Conquest to work before Epsom decision; form boost for
Tajaaweed
Moyglare Stud’s CASUAL CONQUEST ((Hernando [Fr]) faces a crucial racecourse gallop at Leopardstown on Wednesday as
connections seek
answers to the question surrounding his participation in the June 7 Epsom
Derby (Eng-G1). Not
entered at present, the Dermot Weld-trained Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial
(Ire-G2) winner needs to
be supplemented on Monday if showing the right signs.
“He’s going to work
left-handed on
Wednesday after the races up at Leopardstown,” the owner-breeder’s Racing
Manager Stan
Cosgrove told PA Sport. “We’ll make a decision after Wednesday. He’s a big horse
and we’re
just a little bit afraid of him coming down the hill. If there are 17 or 18
runners at Epsom, he
could be in trouble and that’s what we’re worried about.”
In other Epsom Derby doings, Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s Dee S.
(Eng-G3) winner TAJAAWEED
(Dynaformer) continues to please en route to the Blue Riband. The Sir Michael
Stoute-trained colt’s success in the May 9 Chester trial received a boost on
Saturday when
the runner-up Unnefer (Danehill Dancer) took the listed Fairway S.
The owner’s Racing Manager
Angus
Gold told PA Sport, “Obviously, we were thrilled with him last time as he did it
very well at
Chester and as long as everything progresses smoothly in the next 10 days, I
hope we’ll be
there. It was nice to see Unnefer at the weekend, it never does any harm. Maybe
there isn’t a
standout in the Derby, but there are obviously some very decent horses in there
and we’ll see
if he’s up to it.”