MARCUS TREGONING could add his name to the list of British Classic-winning trainers if as anticipated Hammiya (4.05) wins this afternoon's Vodafone Oaks at Epsom.

Three months ago Hammiya wasn't even on the radar as far as the Oaks reckoning was concerned, but successive victories at Beverley and Chester has fired Tregoning's filly into the forefront of many punters' calculations.

It's always good to have a highly-progressive and well-bred individual when taking on the crme-de-la-crme in such Group One contests and the way the daughter of Darshaan flew over the final two furlongs to capture the Cheshire Oaks suggests she possesses the perfect credentials.

"With the way she ran at Chester I can't see a problem handling Epsom," reported Tregoning, who clearly fancies his three-year-old in the £375,000 feature.

The other big race of the day, the £300,000 Coronation Cup, might easily return to Yorkshire since Mark Johnston has two of the principals, Zindabad and Bandari, in the ten-runner line-up.

Zindabad was third 12 months ago, however he flopped at York last time out and preference is for Bandari (3.25). The latter, third to Bollin Eric in the 2002 St Leger, is said to be "very well in himself" by his in-form Middleham handler, who recorded a spectacular four-timer at Beverley on Wednesday evening.

Paul Cole quickly returns to the well with Crafty Calling (5.20), an unlucky third at Newmarket on Saturday where he gave away a prodigious amount of ground at the start.

After that tardy exit from the stalls it looked curtains for his supporters until he produced an electrifying late burst to snatch third-spot.

Today's extra furlong in the Vodafone Group Services Handicap will help Crafty Calling's cause no end, as long as Johnny Murtagh can keep his mount clear of the inevitable traffic problems.

Side-stepping the glitz-and-glamour of the Derby Meeting, I'll be at Catterick trying to suss out future winners for readers of this column.

As for the on course action, recent Carlisle scorer Victoria Park (4.25) has every chance of following up in the Jervaulx Handicap.

The David Nicholls-trained speedster showed a nifty turn of foot at the Cumbrian venue and if Victoria Park reproduces that effort more success beckons.

Over at Wolverhampton, Attorney (2.25) has dropped like the proverbial stone down the ratings and has a first-class opportunity, while Mr Bountiful (5.25), who had no sort of luck at Catterick recently, has a cast-iron chance to gain deserved compensation in the closing seven furlong handicap.

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