THE afternoon started well for favourite backers when Sir Michael Stoute’s Kings Fete and Ryan Moore had the better of a prolonged battle with the front-running Ayran to take the Group 3 Betfred Glorious Stakes over a mile and half.

Ayrad ran on most gamely when headed and was beaten by only three-quarters of a length at the line, but several of the others were very disappointing, including Elite Army and Mount Logan, who lost his unbeaten Goodwood record.