$2 million The Ingham 2022 Field & Betting Update

December 7, 2022

$2 million The Ingham 2022 Field & Betting Update

The recently renamed Group 2 The Ingham (1600m) – formerly the Villiers Stakes – runs with a capacity field of summer milers this weekend in Sydney with $2 million and a 2023 Doncaster Mile ballot up for grabs at Randwick.

Nugget | Photo: Steve Hart | Races.com.au

Second emergency Nugget is one of the top fancied summer milers facing off in the $2 million The Ingham 2022 in Sydney on Saturday. Photo: Steve Hart.

The Ingham 2022 field features a quality line-up of both in-form spring graduates and returning runners with markets led by the second emergency Nugget.

Despite needing two scratchings to make the starting line-up, the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained import is being kept in The Ingham markets at $3.40 through Ladbrokes.com.au.

Jason Collett is on standby for the ride, also officially listed as the jockey for one of the Chris Waller runners in the event New Mandate.

Should he gain a run, Siyoni six-year-old Nugget looks in top form to win The Ingham at his 14th start with the UK expat coming off a strong win with 60kg at Kembla Grange over this distance on November 19.

He will get in on just 54kg in The Ingham weights and looks the one to beat if he runs.

Despite the size of the field just four other runners are under double-figures in The Ingham Stakes betting this year including the $6.50 second elect Huetor returning to the races.

The Peter & Paul Snowden-trained galloper is best known for his Group 1 Doomben Cup (2100m) victory in Brisbane over the winter.

He hasn’t raced since a disappointing eighth in the Group 2 The Q22 (2200m) on June 11.

Carrying the equal 59kg top-weight with fellow French-bred hopeful, Mark Newnham’s nine-year-old Sunshine Rising ($15) drawn out wide, Huetor is drawn well with gate eight and Kerrin McEvoy to ride.

Occupying the third line of the markets at The Ingham odds of $7.50 is the Joe Pride-trained Brutality out to break a notable drought.

He was good at Rosehill only last weekend carrying a hefty 64.5kg to cross under two lengths back fifth in a 1400m Benchmark 88 and will relish coming right back to 54kg on the quick back-up.

Brutality however hasn’t won a race since saluting in this event 12 months ago to beat Ellsberg in the 2021 Villiers Stakes results.

The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained last start winning stablemates Dajraan ($9) and Riodini ($9.50) both drawn wide with barriers 19 and 17 respectively are the other best in betting.

Dajraan comes off a victory in the Group 3 Festival Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill on November 26 where he carried only 53kg, and he is yet to win over further than that.

Riodini is proven at the mile, but rises notably in weight from that which he carried to victory in the $1 million The Gong (1600m) at the distance on November 19 at Kembla Grange.

The Ingham 2022 is set to run as Randwick Race 8 at 4:40pm (AEDT) with full markets thanks to Ladbrokes.com.au available here.

2022 The Ingham Final Field & Barrier Draw

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Probable Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 x111x3418x HUETOR (FR) Peter & Paul Snowden Kerrin McEvoy 8 59kg 108
2 21x143x5x4 SUNSHINE RISING (FR) Mark Newnham Tom Sherry 23 59kg 108
3 x202128x47 POLLY GREY (NZ) Chris Waller Jay Ford 3 57kg 108
4 51643×4413 KIRWAN’S LANE (NZ) John O’Shea Brenton Avdulla 10 57kg 104
5 43161×1646 SURF DANCER (IRE) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Ms Winona Costin 22 57kg 104
6 8x0790x081 RIODINI (NZ) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 17 56kg 102
7 x4x80566x0 BERDIBEK (FR) John O’Shea Dylan Gibbons (a) 6 55.5kg 101
8 4x98036x00 LION’S ROAR (NZ) John O’Shea Ben Coen 9 55.5kg 101
9 29x1450x67 SKY LAB Paul Perry Joshua Parr 1 55.5kg 101
10 54531x1x77 SKYMAN (GB) Chris Waller Nash Rawiller 18 55.5kg 101
11 334×767512 ATISHU (NZ) Chris Waller Sam Clipperton 20 55kg 104
12 0x0x1804x7 NEW MANDATE (IRE) Chris Waller Jason Collett 5 55kg 100
13 4×91570141 BARTHOLOMEU DIAS (GB) Annabel Neasham Andrew Adkins 11 54.5kg 99
14 21571×8814 DIAMIL (IRE) John O’Shea Tommy Berry 4 54.5kg 99
15 3299x400x5 ARAMAYO Sam Kavanagh Ashley Morgan 16 54kg 98
16 1x1353x0x1 DAJRAAN (GB) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Ms Rachel King 19 54kg 98
17 548×769955 BRUTALITY Joseph Pride Regan Bayliss 14 54kg 97
18 00x694408x SPIRIT RIDGE (GB) Annabel Neasham Tyler Schiller (a) 2 53.5kg 97
19 3x212626x6 LONGVILLERS (FR) Chris Waller Michael Dee 24 53kg 96
20 98600×9744 WILD PLANET Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Zac Lloyd (a) 13 53kg 96
21e 4406×22028 PURPLE SECTOR (NZ) John Thompson Reece Jones (a) 7 53kg 95
22e x312x14x21 NUGGET (GB) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Jason Collett 15 54kg 94
23e x0914259x0 PARRY SOUND Sara Ryan 12 54kg 93
24e 546×893125 CISCO BAY Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou Tyler Schiller (a) 21 53kg 91

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

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