Curtain up for big test.Byline: By Paul Castles RACING CORRESPONDENT CURTAIN Call puts his Derby credentials to the test in the totesport.com Derby Trial The Derby Trial is a race for Thoroughbred horses run at Churchill Downs at the end of April, one week before the Kentucky Derby. An ungraded stakes with a purse of $100,000, it's open to three year olds willing to race one mile on the dirt. at Lingfield tomorrow (3.10). The Epsom picture is still wide open with Guineas winner Henrythenavigator not a certain runner and yesterday's Chester Vase winner Doctor Freemantle more likely to end up at the Curragh This article is about the plain in County Kildare. For the racecourse on the plain, see Curragh Racecourse. For the willow scrub habitat known as curragh on the Isle of Man, see Curragh (habitat). For the Irish boat, see Currach. . Curtain Call has been quietly spoken of as a Derby type through the winter. Impeccably bred, this Saddler's Wells colt is trained by Luca Cumani who already has two Derby winners to his name in Kahyasi and High-Rise. He showed some decent form over in Ireland when trained by Jessica Harrington, notably in the Futurity Stakes when splitting New Approach and Henrythenavigator. On his one run to date since switching to Newmarket he collected a modest contest at Nottingham in impressive style. This is Curtain Call's biggest challenge to date and with an unbeaten Godolphin colt among his five opponents, Campanologist cam·pa·nol·o·gy n. The art or study of bell casting and ringing. [Late Latin camp , it will be a serious test of his Derby aspirations. If successful though the 8/1 for the Blue Riband rib·and n. A ribbon, especially one used as a decoration. [Middle English, variant of riban; see ribbon. won't be around for long. Not far away at Ascot, the Totesport Victoria Cup is the big betting contest of the day with 26 runners over seven furlongs. One who could figure here is We'll Come, trained by Michael Jarvis, who showed some decent form in contests of this type last term. |
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