Moore plays down Workforce hype Ryan Moore has moved to play down the hype surrounding Workforce ahead of his run in the totesport Dante. The Sir Michael Stoute-trained colt is the general second favourite for the Investec Derby ahead of Thursday's return at York. Workforce has been all the rage for Epsom's premier Classic, even though he has only been seen once, when scoring at Goodwood last September. Moore will again be on board on the Knavesmire and is keen to take a pragmatic stance. The English champion jockey told the Guardian: "He's been hyped up by the media, really, everyone's saying he's a good horse. "I don't know if it's from stable lads or not but it hasn't come from me or the trainer, so some people have made it up. "It'll be nice to get him out and have a look at him and see what we've got. "I've not ridden him much in the winter, just the last few times over the last couple of weeks. "We'll see how we go with him. He's been working fine but we haven't really got stuck into him yet. "He's second favourite just by the fact that nothing else has come out and been impressive. "He's a nice type of horse. He is a bit big, but that's the way he's made." Stoute hopes conditions are not too quick for the key Group Two trial over 10 furlongs. He said: "We are keen to get Workforce's season started. He is not spectacular at home, but he has been giving us more encouragement of late. "He is a big horse and first time up we would not want ground that is too fast. "It's time for him to have an outing and I'm looking forward to seeing him run. "He's a big talking horse - he won his maiden well - and it's early days in his career." Coordinated Cut, trained by Michael Bell, put a poor run behind him in the Racing Post Trophy for Peter Chapple-Hyam in the autumn when landing the Tattersalls Timeform 3-Y-O Trophy at Newmarket last month. "There's only six runners, but it's a select field and any one of the six would have a good chance, but we're happy with our guy," said his jockey Jamie Spencer. "He won well at Newmarket after being hampered in the Sales race. He's only had the three starts. "As long as conditions are there to suit us and we get some nice ground, we'd be very hopeful to see where we stand as far as the Derby is concerned. "He's got a big, long stride and he's a generous horse. "He tries hard, it's a long straight and should play to his strengths."
