News of the rest of the action from Ascot where Stamp Hill won the valuable Gigaset International Stakes for Richard Fahey.
The fitting of blinkers worked the oracle for Stamp Hill (50/1) who ran out an impressive but shock winner of the Gigaset International Stakes for Richard Fahey and Paul Hanagan.
The large field raced in two groups before merging with around two furlongs to run but it was the runners on the far side that came out on top.
Mijack and Withernsea, a stablemate of Stamp Hill, stayed with the eventual winner for much of the final furlong until the four-year-old asserted close home.
Johnny Barnes finished strongly towards the centre of the track to take fourth, edging out Firmament for minor honours.
Hanagan said: "We always thought he had the ability, but I think the combination of blinkers first time and the ground helped him so much.
"I think I've ridden bigger-priced winners, but not in a race as valuable as this.
"He loved the ground, as he likes to get his toe in. I'm delighted for the horse, I think that will do him the world of good and his confidence as well."
D'Bai (8/1) came through the pack in the final furlong to claim the Porsche Handicap under top weight.
Charlie Appleby's gelding, wearing blinkers for the first time, weaved his way into contention in the hands of William Buick to challenge Pealer, who had set sail for home.
D'Bai, wearing the Godolphin colours, got on top close home to deny Pealer by a neck. Fire Brigade snatched third place in the final strides, but was two and a quarter lengths behind the first two.
Buick said: "He'd got blinkers on for the first time and that helped him focus a little bit. He travelled strongly through the race, probably too strong early on. He was last off the bridle. When he gets there he has a look.
"It was a drop in grade and nice to get his confidence back and get him back on track. He has a high cruising speed and hopefully it's onwards and upwards for him."
Appleby said: "He is a horse that we liked since he was a two-year-old. He broke his maiden at the July Course, but he has been a bit frustrating along the way. His home work is always very good. He has been gelded and we have gone for the full headgear and replaced the cheekpieces with blinkers.
"The plan was to bury him and ride him for a lot of luck. He is the sort of horse that likes to travel. It was a great ride from William, he gave him a peach of a ride.
"He won on easy ground at Pontefract in a Listed race so the conditions were there to suit. I ran him in the French Derby and I don't think the trip beat him, he was just not good enough. The mile looks to be right trip."
Raydiance (7/1) just edged out Another Batt in an attritional battle for the Wooldridge Group Pat Eddery Stakes.
The seven furlongs on soft ground took some getting in the Listed contest and it was the Karl Burke-trained son of Mayson who prevailed from George Scott's charge by a neck under champion jockey Jim Crowley.
Alba Power was third, while the 7/4 favourite Tigre Du Terre could never mount a serious challenge in the rain-softened conditions.
Burke said: "The ground is a must for him in that class. When he won on good to soft at Haydock PJ (McDonald, jockey) said that is as fast as he wants it.
"They don't give you a handicap mark after two runs unless you win two so we had to come for another novice, or I said to the lads we will throw him in the deep end and see what we get.
"I said two things to Jim (Crowley) going out - what he lacks in class he more than makes up for because he loves the ground and is as hard as nails. Whatever slap he got he would stick his head out and he showed that today.
"Ground will be key to him. That was the plan today. We will get him home and go from there. I wouldn't be afraid of throwing him in Group class on soft ground like France or somewhere."
