IT was a quiet week on the Derby trials front in the US but the Grade 3 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby over a mile and half a furlong was won in emphatic style by a colt who could be among the favourites come May.

The grey Tapit colt Tapit Trice justified odds-on favouritism by coming with a strong run from well back in the field and in the colours of Whisper Hill Farm and Gainesway Stable, he was a two lengths winner for Todd Pletcher and Luis Saez.