Night Of Thunder’s Ombudsman Keeps His Perfect Record Intact At ParisLongchamp

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There is every chance that Sunday's G3 Prix du Prince d'Orange was a hot affair and so all credit goes to Godolphin's Ombudsman (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}–Syndicate {GB}, by Dansili {GB}) for extending his unbeaten sequence in ParisLongchamp's 10-furlong test. Impressive on good ground in the Listed Prix Nureyev at Deauville last month, the 3-5 favourite raced in the box seat behind the leader First Look (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) and was gifted a clear run up the rail as that G1 Prix du Jockey Club runner-up drifted left passing the two-furlong marker.

Green and errant for William Buick on the run to the line, the Gosdens' upwardly-mobile colt veered off a true line twice to interfere with the similarly progressive Henri-Francois Devin trainee Start Of Day (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) close home but was allowed to keep the race after an inquiry. Start Of Day was half a length behind at the line, with Supercooled (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) 3/4 of a length away in third.

“He's still a big baby and when the inside opened up he was having a look around and running both ways with me,” Buick explained. “He's a very nice horse and very talented with a big engine, but he's still got a lot to learn. It was a very slow pace and the ground was new for him, but that seemed like a very good race and he is a top-class mile-and-a-quarter horse.”

L'invaincu 𝗢𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗱𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗻 (@WilliamBuickX/@JohnGosden1/@godolphin) poursuit son sans-faute ce dimanche en décrochant le Prix du Prince d'Orange (Gr.3) à @paris_longchamp

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