News on Dawn Approach Jim Bolger was visibly deflated by the poor performance of Dawn Approach in the Investec Derby at Epsom. The trainer said of the warm favourite: "Kevin said he jumped out all right and was was OK for about 10 strides but then he grabbed hold of the bridle and from then on he was more or less out of control. "He'd been running over a mile where they'd been jumping out and going a good pace and Kevin could just let him bowl. "I doubt he'll be running over a mile and a half again." Speaking after the race, Manning told Racing UK: "He was relaxed going down and there was no indication of what he was going to do. "We broke and then after 100 yards he started, it got competitive, as it does, he just lit up and basically bolted with me. "I was a passenger and he took me completely by surprise. "He got a bump but when I say a bump it just got tight, normal racing, and for whatever reason he just lit up and it was all over. "We were going no pace so I wasn't going to maul him for a long way which was why I went to the front. "I tried to get cover, that wasn't working so we went to the front but the damage was done by that stage. "I knew before he took me to the front it was all over. "I always thought his temperament was a big plus, it was surprising. It has shocked me because he's never shown me those signs at home."
