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AN AFTERNOON to remember became an evening for the ages as Ajman King’s imperious victory in the open class two handicap at Epsom on Friday proved a tasty hors d’oeuvre to the subsequent successes of Flavius Titus, Spanish City and Impulsion as the Varian Stable team embraced the early-summer sunshine and launched into June with a spectacular four-timer.

AJMAN KING continued his love affair with Epsom and produced a performance befitting his regal moniker when romping away with the open 1m2f handicap on Oaks afternoon, taking his course record to three wins from three starts and shaping like a colt with legitimate stakes aspirations moving forward.

A WELL-JUDGED ride from a wide draw and a strong-staying performance from a filly with a future combined to produce a winning seasonal reappearance for the Cheveley Park Stud-owned Pilaster at Chelmsford on Thursday evening.

THE SUN shone at Nottingham on Wednesday and the team were all smiles after Ibraz and Rasima secured a double on the afternoon with victories in the mile median auction novice and the mile fillies’ handicap respectively.

A BRACE of fillies have flown the Varian Stable flag over the last 48 hours, with Turaya making a successful introduction at Newmarket on Saturday while Hermosita defied a 7lb penalty to land the 7f fillies’ novice at Redcar on Monday afternoon.

SHABEEB showed a fine attitude to stay on dourly and lead in the shadows of the post when winning the feature 1m6f handicap at Newmarket on Friday afternoon, the second leg of an across-the-card double for the Varian Stable team.

THE RAIN began to fall across the south-east on Saturday afternoon but a deterioration in the weather conditions did nothing to dampen the spirits of the Varian Stable team as Tomyris and Barsanti secured an across-the-card stakes double at Lingfield and Ascot respectively.

DEFOE took centre stage on action-packed weekend for the Varian Stable team when stamping his class on the G2 Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday, one of three winners on the afternoon for the yard.

SPANISH CITY made a successful reappearance on his first start as a gelding with a smooth-travelling success in the seven-furlong handicap at Newcastle on Friday evening.

CHAMPION APPRENTICE David Egan showed just why he is one of the brightest young stars in the weighing room with a perfectly timed and crafted ride aboard Mountain Angel in the closing apprentice handicap at Ascot on Wednesday afternoon.

SHEIKH MOHAMMED OBAID’S Defoe has been supplemented for the G2 Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday at a cost of £6000 this morning.

EMMAUS showed himself to be a Pattern-class performer in the making when stamping his authority on the Listed King Richard III Stakes at Leicester on Saturday afternoon.