The Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup has had some vociferous critics down the years but with the organisers settling on a format that seems to work, Ascot staged a tremendously successful renewal on Saturday.

Class Is Class lived up to his name as he turned Haydock’s Betfred Rose Of Lancaster Stakes into a procession under Kieren Fallon.

ROGER Varian is hopeful Hot Prospect can kick off a profitable second half of the campaign in the Betfred Rose Of Lancaster Stakes at Haydock today.