By Tom Frary
Fourth when still raw in the G2 Norfolk S. at Royal Ascot June 21, Rebel Racing's Rumble Inthejungle (Ire) (Bungle Inthejungle {GB}) came out the other side a stronger unit and made his opponents pay in Wednesday's G3 Markel Insurance Molecomb S. at Goodwood. Always travelling comfortably just off the pace, the 5-1 shot was sent to the front by Tom Queally at halfway and readily asserted to emulate his first-season sire's success in this race in 2012. At the line, there was a snug 2 1/2-length margin back to Life of Riley (GB) (Showcasing {GB}), with the 6-4 favourite Soldier's Call (GB) (Showcasing {GB}) a neck away in third. “He's a good horse and I thought going to Ascot if we'd have had another run beforehand he'd have gone very close there,” trainer Richard Spencer said. “He's taken a massive step forward today and although he's very quick, I think he'll get an extra furlong.”
Queally was also of the opinion that the winner would stay six and added, “I couldn't pull him up today. He did show a lot of speed today, but you would think in time, he will get six furlongs–he is clearly a colt with a lot of class. He has scope and, with the feel he gives you, there is no reason to think that he can't keep on improving into his three-year-old campaign. He is so straightforward, a child could ride him.” Archie Watson, trainer of Soldier's Call, was “He jumped a bit slow and [jockey] Danny [Tudhope] lost his iron, then the horse got a bump coming out of the gate and so ended up racing a little wide from the pace,” he explained. “But no excuses in the latter part of the race, he had every chance. We'll be back another day; when things go right and he gets a clean jump.”
Rumble Inthejungle, who opened his account at the expense of Well Done Fox (GB) (Acclamation {GB}) by a neck at Salisbury May 17, is out of the winning Guana (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) who also produced last year's G2 Superlative S. third Great Prospector (Ire) (Elzaam {Aus}). Guana is kin to the dual stakes-placed Enrika's Gift (Ire) (Orpen) and to the dam of Superlative winner and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf third Birchwood (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), while her family features the MGSW sire Prince Sabo (GB) (Young Generation {Ire}) and the classy MGSW mother-and-son combo Millyant (GB) (Primo Dominie {GB}) and Mirza (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}).
Wednesday, Goodwood, Britain
MARKEL INSURANCE MOLECOMB S.-G3, £75,000, Goodwood, 8-1, 2yo, 5fT, :58.22, gd.
1–RUMBLE INTHEJUNGLE (IRE), 127, c, 2, by Bungle Inthejungle (GB)
1st Dam: Guana (Ire), by Dark Angel (Ire)
2nd Dam: Guana Bay (GB), by Cadeaux Genereux (GB)
3rd Dam: Jubilee Song, by Song (GB)
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (€52,000 RNA Wlg '16 GOFNOV; £70,000 Ylg '17 GOUKPR). O-Rebel Racing Premier; B-Patrick Gleeson (IRE); T-Richard Spencer; J-Tom Queally. £42,533. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $69,789. *1/2 to Great Prospector (Ire) (Elzaam {Aus}), GSP-Eng, $126,052. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Life of Riley (GB), 127, c, 2, Showcasing (GB)–Swan Wings (GB), by Bahamian Bounty (GB). (60,000gns Ylg '17 TAOCT). O-Ontoawinner, Strecker & Burke; B-Coln Valley Stud (GB); T-Karl Burke. £16,125.
3–Soldier's Call (GB), 127, c, 2, Showcasing (GB)–Dijarvo (GB), by Iceman (GB). (85,000gns Ylg '17 TAOCT). O-Clipper Logistics; B-Llety Farms (GB); T-Archie Watson. £8,070.
Margins: 2HF, NK, HD. Odds: 5.00, 16.00, 1.50.
Also Ran: Vintage Brut (GB), Queen of Bermuda (Ire), Barbill (Ire), Well Done Fox (GB), Deia Glory (GB), Fantasy (Ire), Street Parade (GB), Starchant (GB). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
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