Godolphin pulled a little bit of surprise on Monday by naming Ingratiating, a horse that traces his roots to the same family as Black Caviar, to complete The Everest field for 2022.
The four-year-old son of Frosted has this season returned to his brilliant juvenile form, where he was a Blue Diamond runner-up and third in a Golden Slipper, and his liking to get his toe in the ground proved the deciding factor.
Godolphin have selected Ingratiating to fill its Everest slot.Credit:Getty
“We had to look at what our best chance was, given the likely conditions, and Ingratiating handles a soft track and was our best option,” Godolphin Australia boss Vin Cox said.
“He won a heavy track at Caulfield first-up, and was a very good second to Paulele in the Schillaci Stakes on Saturday. His ratings are on an upward curve, and we think he is the horse that is going to surprise a lot of people come Saturday.”
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