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Picture Warrsan leads home the field. (Getty Images)

BRITTAIN AIMING FOR EPSOM DOUBLE

By Steven Till, PA Sport

One down, one to go.

That is the current position as Clive Brittain prepares to saddle Dutch Gold and Lundy's Lane for the Vodafone Derby on his personal quest for a big race double after his tough five-year-old Warrsan had swooped to land the Vodafone Coronation Cup.

"This is the icing on the cake but we've got a two tiered cake," said the veteran trainer.

"If the ground eases Dutch Gold would have an outstanding chance while Lundy's Lane's race was run in a very fast time in Italy."

Warrsan's half-length victory over Highest catapulted his popular trainer back into second place in the trainer's championship and set up his own chance of landing racing's newly devised BHB Triple Crown, of which this Group One event was the first leg.

Brittain has had to play a patient game with the Caerleon entire who has proved excitable throughout his racing career - at one stage he even refused to walk down the yard at the trainer's Carlburg stable.

"He gets himself super-active and part of the secret of training this horse is to take away all the excitements from him," said Brittain, who was landing the race for the first time in a glittering career.

"We have to take him out first thing because if he's with the rest of the string he gets himself a little over-excited.

"When he first came into the yard he was an overgrown baby and galloping hurt him and, at first, he didn't even want to walk down the yard.

"He won't be short of Group One entries - I put him in the Arc at the first stage - and I would think the King George will be his next race."

Meanwhile, rookie trainer Andrew Balding and jockey Martin Dwyer may have woken up thinking Oaks Day was just a dream.

Not only did the partnership achieve Vodafone Oaks glory with Casual Look but they each achieved an amazing treble.

Dwyer's meeting got off to the perfect start and the day just got better as it was capped by his debut Classic success.

His first mount Aldora (3-1) proved what a tough filly she is when landing the opening Princess Elizabeth Stakes with a length and a half success over Londonnetdotcom.

"She's so tough and that's what it is all about, " said winning trainer Mick Ryan.

"She is all heart and the most important bit with her is the bit you cannot see."

Ryan praised Dwyer's performance.

"He rode an excellent race on her and got her very nicely settled. I sent him out with two plans and Plan A worked so well he didn't have to open Plan B.

"At one time we thought that she wanted soft ground, but that does not seem to be the case anymore."

Dwyer's run of success continued on Balding's 16-1 chance Passing Glance who beat stablemate and 9-2 favourite Highland Shot by two and a half lengths in the Vodafone Corporate Handicap Stakes.

"I didn't know which one to cheer on," said Balding, whose third runner in the race Dumaran finished eighth.

Balding took over the Kingsclere yard from his father Ian who retired at the end of last year.

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