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It's only a week since the imposing colt won the York trial from Trading Leather and with just over a week to go until the Derby he'll be doing nothing strenuous in the lead up to the big race.

"Hopefully there's still a bit more to come, but time will tell on that one," Burke told Racing UK.

"There's no doubt that if he was with one of the bigger yards that have regular Classic runners he'd be a few points shorter, but I don't take that as disrespect - that's just natural.

"Obviously we have a very fit horse and in many ways it's easier for us. We can just float him into the Derby from here and he'll do a few canters and maybe have one little blow next Tuesday before the Derby and all being well we'll end up at Epsom."

Burke was speaking at Pontefract after Stepping Ahead was a mighty impressive winner in the Tony Lewis & Our Best Pal Handicap.

Sent off the 5/1 joint-second favourite in a field of five, the son of Footstepsinthesand defied a handicap mark of 77 in some style by easing to a seven-length success over rank outsider Mystical Man.

Sir Michael Stoute's 8/11 favourite Mission Approved was a big disappointment in fourth.

Burke said of his impressive winner: "He was pretty backward last year, but we've given him time and we thought we had a chance with his handicap mark.

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