mid-division on inside, not fluent 4th, well in touch when mistake 3 out, 4th and no extra 2 out
held up, pulled hard, soon mid-division, closed 3rd, 3rd and held 2 out, left 2nd and mistake last, no impression on winner, lost 2nd near finish
led, not fluent 1st, veered left, ran off course and crashed through rails bend after 2nd
towards rear, jumped left at times, closed before 5th, went 2nd approaching 2 out, ridden and staying on 1 1/2 lengths down when left in clear lead last
chased leaders, took keen hold, left 2nd bend after 2nd, led before next, 1 1/2 lengths up when fell last
always behind, pulled up after 3 out
held up in mid-division, headway 4th, ridden after 3 out, weakened before 2 out
held up in touch, not fluent 1st, went handy 3rd, slow next, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
tracked leaders on outside, went 2nd before carried out and crashed through rails bend after 2nd
chased leaders, lost place after 2nd, stayed on from 2 out, went 2nd near finish, no chance with winner
prominent, left in lead bend after 2nd, headed before next, close up 3 out, soon ridden, weakened before 2 out
took keen hold, not jump well, always behind
Her Indoor won on the Flat and was second in a Listed mares’ race at Aintree on her debut over hurdles. She was beaten more than seven lengths by a winner rated only 118, however, which suggests she’ll need to improve significantly to beat some equally-unexposed geldings here. AMBASSADOR travelled strongly at Warwick but the greater experience of the winner just proved decisive. He will have learned plenty from that and can get the better of Exeter runner-up Honeur D’ajonc. Heross Du Seuil, who won a minor French bumper in August, and Siroco Jo, just beaten at Clairfontaine in the same month, have joined powerful UK yards so are worth a market check while Cloud Thunder was highly tried at Doncaster.
Alborkan (FR) 16-1 (9-9) Close up, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, pressed inside final furlong, held on gamely, won at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (5) hvy in Oct beating Casa Loupi (9-3) by ns, 11 ran.
Ambassador (IRE) 11-2 (10-12) Always handy, not much room 1st, challenged last, driven flat, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 9, hd behind Hamilton Dici (10-12) at Warwick 2m mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Cloud Thunder 16-1 (10-12) Held up, ridden before 3 out, well beaten before 2 out, no extra, 4th of 5, dist behind Monmiral (11-3) at Doncaster 2m 1f (1) gs in Dec.
Heross Du Seuil (FR) (9-10) won at Moulins 1m 4f sft in Aug beating Hirondel Bouloise (9-12) by 3l, 7 ran.
Honneur D'Ajonc (FR) 13-2 (10-12) Prominent, close up 3 out, ridden to chase leader before 2 out, no extra from last, 2nd of 9, 5 1/2l behind Monmiral (11-4) at Exeter 2m 1f (4) sft in Nov.
Jalwan (USA) 9-2 (9-3) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on to press for 3rd towards finish, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Tafish (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Royaume Uni (IRE) 22-1 (11-0) Towards rear, improved to mid-division at halfway, tracked leaders into straight but soon ridden and faded, 7th of 8, 25 1/2l behind Elham Valley (11-0) at Sandown 2m (2) hvy in Dec.
Siroco Jo (FR) (10-5) 2nd of 7, shd behind Blackiron (10-12) at Clairefontaine 2m 1f hvy in Aug.
Warranty (FR) 5-1 (10-12) Towards rear, not fluent 3rd, untidy 5 out, brief headway when not fluent 3 out, ridden along and soon weakened after 2 out, 6th of 13, 18 3/4l behind First Impression (10-12) at Wetherby 2m mdn (4) gs in Nov.
Her Indoors (IRE) 18-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, went 2nd after bypassing omitted last (elbow) no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 7 1/2l behind Talking About You (10-12) at Aintree 2m 1f fll (1) sft in Dec.
Sarceaux (FR) (8-11) 4th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Libre (9-1) at Dieppe 1m 7f stks sft in Jul.
Sly Minx 9-2 (10-5) Held up, 3rd 3 out, mistake 2 out, quickly weakened and finished tailed off, 3rd of 4, dist behind Nassalam (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) hvy in Nov.
More Than A Prince 18-1 (9-9) Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Flying Dragon (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
