A turn-up in the Darley July Cup had looked a distinct possibility and it was supplied by 20-1 shot Mayson as he led for virtually all the six furlongs at a saturated Newmarket.

ASCOT: 2.50 Certral; 3.25 Bonnie Brae

Last year’s winner Sweet Lightning has been taken out of the William Hill Lincoln, in which 2010 victor Penitent will now carry top weight at Doncaster on Saturday.