Intello romps to French Derby victory

BY TOM KERR3:18PM 2 JUN 2013

Report: France, Sunday

Chantilly: Prix du Jockey Club (Group 1) 3yo, 1m2½f

INTELLO delivered a convincing French Derby win at Chantilly on Sunday that put him at the centre of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe picture.

Chantilly (FR) Result, 02 Jun 2013, PRIX DU JOCKEY CLUB (GROUP 1) (3YO COLTS & FILLIES) (TURF)

(3yo) (1m2f110y) 1m2½f Good To Soft
£696,829.27, £278,780.49, £139,390.24, £69,634.15, £34,878.05

			HORSE/SP	AGE	WGT	TRAINER/JOCKEY	OR	TS	RPR

«	1 10		Intello (GER) 23/10F	3	9-2	A Fabre	—	*	*
«	1 10					Olivier Peslier	—	*	*


«	2 3	2	Morandi (FR) 68/10	3	9-2	J-C Rouget	—	*	*
«	2 3	2				Christophe Soumillon	—	*	*


«	3 9	snk	Sky Hunter 63/10	3	9-2	A Fabre	—	*	*
«	3 9	snk				Maxime Guyon	—	*	*


«	4 1	2½	Mshawish (USA) 21/1	3	9-2	M Delzangles	—	*	*
«	4 1	2½				Gregory Benoist	—	*	*


«	5 6	hd	Shikarpour (IRE) 27/1	3	9-2	A De Royer-Dupre	—	*	*
«	5 6	hd				Thierry Jarnet	—	*	*


«	6 15	1¼	Willie The Whipper 71/1	3	9-2	Ann Duffield	—	*	*
«	6 15	1¼				Jamie Spencer	—	*	*


«	7 14	hd	Bravodino (USA) 10/1	3	9-2	J E Pease	—	*	*
«	7 14	hd				Stephane Pasquier	—	*	*


«	8 17	1	Max Dynamite (FR) 67/1	3	9-2	J Van Handenhove	—	*	*
«	8 17	1				Antoine Hamelin	—	*	*


«	9 16	2	Dalwari (USA) 13/1	3	9-2	J-C Rouget	—	*	*
«	9 16	2				Christophe-Patrice Lemaire	—	*	*


«	10 5	2	Loch Garman (IRE) 9/1	3	9-2	J S Bolger	—	*	*
«	10 5	2				Kevin Manning	—	*	*


«	11 8	¾	Superplex (FR) 50/1	3	9-2	M Figge	—	*	*
«	11 8	¾				Ioritz Mendizabal	—	*	*


«	12 4	hd	Ares D’Emra (FR) 64/1	3	9-2	C Delcher-Sanchez	—	*	*
«	12 4	hd				Francois-Xavier Bertras	—	*	*


«	13 19	shd	Glacial Age (IRE) 103/1	3	9-2	Jo Hughes	—	*	*
«	13 19	shd				Hayley Turner	—	*	*


«	14 7	9	Beyond Thankful (IRE) 104/1	3	9-2 p	J S Bolger	—	*	*
«	14 7	9				Ronan Whelan	—	*	*


«	15 13	2½	First Cornerstone (IRE) 29/1	3	9-2	A Oliver	—	*	*
«	15 13	2½				Frankie Dettori	—	*	*


«	16 12	¾	Lion D’Anvers (FR) 63/1	3	9-2	J Van Handenhove	—	*	*
«	16 12	¾				Ronan Thomas	—	*	*


«	17 18	shd	Milano Blues (FR) 83/1	3	9-2	B De Montzey	—	*	*
«	17 18	shd				Jimmy Martin	—	*	*


«	18 2	12	Haya Kan (FR) 77/1	3	9-2 b	Mme L Audon	—	*	*
«	18 2	12				Franck Blondel	—	*	*


«	19 11	nk	Dastarhon (IRE) 172/1	3	9-2	Mme Pia Brandt	—	*	*
«	19 11	nk				Umberto Rispoli	—	*	*

19 ran TIME 2m 7.89s (fast by 0.11s) Total SP 107%
1st OWNER: Wertheimer & Frere BRED: Wertheimer Et Frere TRAINER: A Fabre
2nd OWNER: Daniel-Yves Treves
3rd OWNER: Godolphin SNC
TOTE WIN (incl. 1 euro stake): 3.30. PLACES: 1.50, 2.40, 2.30. DF: 13.40. SF: 23.60

The Andre Fabre-trained colt, who was third in the French 2,000 Guineas, was sent off 15-8 favourite but left those odds far behind with a commanding performance.

Ridden by Olivier Peslier, with whom he boasts a perfect four-from-four record, Intello began his forward move as the field thundered past the vast Grandes Écuries (Great Stables) and into the home straight.

Demonstrating an electric turn of foot, he whizzed by labouring front-runner Beyond Thankful and into a two length lead that he maintained until the line.

Godolphin’s Sky Hunter, also trained by Fabre, gamely chased the leader but his reward for his exertions was to be mugged for second by the flying Morandi late on.

Intello was slashed to 6-1 (from 16) for the Arc by BetVictor and to the same (from 10-1) by Paddy Power. He’s best-priced at 8-1 with William Hill.

Gerard Wertheimer, the colt’s co-owner, said: “I can’t say we’re really surprised. He ran very well in the Poule d’Essai where he was a little unlucky. That’s why we aimed here. As for the future, that’s up to the trainer. Each to their own job.”

fonte: RacingPost

Domenica 2 giugno 2013, Chantilly: Prix du Jockey Club (Group 1) 3yo, 1m2½f INTELLO delivered a convincing French Derby win at Chantilly on Sunday that put him at the centre of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe picture.

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