ANDREW Balding has enjoyed a splendid season and is closing in on a century of winners following another double at Ascot. He won the very valuable totepool Challenge Cup with 16/1 chance Intransigent and followed up with sprinter Dungannon in the Les Ambassadeurs Casino Handicap. Both were ridden by Oisin Murphy.

For a winner at listed level, Intransigent was not overburdened with 9st 4lb in the seven-furlong handicap.