Curtain Call firmly in Derby picture

LUCA CUMANI has high hopes of winning the Vodafone Derby for a third time after Curtain Call staked his claim with a convincing victory in the intercasino.co.uk Conditions Stakes at Nottingham.

The Newmarket-based Italian took the premier Classic with Kahyasi in 1988 and High-Rise 10 years later.

Now Curtain Call, having his first race for Cumani, was cut to 7-1 second-favourite with William Hill and Paddy Power for Epsom after easily disposing of his two rivals.