Palladium broke his maiden in Düsseldorf

Winning rider Thore Hammer-Hansen managed everything perfectly from the front so that Palladium was always able to make sufficient gains in the straight.

"He showed stamina and fighting spirit today. I think he still has a lot left in the tank. He was also in a much better mood in the starting machine today than last time," said Hammer-Hansen about his partner. According to his trainer, the Gleneagles son, who was bred by the Fährhof Stud Foundation, will return to the Grafenberg. "We are now 90 percent ready for the derby trial here. He won really well today and showed a lot of stamina. He was also much better in the starting gate," said his trainer Henk Grewe after the race.