Dettori admits difficult decision over Oaks ride

FRANKIE DETTORI remains undecided over his likely choice of mount in next week’s Vodafone Oaks, despite partnering Punctilious – the outsider of the two in current ante-post betting – in a workout on the Limekilns yesterday morning.

It was left to his number two, Aussie Kerrin McEvoy, to take the reins aboard UltimateBet.com 1000 Guineas runner-up Sundrop, as both fillies completed serious pieces of work on the trial gallop with their lead horses.

Leading Vodafone Derby fancy Snow Ridge was also put through his paces by Ted Durcan, leading Saeed bin Suroor, the trainer of Godolphin's Classic hopes, to suggest that they had as good a team as ever to take to the Vodafone Derby and Oaks.