Drop in Distance for Tajaaweed Tajaaweed looks set to be dropped in distance following his creditable effort in the Vodafone Derby at Epsom on Saturday. The Dee Stakes winner, trained by Sir Michael Stoute, faded into eighth place behind New Approach in the closing stages after making his challenge early in the straight. "We´ll certainly be dropping him in trip. We´re going to give him a bit of time, we are not going to be rushing him anywhere," said Angus Gold, racing manager to owner Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum. "I´m sure Sheikh Hamdan will want to give him a bit of time." Gold was happy with Tajaaweed´s performance and believes it was an above-average renewal of the Derby. "I was thrilled with him and it was a very good Derby I thought," he went on. "It was very satisfying to see the top two-year-old go on and win the Derby, it was a top-class performance."
