slowly into stride, pushed along early and soon mid-division, headway under 2f out and ridden in 2nd over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression on winner close home
soon led, pushed along and headed early straight, soon no extra and weakened
towards rear, not clear run under 2f out, some headway in 6th 1f out, switched right and kept on well inside final furlong, nearest at finish
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along early straight, no impression over 1f out, no extra
mid-division, headway between horses under 2f out and ridden in 3rd over 1f out, led over 100 yards out, kept on well
rear of mid-division, some headway on inner early straight, ridden in 4th over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
rear of mid-division, ridden under 2f out, under pressure and no impression in 7th 1f out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along and no impression on outer 1 1/2f out, no extra
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, headway on outer and led early straight, soon ridden, under pressure and headed over 100 yards out, no impression and kept on one pace
towards rear, ridden and no impression in rear 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never a factor
Silk Cravat scored with a bit in hand a fortnight ago though a 6lb rise may just be enough to prevent a follow-up. Togoville gained his tenth all-weather victory here last month and has been left on the same mark but AMBASSADORIAL still has the scope to be better than a handicapper. Michael Halford's made a successful racecourse debut here in September 2016 then followed up in a Listed contest on the track a month later. He was beaten in another Listed event here a year ago but a chance is taken on his fitness. Mr Ormsby beat Arbourfield comfortably enough last month but couldn't handle an 8lb rise on a return visit a month later. Cascavelle went up a massive 13lb for winning here in November but couldn't replicate that form a month later.
Ambassadorial (USA) 6-4fav (9-3) Ran 5th, pushed along on outer under 2f out, ridden in 4th 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 2 1/4l behind War Secretary (9-3) at Dundalk 7f lst stks (1) pol in Apr.
Cascavelle (IRE) 13-8fav (8-10) Disputed early, soon chased leader in 2nd, ridden and carried right 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 4 3/4l behind Beach Bar (8-4) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Dec.
Atlas (IRE) 50-1 (11-7) Rear of mid-division, 11th after 4 out, niggled along in 9th after 3 out, not fluent 3 out, weakened, 12th of 23, dist behind Shady Operator (11-7) at Cork 2m mdn sft in Nov.
Tonkinese 4-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, ridden under 2f out and no impression on winner 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Cascavelle (8-12) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Nov.
Turbine (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Mid-division, dropped to rear of mid-division 3f out, soon no impression, never a factor, 11th of 13, 12 1/4l behind Lucky Mistake (8-4) at Leopardstown 1m hcp sft in Oct.
Have A Nice Day 8-1 (8-4) Chased leaders early, niggled along in 6th halfway, ridden and closer on outer 2f out, kept on same pace from 1f out, 5th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Beach Bar (8-4) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Dec.
Mr Ormsby (IRE) 10-3fav (9-13) Settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th 1 1/2f out, no impression in 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Fashaar (9-3) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Mar.
Reckless Lad (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden to challenge 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong and headed close home, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Jon Ess (9-3) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Mar.
Silk Cravat 7-2 (9-9) Chased leader, 6th behind clear leader halfway, took closer order 1 1/2f out, not much room in 5th and switched right 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead close home, won at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Mar beating Lily's Prince (9-7) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Arbourfield (IRE) 5-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 5th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Fashaar (9-3) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Mar.
Annie Fior (IRE) 80-1 (9-8) Always towards rear, never a factor, no extra from 2f out, 12th of 13, 17 1/2l behind Take Cover (10-2) at Dundalk 5f lst stks (1) pol in Oct.
Togoville (IRE) 11-10fav (9-10) Stumbled and went right leaving stalls, soon improved to lead, ridden 2f out, strongly pressed over 1f out, kept on well under pressure final furlong, won at Dundalk 6f pol in Mar beating Primo Uomo (9-10) by 1/2l, 4 ran.
Geological (IRE) 5-1 (10-8) Tracked leader, 2nd to clear leader halfway, ridden over 2f out, closed 1 1/2f out, soon 3rd, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Silk Cravat (9-9) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Mar.
