Only in the last furlong of the newly extended 11 furlong journey was his flowing stride given full vent. He went a length and three-quarters clear and then threw in a jink on the line.It was the perfect tutorial for a young horse, and Fallon, who has the choice of Golan and Dilshaan in the Derby, may yet rue his part in it."I was lucky they didn't go very quick early on and I was able to rush up and get the position I wanted," the jockey said "This fellow is still learning. It was only his third run and he didn't really know what to do when Frankie [Dettori, on Wareed] quickened away. But, when I asked him, he lengthened all the way to the line."He was going round there watching everything and he was on and off the bridle He'll come on a lot for this. If he acts around Epsom he'd have to be one of the horses you would fear He definitely has a chance.
I like the way he quickened."THE DERBY (Epsom, 9 June): Coral Eurobet: 2-1 Golan, 4-1 Galileo, 7-1 Dilshaan, 8-1 Asian Heights, 10-1 Perfect Sunday; Ladbrokes: 7-4 Golan, 4-1 Galileo, 10-1 Asian Heights, Dilshaan & Perfect Sunday; Tote: 2-1 Golan, 5-2 Galileo, 8-1 Dilshaan, 9-1 Asian Heights, 10-1 Perfect Sunday, 16-1 Celtic Silence.. If odds were compiled by statisticians rather than bookmakers, you would probably be able to get 33-1 about the winner of the Lupe Stakes at Goodwood this afternoon going on to take the Oaks at Epsom in just over two weeks time. Though it has claimed to be a trial for the Classic ever since it was first run in 1972, the Lupe has produced the Oaks winner just once 12 months ago, when Love Divine completed the double. If odds were compiled by statisticians rather than bookmakers, you would probably be able to get 33-1 about the winner of the Lupe Stakes at Goodwood this afternoon going on to take the Oaks at Epsom in just over two weeks time.
Though it has claimed to be a trial for the Classic ever since it was first run in 1972, the Lupe has produced the Oaks winner just once 12 months ago, when Love Divine completed the double. In a normal year, it would be reasonable to conclude that Love Divine was a fluke, and that the Lupe will next pinpoint a Classic winner somewhere around 2040. This is not a normal year, though, and while the betting on the Oaks is not quite in disarray, it is a long way removed from the clear-cut order of merit you might hope to see so close to the race.Five of the nine fillies declared for today's race hold an Epsom entry (while the others could yet be supplemented, as Love Divine was 12 months ago). Candice, who was third to Karasta and Ameerat, the 1,000 Guineas winner, at Doncaster last year, is the most prominent in the betting at around 14-1, while Arhaaff, who finished sixth in the Guineas but is not entered for Epsom, will attempt to discard the label of being the best maiden filly in training.Miss Teak, Baranova, Got To Go and Mameha are the others, apart from Candice, who could go to the Oaks without paying an extra £20,000. None of them has set the ante-post market alight, and Miss Teak (50-1) and Mameha (66-1) are, like Arhaaff, still maidens, but Gerard Butler, who trains the former filly, hopes for a far better run from Miss Teak today than she produced on heavy ground at Musselburgh last time."The mile and quarter of tomorrow's race will help," Butler said yesterday, "and better ground will help as well, so we'll see how she gets on with those girls tomorrow.
