Marquand and My Prospero success is only the start of drama in Prix Eugene Adam

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My Prospero justified cramped odds to land the Group 2 Prix Eugene Adam, though passing the post was far from the end of the suspense.

Last seen when third to Coroebus in the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot, My Prospero was left so full of running on his first attempt at a mile and a quarter, that Tom Marquand was left with little choice but to attempt to take the left turn at the end of the straight, a choice which led to a parting of the ways.

Fortunately, Marquand appeared to be none the worse while My Prospero was caught after his solo canter and did not appear to have suffered any lasting damage.

"Normally here you pull up straight but I hit the line that hard that I though 'uh-oh, I'm not going to pull up there,'" said Marquand after ensuring he made the time limit to weigh in.

"I went to go left – one other came with me – and just as he got to where the cones were he changed onto his right lead and tried to go off to the right.

"It wasn't his fault, it was just one of those unfortunate things. He looks fine – that's the main worry when something like that happens – and we'll certainly have better days to come."

William Haggas outlined even before the St James's Palace that the son of Iffraaj was in need of further than a mile and even from an unhelpful outside draw in stall seven, Marquand was in front after the first couple of furlongs.

He was already attempting to set My Prospero alight when turning into the straight and although Zagrey and Junko looked to have closed him down at the furlong marker, the winner picked up again to score going away by half a length.

"I never really intended to make the running, I just wanted to be positive," said Marquand. "It was his first go at a mile and a quarter and I thought he'd stay very well but he still showed babyish signs.

"He's a beautiful horse, he's still learning and he has a big future."

A homebred daughter of the Tsui Family's Group 3 winner My Titania, My Prospero was adding the Eugene Adam to his Listed defeat of Reach For The Moon in the Heron Stakes, while he only missed out on Group 1 success at Ascot by a neck.

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