The six year old Irish mare Insinuendo really impressed me last season. I actually think she is getting better as she gets older. Insinuendo was sent off 80/1 for last seasons Champion Filly and Mares stakes on Champions Day at Ascot.
She was a major eyecatcher then, when finding herself parked out the back in joint last position, until 3 furlongs out when she started to make up ground.
She then was struggling to find a gap until about a furlong from the finish, when she proceeded to absoloutely fly home fastest of all. That performance really showed she is getting better as she gets older.
Now so far this season she has won a group three race at the Curragh, but then was under par the last day when fourth at the same venue, although it wasn't a terrible run by any means, as she had Luxembourg behind her in fifth. I've little doubt she will run better in a more strongly run group one later this season.
I believe from what I've read that Insinuendo's owners have done the right thing keeping her in training for this one final season. Now I know there's some serious horses entered in it at this stage, but I'd actually like to see her take her chance in the Coronation Cup at Epsom on Oaks Day.
I note she has been keen the last couple of times aswell, probably too keen for own good actually, but maybe she is wanting to be running in races where she gets the type of pace that she had to aim at for that race at Ascot last season.
She's also entered in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at a track she knows well in the Curragh a few days before the Coronation Cup, so we'll have to see where her connections decide to go.
I'd like to see her go to Epsom as the 1M4F is surely what she needs to run her lifetime best, as opposed to the shorter distance at the Curragh a few days earlier. However, if it's not Epsom, it might be in a different race later in the season.
Anyway, here's the link to that Ascot race last season, when Insinuendo finished third behind Emily Upjohn, who also happens to be a Coronation Cup possible, but currently at a much shorter ante post price than the Irish mare. It may be worth noting Insinuendo was giving Emily Upjohn 6lbs in weight this day too.
https://www.sportinglife.com/racing...mares-stakes-group-1-british-champions-series
She was a major eyecatcher then, when finding herself parked out the back in joint last position, until 3 furlongs out when she started to make up ground.
She then was struggling to find a gap until about a furlong from the finish, when she proceeded to absoloutely fly home fastest of all. That performance really showed she is getting better as she gets older.
Now so far this season she has won a group three race at the Curragh, but then was under par the last day when fourth at the same venue, although it wasn't a terrible run by any means, as she had Luxembourg behind her in fifth. I've little doubt she will run better in a more strongly run group one later this season.
I believe from what I've read that Insinuendo's owners have done the right thing keeping her in training for this one final season. Now I know there's some serious horses entered in it at this stage, but I'd actually like to see her take her chance in the Coronation Cup at Epsom on Oaks Day.
I note she has been keen the last couple of times aswell, probably too keen for own good actually, but maybe she is wanting to be running in races where she gets the type of pace that she had to aim at for that race at Ascot last season.
She's also entered in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at a track she knows well in the Curragh a few days before the Coronation Cup, so we'll have to see where her connections decide to go.
I'd like to see her go to Epsom as the 1M4F is surely what she needs to run her lifetime best, as opposed to the shorter distance at the Curragh a few days earlier. However, if it's not Epsom, it might be in a different race later in the season.
Anyway, here's the link to that Ascot race last season, when Insinuendo finished third behind Emily Upjohn, who also happens to be a Coronation Cup possible, but currently at a much shorter ante post price than the Irish mare. It may be worth noting Insinuendo was giving Emily Upjohn 6lbs in weight this day too.
https://www.sportinglife.com/racing...mares-stakes-group-1-british-champions-series