Royal Rhyme ran out a ready winner of the Chasemore Farm Brigadier Gerard Stakes at Sandown under a confident ride from Clifford Lee.
Karl Burke’s charge justified his position as the 1-2 favourite by coming through late on to see off Certain Lad by a length.
Lee said: “I always knew I was going to get there. I got the leader quite easily, it was more the second horse.
“My lad was only beaten five lengths in a Champion Stakes and can run like that in his first race of the season. He’s entitled to go for a good race, it just depends where.”
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