Mofeed to drop back in trip Akeed Mofeed is set to drop back in trip after his run in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh. The John Oxx-trained colt finished fourth of the five runners on Saturday evening, beaten over 18 lengths behind Triple Crown aspirant Camelot. He was something of a talking horse throughout the winter but a succession of small problems had kept him off the track until the weekend. "We were not disappointed, we thought he'd need the race, but we thought he might have lasted a bit longer than he did," said Bruce Raymond, racing manager to owner Jaber Abdullah. "They were atrocious conditions and given it was his first run of the season it was asking a lot of him I suppose, so he probably fared quite well. "He would go on soft ground but that was something else on Saturday. "We'll bring him back to 10 furlongs I'd have thought, but where that will be I will leave to John. I'd imagine it will be either in a Listed race or a Group Three, we'll see how he goes. "We won't wait too long with him, we've missed enough, he'll probably go again in about three weeks. "It was difficult for him, he had to go on about three out and that seemed to spark Light Heavy up as he looked beaten but got going again. "He weakened a long way out and it was pretty inconclusive as regards his trip. He'll get 12 furlongs at some point, either later in the year or next season. "There's still a good chance he's pretty useful."
