Of the first three from last year's Middle Park to line up in Friday's G3 Commonwealth Cup Trial, David Armstrong's Coppull (Bated Breath) was the least-expected in the market but came back strongest to turn that form around.Smartly away under Rossa Ryan in the course-and-distance prep for Royal Ascot's three-year-old sprint feature, the 7-2 shot who had won the Richmond at Goodwood and been third in the Coventry here as well as the Middle Park surged away from the main pack passing two out and was in front soon after.Tackled by the 66-1 shot Midnight Tango (Night Of Thunder) in the run to the line, the Clive Cox-trained homebred battled to prevail by a neck, with the same margin back to the eye-catching third Division (Kingman) who compromised his winning chance at the break. The disappointment of the race was Godolphin's Middle Park hero Wise Approach (Mehmas), who failed to land a blow in fifth as the 2-1 favourite.“We didn't go mad early and he was itching to get on with it,” his jockey said. “He quickened away well and was idling late. He has really grown up a lot mentally from two to three and is going the right way. He's going to have to step up in a Commonwealth Cup, but we haven't turned all the screws yet. Last year, we were calming him down a small bit but this year he's taking the right steps. Hopefully we'll have an exciting future with him.”Just holds on!Coppull digs deep to land the Commonwealth Cup Trial at @Ascot for Clive Cox and @Rossaryan15… pic.twitter.com/GuXxl2EEEr— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) May 1, 2026The post Commonwealth Cup Dream Is Alive For Coppull appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.