chased winner, raced keenly, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, no impression and lost 2nd inside final furlong
quite keen, made all, ridden over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, comfortably
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, switched right over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner
German 1000 Guineas winner Main Edition returned from a lay-off with a Listed success for Mark Johnston a few days ago and the trainer attempts a similar feat with German 2000 Guineas runner-up ARCTIC SOUND. The latter was beaten only a neck at Cologne back in May and looks sure to be ready for action. Both Ambassadorial and Habubof have a bit to find on these terms having placed in decent handicaps here recently with the latter attempting today’s longer trip for the first time.
Ambassadorial (USA) 8-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Yattwee (9-8) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (2) pol in Aug.
Habub (USA) 4-1fav (9-9) Led, headed over 5f out, led over 2f out, hung right over 1f out, hung right and headed inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 13, hd behind Lethal Lunch (9-5) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (2) pol in Sep.
Arctic Sound 9-1 (9-2) 2nd of 11, nk behind Fox Champion (9-2) at Cologne 1m Grp 2 (1) gd in May.