Ajaan has been called plenty of names over the past couple of seasons but showed he still retains plenty of ability with a plucky victory in the Phil Bull Trophy Conditions Stakes at Pontefract.
Henry Cecil's six-year-old headed to Yorkshire with five victories to his name and a rating pushing 100, but he had looked less than co-operative in recent starts, with his last visit to the winner's enclosure coming in May 2008.
Ian Mongan settled the 5-4 chance on the heels of the leaders before striking rounding the turn for home and while favourite Darley Sun came to make a race of it inside the final furlong, Ajaan appeared to want it more and battled on to score by three-quarters of a length.
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