JOHN Gosden’s Ardad had disappointed a little following his convincing victory in the Windsor Castle Stakes on soft ground at Royal Ascot but he bounced back in the Group 2 Pepsi Flying Childers Stakes, coming home three-parts of a length in front of dead-heaters Legendary Lunch and The Last Lion.

Much of the credit for this success must go to Frankie Dettori who, possibly taking a lead from Spangled’s victory, made sure he got some cover in the face of a fierce headwind and then made the most of the gap which appeared on the rails.