Ash scorches to Saint-Cloud shock

Alain de Royer-Dupre's Ashalanda sprung a major surprise when making every yard of the running in the Prix de Malleret at Saint-Cloud.The 33-1 outsider was expectedly sent straight to the head of affairs by Freddy Di Fede in order to make the running for stablemate and hot favourite Shamakiya.The challengers were queuing up along the straight, but none of them could reel in Ashalanda, who kept up the gallop to take the Group Two prize.Terre Du Vent filled the runner-up spot, while Shamakiya and Kalla dead-heated for third.Sir Michael Stoute's Enticement was the disappointment of the race, dropping away tamely along the straight to finish last after being settled in second for much of the way by Ryan Moore.De Royer-Dupre said: "Ashalanda came to my stables only a week ago and was very kindly transferred here by Jean-Claude Rouget to serve as a leader."I obviously don't know her very much, but she must be quite good to have won. On Tuesday she worked on the grass and actually looked very good."Shamakiya was a little soft when things accelerated and she didn't really fire. Ashalanda comes from the south and maybe she is better adapted to the heat."