GODOLPHIN fielded a very strong team in the Group 2 Princess Of Wales’s Stakes when the July meeting opened at Newmarket on Thursday. Victory went to Hawkbill, who made all the running over a mile and a half and held stable-companion Frontiersman by three-quarters of a length, with Algometer third.

Frontiersman was made 5/4 favourite after coming late on the scene to chase up Highland Reel in the Group 1 Coronation Cup at Epsom. Hawksbill finished third that day but had engaged in a long battle with the winner and left an inviting gap when weakening towards the finish.