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THE Group 2 Fred Cowley MBE Memorial Summer Mile went to last year’s winner and 4/7 favourite Mutakayyef, who picked off clear leader Kaspersky to win easily. Dane O’Neill dismounted soon after the line as, unfortunately, the son of Sea The Stars sustained a ligament injury in his off-fore.

William Haggas, also responsible for third home Hathal, may have be tempted to run him in the Sussex Stakes. but the gelding has been ruled out for the rest of the year.

Mutakayyef was second to Ribchester in the Queen Anne and is close to the very top older milers.

The underrated O’Neill had initiated a double for Sheikh Hamdan on Owen Burrows’s 2/1 favourite Larraib in the Playboy Club London Handicap.

Top-weight Danzeno seemed to have a stiff task in the totescoop6 Heritage Handicap over five furlongs but fairly scooted clear to justify 4/1 favouritism. Michael Appleby may aim the six-year-old at the Stewards’ Cup.