Ace was
rated as high as 125 by Racehorses of
2005. A winner of his first three starts,
incl. the Group 3 Desmond stakes, Ace
recorded a string of fine efforts, which
yielded over £ 450,000 in prize money as a
four year old (total £ 585,534). He kept his
form from April till October, contesting 8
Group/Grade 1 races in 4 different countries,
against the world's best horses, and only once
finished out of the first four.
Continuously pitted against the best in the
UK, Ireland, Europe and America, Ace placed 9
times and finished within a mere 2 lengths
in 7 Group/Grade 1 races from champions
AZAMOUR, SHIROCCO, ORATORIO,
ELECTROCUTIONIST, GREY SWALLOW
and BAGO.
Rated as high as 125 by Racehorses of 2005.
A winner of 3 races and placed 9 times
(within 2 lengths of the winners in 7 Group/Grade 1 races),
earning £ 585,534
ACE winning the Gr.3 Desmond Stakes, Leopardstown, completing his hat-trick.
ACE fighting it out with champion AZAMOUR to go down by just 11/2 lengths at the post, ahead of ELVESTROM, NORSE DANCER and OUIJA BOARD in the Gr.1 Prince of Wales's Stakes, Royal Ascot, York.