Paul Hanagan proved exactly why he was recruited to be Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum’s first jockey with a consummate ride aboard potentially useful stayer Thimaar in the Betfred The Bonus King Queen’s Prize at Kempton.

Marcus Tregoning’s spell in the doldrums ended in scintillating fashion at Lingfield as last year’s Vodafone Derby-winning trainer unleashed another Classic candidate in the shape of Aqaleem.

Alfie Flits, a classy bumper horse, continues to progress after switching to the Flat and he made it two out of three under a confident ride from Dean McKeown at Pontefract.