YORKSHIRE challenger Snoano was a 25/1 winner of the Wolferton Handicap at Royal Ascot.

Tim Easterby's charge made a successful start to the campaign at Pontefract in April, but had since finished down the field in the Huxley Stakes at Chester and a handicap at Ripon.

In a rough race, the five-year-old travelled well in the middle of the pack before a gap opened up in front of him racing inside the final two furlongs.

Snoano showed a smart turn of foot to take it and although Majeed was making ground quickly as the line approached, David Allan's mount held on. Kidmenever and Maverick Wave finished third and fourth respectively, but well-backed favourite Khairaat was disappointing.

Allan, riding his first Royal Ascot winner, said: "Didn't he travel well? I had a few traffic problems, but a little gap came and he was really brave and really stuck his neck out to go through.

"He's surprised us a bit as he actually likes the ground a bit softer. He's an absolute legend of a horse and has improved again this year. It's hard enough getting a good ride here, so to get a winner is a big achievement."