MUCH of the conversation before the Pinsent Masons Lowther Stakes concerned Tiggy Wiggy’s ability to stay the sixth furlong.

Blessed with exceptional pace, as she showed in the Super Sprint at Newbury, she had never gone beyond the minimum distance but did the job in style, making all the running for Richard Hughes and beating Cursory Glance by a length and a half with Eddie Lynam’s Anthem Alexander just behind in third. None of the others got into the argument.

Hughes is a master horseman and gave Tiggy Wiggy the perfect ride, always doing just enough to dominate the opposition but never asking her for more than was strictly necessary.

The second and third came under pressure before she did and never quite matched strides. It is hard to see why they should ever turn the form around at sprint distances but Roger Varian’s Cursory Glance is bred to stay further and this creditable second did her 1000 Guineas prospects no harm.

Tiggy Wiggy is a remarkable youngster and this was her fifth success. She has never finished out of the first two in seven outings and Richard Hannon was understandably delighted.

“She was exceptional in the Super Sprint and to see her do it again is great,” he said. “She’ll go for the Cheveley Park and then the Abbaye. There didn’t seem much point in taking on the older horses here (in the Nunthorpe) and we thought we’d let her win a Group 2 first and then have a think.”

Hughes, charming but pragmatic, admitted straight out that six furlongs is as far as Tiggy Wiggy wants to go and suggested the new Group 1 at Ascot might be ideal.

Anthem Alexander also ran well, especially as she was conceding the first two 3lb. She beat Tiggy Wiggy by a neck in the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot and will probably take her on again in the Cheveley Park.

“The ground is just that bit loose on top and she couldn’t quicken on it,” said owner Noel O’Callaghan. “She had no problem with the trip and we haven’t lost faith in her.”