There were good grounds for optimism among the Harrow Racing Club based on the ground conditions at Newbury and the recent form shown by My Ambition. Taken down early for the straight mile apprentice handicap under Jack Nicholls, the gelding was a bit buzzy in the stalls and very keen to get on with things. Breaking very fast he then did much too much in the first quarter mile, which meant that he had little to give in the last two fulongs of the race. Others got him racing just after halfway in the contest, which put paid to him making a later challenge. Settling to race with cover behind a good pace seems to be the key to My Ambition's prospects of making the frame, and hopefully the summer weather will continue so that he can find another opportunity in the near future