Intello’s Young Rascal Keeps Kantor Derby Dream Alive

[Wandering Eyes]

Just 24 hours after Study of Man (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) put his hat into the ring for Epsom, there was another to show potential in that regard in Bernard Kantor’s Young Rascal (Fr) (Intello {Ger}) in Wednesday’s G3 Centennial Celebration – MBNA Chester Vase S. Making many fans with his impressive five-length success in an 11-furlong Newbury maiden on his seasonal bow Apr. 21, the 10-3 second favourite was in an ideal position from the outset in fifth nestled against the rail by James Doyle. With the pace set by Ballydoyle’s Flag of Honour (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) honest and true, the bay travelled strongly turning for home before being launched as a line of six challenged at the furlong marker. Muscling his way through despite showing understandable greenness, he gained the advantage over Dee Ex Bee (GB) (Farhh {GB}) with 100 yards remaining and readily asserted for a half-length success, with three lengths back to the 3-1 market-leader Hunting Horn (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) in third. After coming out on top of a strong-looking trial, James Doyle was full of praise for the winner who is set to carry the colours of Investec’s managing director Bernard Kantor in the June 2 Derby his firm sponsors. “He’s very talented and showed a glimmer of that at Newbury, but he’s a big unit with a big stride and was a little bit inexperienced and behind the bridle there,” he explained. “This is not an ideal track for a horse like him and he will have learnt loads today. He responded really well and the fact that he won quite dominantly at the line shows what ability he has got. The owner will be very keen to go for the Derby and it would be very hard to put him off.”

YOUNG RASCAL (FR), 126, c, 3, Intello (Ger)–Rock My Soul (Ire) (MSW-Ger & GSP-Fr, $144,166), by Clodovil (Ire).
O-Bernard Kantor; B-Ecurie Peregrine SAS (FR); T-William Haggas; J-James Doyle. £56,710. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0, £67,376.

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