Hattan served notice he can take high order in middle-distance Group races this summer when producing a smart change of gear to land the betdirect.com Winter Derby for Clive Brittain at Lingfield.

Eddie Ahern experienced a topsy-turvy day at Bath where he incurred an eight-day suspension under the Jockey Club’s totting-up system only to make the best of a spare ride on Bold Diktator.