Curtain gets taste of Derby venue
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on May 30, 2008
Curtain Call came through a racecourse spin at Epsom ahead of his participation in the Vodafone Derby on Saturday week.
With Casual Conquest set to be added to the field for the blue riband, Curtain Call is likely to be sent off second favourite and he was the centre of attraction at the course’s Breakfast With [...]
Call breezes on Epsom downs
Filed Under Curtain Rods | Posted on May 30, 2008
Curtain Call, bidding to give trainer Luca Cumani a third Vodafone Derby victory, had a first look at Epsom with a spin as the feature of the track’s Breakfast With The Stars morning.
Ruled out of the Lingfield Derby Trial three weeks ago when the ground was too quick, the ex-Irish-trained colt was slightly delayed in [...]
We’ll have to take our Curtain Call at the Derby instead
Filed Under Shower Curtain | Posted on May 15, 2008
THE decision not to run Curtain Call in last Saturday’s Derby trial at Lingfield was not an easy one and was only taken once the track had been walked by our assistant, Ed, on Friday evening.
He reported that the ground was unsuitable not only because it was firm but also inconsistent and that was enough [...]
Cumani Mulls Curtain Plan
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on May 11, 2008
Curtain Call, second favourite for the Vodafone Derby, looks set to head straight to Epsom after quick ground scuppered his run at Lingfield.
Luca Cumani’s charge was due to contest the totesport.com Derby Trial but the Newmarket trainer did not want to chance the son of Sadler’s Wells on good to firm ground.
“We knew after they [...]