SIR Dancealot (David Elsworth/Gerald Mosse, 4/1) claimed the feature Ladyswood Stud Hungerford Stakes in good style at Newbury on Saturday.

The improving four-year-old is enjoying a fine season, having landed the G2 Lennox Stakes over the same distance at Goodwood last month.

And he had little difficulty in defying a 3lb penalty for that success as he came from the rear to take the lead from Dream Of Dreams (Sir Michael Stoute/Adam Kirby, 10/1) entering the final furlong, before going on to win comfortably by a length and a quarter eased down in the £150,000 G2 contest, run over seven furlongs.

Breton Rock (David Simcock/Martin Harley, 12/1), the 2014 winner, was another half-length away in third, while the 15/8 favourite Gustav Klimt (Aidan O’Brien IRE/Ryan Moore) was never able to get competitive and came home in fifth of the eight runners.

Winning jockey Gerald Mosse is currently based in Newmarket and the 51-year-old French ace, who has been successful all over the world, was full of praise for Sir Dancealot.

Mosse said: “Sir Dancealot has shown himself to be a magnificent animal with big ability.

“I wanted to get him to relax and travel well before showing me what he could do. When I started to make my move, he was still cantering. It was a lovely race and just like a morning gallop for the horse. I was very pleased with him.

“I had it in my mind to come to the stands’ side as I know he always likes to go to his left and I wanted to make sure that he would have some company on his left to help keep him straight. I didn’t want to be on my own and I wanted to be able to have some cover.

“Sir Dancealot does what you ask him to do. I was pleased with the way he travelled and how he won his race today. I didn’t have to press hard and he won nice and easily. I was able to save his potential for next time.

“I am only the pilot and not the trainer, but I believe he could go for the G1 Prix de Foret (run over seven furlongs at Longchamp, France, on October 7) next. No matter where he goes, I want to be there as he is a lovely horse.”

He continued: “Since I started riding Sir Dancealot, I believed he would be a superstar. He is just starting to show his talent and I think he will keep going. He is a lovely horse.

“I have no worries about the ground being softer at the end of the season. He is just a machine.

“I had a traffic jam at Goodwood whereas today I did not take any risks. I relaxed him behind the front part and when I came, it was game over. I did not even press (him) hard.

“For me, he is a G1 horse. You just have to know him well.”

Earlier in the afternoon another improving four-year-old, Godolphin’s Hamada (Charlie Appleby/James Doyle, 7/4 Fav) booked his ticket to Australia for the G1 Melbourne Cup (2m, Flemington November 6) when he was successful in the £60,000 G3 Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Geoffrey Freer Stakes over an extended mile and five furlongs.

The opening £25,5000 Listed Denford Stakes saw Boitron (Richard Hannon/Silvestre de Sousa, 5/4 Fav) make it three wins from as many starts when registering a smooth length and three-quarters victory in the seven-furlong contest, while other winners included, Squats, Sextant – owned by The Queen – Red Force One and Dell’ Arca.