tracked leaders, pulled hard, went 2nd briefly about over 13f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra
held up in last, faltered at path over 10f out, headway going easily on outside from 3f out, led over 1f out, faltered and stumbled at path entering final furlong, readily
led until over 3f out, soon beaten
held up in mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, soon weakened
mostly chased leader, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out
mid-division, pushed along towards rear over 4f out, headway over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner
held up towards rear, closed on outside from over 5f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
Inigo carries a penalty for winning on the all-weather in France in December but is still preferred to the stable’s newcomer Poncho. INGENNIO made a promising start when third at Huntingdon and, with Brian Hughes taking over the reins, can build on that experience. The Flat-bred Cavalon could be interesting but cost only 6,000gns. Admiral Horatio is more stoutly bred and there is plenty of stamina in the pedigree of Tommy's Fortune but he did finish second at Sedgefield last month. Pure Jade and Finescope are other possible improvers.
Inigo (FR) 3-1 (9-13) Made all, stayed on strongly, easily, won at Pornichet 1m 4f stks pol in Dec beating Idole Des Bambous (9-9) by 5l, 11 ran.
Cavalon (IRE) Camelot gelding out of Fraulein.
Don't Tell Willy (IRE) 18-1 (11-4) Disputed lead until 9f out, weakened 5f out, tailed off, last of 7, dist behind Gallopade (11-4) at Fakenham 2m (5) gd in Nov.
Admiral Horatio (IRE) Mount Nelson gelding out of Kerry's Girl.
Ingennio (FR) 7-1 (10-7) In touch, headway 4f out, tracked leaders 3f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, one pace and lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 13 1/2l behind Pembroke (11-3) at Huntingdon 2m (5) sft in Mar.
Poncho (FR) Motivator gelding out of Strelkita.
Tommy's Fortune (IRE) 12-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, improved on outside over 3f out, edged left and no impression on winner over 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 4, 9l behind Imperial Merlin (11-1) at Sedgefield 2m 1f (5) gd in Apr.
Pure Jade 10-1 (10-0) Led, raced keenly, headed 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 10 1/4l behind Give Me A Cuddle (11-1) at Huntingdon 2m (5) gd in Apr.
Finescope 80-1 (10-6) In rear, edged right soon after start and jockey looked to lose iron briefly, some headway on outside over 4f out, never on terms, kept on, 7th of 16, 21 3/4l behind Queens Gamble (10-6) at Cheltenham 2m 1f (2) gd in Apr.
