DOWNS DAWN PATROL (4/24): Eskendereya's work put off..

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Not raining currently, but precip early morning has left the CD main sloppy. Todd Pletcher has already postponed ESKENDEREYA'S scheduled work as a result...

Harrow break underway... Pletcher sets upcoming MISSION IMPAZIBLE and RULE will work in company... SUPER SAVER, DISCREETLY MINE and DEVIL MAY CARE all working alone... As John Sadler suggested last night on ATR, SIDNEY'S CANDY will get his final serious work in as well..

Work parade started with SIDNEY'S CANDY in tandem with Via Verde. Sadler hopeful broke off about 1.5 lengths behind the barnmate and got opening eighths of :12.33, :23.91 and :35.29 as he got on equal terms and passed Via Verde. Made the half in :46.66 seeming to slide a little on the off going before finishing very nicely down the lane in :58.16. Gallped out 6f in 1:11.44 and the 7f in 1:26.57. Am sure Sadler will be happy...

RULE and MISSION IMPAZIBLE went together and stayed on even terms for the most part with Rule starting a length behind and getting within a neck of Mission by the wire. Consensus from the balcony was that Mission Impazible again outworked his stablemate, as Mike Welsch indicated he had a week ago at Palm Meadows. Splits: :12.1, :24.0, :35.3, :46.2, 1:00.1 and out in 1:13.4.

DEVIL MAY CARE had what will be looked at as a "Derby work", and couldn't have been more smooth and professional. Opened casually in :12.4 before getting in gear at :24.3, 36.2, :47.4 and hitting wire in 1:00.1 while galoping out in 1:13.3.

Calvin Borel worked SUPER SAVER a half for Team Todd and WinStar and had a solid effort with :12.4, :24.3, :36.3. splits before hitting the line in :48.4 with gallop outs of 1:01.3 and 1:16.0.

Finally, Javier Castellano dealt DISCREETLY MINE through a work that may be good enough to get Mrs. Robsham her first Derby starter. Working alone, Discreetly Mine went :12.2, :24.2, :36.2, :48.1 and 5f in 1:00.1 with 6f in 1:13.2 and 1:29.1 for 7f.

ESKENDEREYA again galloped a mile and a quarter without aspects which could be termed endearing. His work, if it comes tomorrow, will be as scrutinized as any in recent Derby Week memory.