The David Evans-trained Bathwick Bear could bid for further big-race honours in Ireland next month after securing a narrow verdict in the Ripon Champion Two Yrs Old Trophy.

Desert Phantom extended his unbeaten sequence to three with a game performance under Richard Mullen in the Listed Ripon Champion Two Yrs Old Trophy.

He may not have the most glamorous name in racing but Fat Boy can take the feature race at Ripon on Bank Holiday Monday, the Champion Two Yrs Old Trophy.