One of the least-exposed in the line-up for Thursday's G2 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante Stakes at York, Juddmonte's unbeaten Item (Frankel) flagged up his Epsom prospects when powering to success in the time-honoured Derby trial.Held up early by Colin Keane, the keen-going son of the Natalma Stakes winner Capla Temptress (Lope De Vega) moved smoothly to the long-time leader Action (Frankel) a furlong out and forged on for an authoritative 2 3/4-length success. There was another 1 3/4 lengths back to the other Ballydoyle runner Christmas Day (Camelot) in third.Andrew Balding was bringing up a Group-race double on the card, having saddled See The Fire in the preceding Middleton.Colin Keane, who had also partnered the operation's Legacy Link to success in the previous day's Musidora, said. “He was slow to come to hand earlier in the year, but I had loved him when I sat on him before he went to Kempton on his debut last year and he had felt like a nice horse. That was a fair performance today–he was a little bit fresh in my hands but then got into a nice rhythm.”“When I got to Wayne [Lordan], I thought I'd go away but he had a bit of a look,” he added. “He was entitled to that on only his third run. I don't think the Derby trip will be a problem and he's a well-balanced horse so it looks like the next step. For a big colt, he's very relaxed in his demeanour, so that's one box ticked.”111Item remains unbeaten in the @ABE_Dubai Dante Stakes pic.twitter.com/T2MIoOvEGK— Racing TV (@RacingTV) May 14, 2026The post Juddmonte’s Derby Colt Item Storms Home In The Dante appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.