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No mistake from Umistim

Umistim will go in search in more Group Three glory following his battling victory in the Listed Sovereign Stakes at Salisbury this afternoon.

Richard Hannon`s charge had to pull out all the stops and a Dane O`Neill to keep the persistent challenge of Momentum at bay in the closing stages for a three-quarters of a length call.

And Hannon likened the colt (15-8) to a street fighter afterwards saying: 'He`s as hard as nails and a really tough horse to get past once he`s in front as he puts his head down and goes for it when challenged.

'The ground was a bit livelier than he would have liked but the race really suited him with no penalties so we had to run. He`s won a couple of Group Three`s in the past and now we`ll have to find another for him'.

The trainer also stated that Umistim, who holds an entry in the Hungerford Stakes at Newbury on Saturday, would now side-step that

engagement.

Hannon went on to complete a brace as apprentice Pat Dobbs delivered top-weightMy Lucy Locket (7-2) with a well-timed run to get the better of Beading by half a length in the Stella Artois Fillies Handicap.