Good times roll for Dettori

● Ayr Gold Cup could be target for Lancelot Du Lac

There is simply no keeping Frankie Dettori out of the limelight as fresh from winning the King George last weekend on hot favourite Enable, he landed Saturday’s Qatar Stewards’ Cup on unconsidered 25-1 chance Lancelot Du Lac.

Winning the feature race on the final day of Glorious Goodwood will have meant plenty to the weighing-room veteran, given the meeting is sponsored by Sheikh Joaan Al Thani, with whom he credits for revitalising his career after his split from Godolphin.

The popular Italian had the Dean Ivory-trained sevenyear-old on the front end all the way and got Lancelot Du Lac close to the far rail as soon as he could.

The entire field drifted towards that side, but Dettori made the first move and the others were playing catch up and very few got into the race, including the favourite Sir Dancealot.

Dettori said: “I did not expect it, but Dean was very sweet on him. I bagged the rail, and in fairness to the horse he kept on galloping.”

Ivory said: “We’ll sit tight now, after a race like that we’re in no hurry whatsoever, we’ll sit and put a bit back into the horse.

“There’s the Ayr Gold Cup and when you see his style of running today he is up there out of trouble, which you always seem to get in these big handicaps. It sounds daft, but even at his age I’m still learning a bit about the horse.”

Andrew Balding’s glorious week continued when the Sussex Stakes-winning train- er struck with Scorching Heat in the Qatar Stewards’ Sprint Handicap, the consolation race for the main event.

Balding said: “He is a great horse. He is tough and loves this ground. He would have a chance in an Ayr Gold Cup, but he won’t get in that this year but he might get in the Silver Cup now.”

Yesterday saw the Kevin Ryan-trained Brando produce a star performance in the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville, the July Cup third bagging his first Group One triumph as hot favourite Caravaggio again disappointed.

Brando travelled supremely well for Tom Eaves and had enough left in the tank to hold Martyn Meade’s Aclaim. Tupi was third and Magical Memory fourth in a British 1-2-3-4, but Caravaggio was only sixth.