Mark Wallace believes Benbaun to be his horse of a lifetime and the Newmarket trainer’s pride and joy did not let him down as he plundered a remarkable sixth victory at the Curragh.

A gamble that included one bet of £15,000 at the eventual starting price of 9-1 was landed when Tony Martin’s Irish raider Leg Spinner skittled his rivals in the Ascot Stakes at Royal Ascot at York.