Tuesday, Goodwood, Britain
BET365 MOLECOMB S.-G3, £40,000, Goodwood, 7-31, 2yo, 5fT, :58.22, gd.
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#@BUNGLE INTHEJUNGLE (GB), 126, c, 2, by Exceed and Excel (Aus)
1st Dam: Licence To Thrill (GB), by Wolfhound
2nd Dam: Crime of Passion (GB), by Dragonara Palace
3rd Dam: Catriona (GB), by Sing Sing (GB)
(40,000gns RNA yrl '11 TATOCT). O-Christopher Wright & Emily Asprey; B-Stratford Place Stud; T-Mick Channon; J-Martin Harley; £22,684. Lifetime Record: 6-3-0-0, £43,187. *Full to Waveband (GB), SW-Eng, $203,220; 1/2 to Classic Encounter (Ire) (Lujain), GSP-Eng; Group Therapy (GB) (Choisir {Aus}), MGSP-Eng, $158,527; and The Thrill Is Gone (GB) (Bahamian Bounty {GB}), MSP-Eng.
Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
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Morawij (GB), 126, c, 2, Exceed and Excel (Aus)--Sister Moonshine (Fr), by Piccolo (GB). (24,000gns wnlg '10 TATDEC; 120,000gns yrl '11 TATOCT). O-Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Dunchurch Lodge Stud Company; T-Roger Varian; £8,600.
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Hototo (GB), 126, c, 2, Sleeping Indian (GB)--Harlem Dancer (GB), by Dr Devious (Ire). (4,500gns wnlg '10 TATDEC; £22,000 yrl '11 DONSEP). O-Kenneth Macpherson; B-B P Hammond; T-Kevin Ryan; £4,304.
Margins: HD, 3 3/4, HF. Odds: 14-1, 2-1, 11-2.
Also Ran: Lyric Ace (Ire), Dylanbaru (Ire), Dominate (GB), Lady Ibrox (GB), Jadanna (Ire), Bridge Night (GB), Sand and Deliver (GB). Scratched: Lady Phill (GB), Satsuma (GB).
Click for the Racing Post chart or the brisnet.com PPs. Video, courtesy Racing UK.
Bungle Inthejungle improved off a debut 10th in a hot maiden at Newbury Apr. 20, to bag five-furlong tests at Salisbury May 24 and at Beverley June 2. The homebred bay then ran an honorable fourth in the June 19 Listed Windsor Castle S. at Royal Ascot, but slipped one spot in the July 1 G3 Prix du Bois at Chantilly last time. Bungle Inthejungle was swiftly into stride here and raced in close second along the rail as Lady Ibrox (GB) (Ishiguru) set a solid tempo on the front end. Stoked up to go by that rival inside the two pole, he was headed Morawij entering the final eighth, but battled back gamely under stern urging to deny that rival on the line in a thrilling bobber. "You can't go fast enough on this lad, as he sees out the five furlongs really well, and he jumped out pretty fast there," said winning rider Martin Harley. "He's a big horse, he's got plenty of speed and I couldn't believe that Lady Ibrox was able to take me along. That probably helped us out, but I didn't think we were going to peg Morawij back until we got inside the last half furlong." Part-owner Chris Wright added, "That is my first group winner in England for an awful long time, and it is so long ago since the last one I can't remember who it was. Bungle Inthejungle is a grandson of Crime of Passion, who was the first filly I ever bought and raced, and to come to Goodwood and win a group race means the world to me. It's unbelievable."
