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CAPE BYRON produced a monstrous performance on his return from a 324-day lay-off to beat the progressive and race-fit Fire Brigade when landing the one mile classified contest at Ascot on Friday afternoon, confirming himself as a horse for whom the sky is the limit.

REALTRA motored home under an inspired Colin Keane to defy a penalty and record her third victory at Group 3 level in the Fairy Bridge Stakes at Tipperary on Thursday evening.

ALJULJALAH came from last to first under a super-confident Andrea Atzeni to record a second career success in the valuable seven-furlong fillies’ conditions race at Chelmsford on Thursday afternoon.

FUJAIRA BRIDGE winged around the idiosyncratic cambers of Epsom in the style of an old professional when recording his second victory of the season in the extended one mile handicap on an atypically sunny afternoon for a Bank Holiday Monday.

A MASTERFUL Andrea Atzeni produced one of his finest rides to make all aboard Ajman Princess in the Prix Jean Romanet at Deauville on Sunday, securing a first Group 1 win for Sheikh Mohammed Obaid’s daughter of Teofilo while providing the Varian Stable team with our second top-flight winner of the season.

DEFOE continued his rapid ascent through the ranks and took his seasonal tally to four victories from four starts with a smooth-travelling success in the G3 Geoffrey Freer Stakes at Newbury on Saturday, cementing his claims as a leading contender for the G1 St Leger at Doncaster next month.

SHARJA BRIDGE and Great Court provided the team with a Friday double when the pair of three-year-olds broke their maidens at Nottingham and Wolverhampton respectively yesterday.

ELATION put her debut experience to good use when breaking her maiden at the second time of asking in the six-furlong fillies’ novice heat at Ripon on Monday afternoon.

SHENANIGANS capped a magical first afternoon at Glorious Goodwood for jockey Andrea Atzeni when landing the closing fillies’ handicap to complete a four-timer that included a Group 1 victory in the Goodwood Cup courtesy of the John Gosden-trained Stradivarius.

THE VARIAN STABLE team secured a Saturday double courtesy of Compas Scoobie and Yabrave, who registered victories at Newmarket and Salisbury respectively.

UAE KING completed the hat-trick in emphatic fashion when romping away with the Brown Jack Handicap at Ascot on Friday under Silvestre De Sousa.

SILVESTRE DE SOUSA proved the perfect foil to West Drive’s behind-the-bridle running style when the pair combined to secure a one-length success in the 1m6f handicap at Sandown on Wednesday evening.