Trainer Michael Dods and jockey Phillip Makin teamed up to good effect as Ayr enjoyed a virtually trouble-free return to action.

Jamie Spencer and Cesare are proving a marriage made in heaven as the former champion jockey kept his cool to take the feature Sony Summer Mile Stakes at Ascot.

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.