and, half an hour later, you are on a lorry driving home.

"It has got to be up there as one of my greatest achievements as a trainer. This race is all about speed, and I love speed, which is why I have a lot of sprinters.

"Winning the Scurry at the Curragh in Ireland was good - but getting first and second in the Investec Dash – well, not a lot of people can say they have done that!"

Desert Law will again be ridden by jockey Martin Lane but Graham Lee replaces Tom Queally on Monsieur Joe.

The pair, who are both owned by Andy Taylor from Leeds, are both priced at 12-1 in the betting market.

Regardless of the result tomorrow, both horses are scheduled to meet again next weekend in the William Hill Scottish Sprint Cup at Musselburgh.

Wings of Desire, meanwhile, is poised to start as a favourite in the Investec Derby.

The John Gosden trained horse shot to prominence after winning the Dante Stakes at York last month and is again ridden by Frankie Dettori who won last year's Derby on Golden Horn.

Aidan O'Brien has the strongest numerical hand with five runners, headed by Chester Vase winner US Army Ranger.

Dante runner-up Deauville, Derrinstown Derby Trial third Idaho, Port Douglas, who was beaten just a short head by US Army Ranger at Chester, and Irish 2,000 Guineas fifth Shogun complete the Ballydoyle team.

Godolphin are double-handed this year with the Jim Bolger-trained Derrinstown winner Moonlight Magic and Andre Fabre's Cloth Of Stars both wearing the famous blue silks after the latter was supplemented.

Sir Michael Stoute, last successful with Workforce in 2010, teams up with Andrea Atzeni for Ulysses, who is by a Derby winner in Galileo and out of an Oaks winner in Light Shift.

Stoute also runs Across The Stars, who will be ridden by his old ally Kieren Fallon.

The Owen Burrows-trained Massaat, who finished second to Galileo Gold in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, has a second bite at Classic glory stepping up in trip.

Richard Hannon's Humphrey Bogart was another to be supplemented after winning Lingfield's Derby Trial with Ed Dunlop also taking the bold move with his progressive Red Verdon after he easily won two handicaps.