Easter Cup success boosts Ambassadorial's record with McEvoys

Since linking up with Tony and Calvin McEvoy's Melbourne Cup-winning stable, Ambassadorial has shone brightly, culminating in a win during the Easter Cup (2000m) held at Caulfield on Saturday.

The son of Fiorente made it three consecutive successes, achieving his career-best result while jumping at $4 in favouritism with apprentice Logan Bates aboard.

He saw off Sea What I See ($6) by a length and a half, as Immediacy ($17) trailed just a short half-head behind for third spot.

"A big thank-you to Anne Peacock and Jane Chapple-Hyam for sending us the horse and giving him the opportunity with us," Tony McEvoy said.

"He's been such a pleasure (to train). There will be no problem rehoming him as everyone in the stable just adores him.

"He's such a gentleman and what a magnificent racing pattern he has.

"He's gone from strength to strength."

McEvoy joked that part of the gelding’s improvement had come from a change in approach.

"We've decided not to train him," he said.

"We're still charging training fees – I hope Jane didn't hear that, but we're keeping him really fresh.

"He's a very light-fleshed, athletic horse and doesn't require a lot and if you look at his CV, he has been with trainers that do train them, so we decided to make a change."

Having raced under Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott previously, and then Alex Rae, Ambassadorial boasts three wins and a pair of placings from five runs under the McEvoy banner.

His team intends to probe his endurance limits, with the Mornington Cup (2400m) scheduled for April 18 emerging as a probable future outing.

"He's a gelding, he's perfectly sound and he's in rare form," McEvoy said.

"What we need to know is whether he runs a mile-and-a-half. If he does that, it opens a brand-new chapter for him."

The McEvoys enjoyed a treble on the day courtesy of Rue De Royale's success in the Geoff Murphy Handicap (1200m).

That performance could pave the way for a crack at the Goodwood (1200m) in Morphettville during the coming month.

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