Pat perfect on Palanzo

Pat Eddery once again demonstrated his powers in the saddle have not diminished as he pounced close home to land the feature Stg£50,000 Coral Eurobet Sprint on Palanzo at Newmarket today.

Eddery, 49, is blazing a trail at the head of the jockeys` championship and got Peter Harris` charge home by a head from Type One with Orientor a neck away in third.

Harris, praised Eddery for his judgement on the 8-1 shot owned by his wife, and was delighted that his luck is appearing to change.

'I went a month without a winner but they seem to be coming back into form again now,' he said. 'The handicapper will be onto him now, so I think his future might be in Listed races from here on.'

Richard Hills and Malhub made the most of some good fortune and scooted away to score by two lengths from Hurricane Floyd in the Listed Milcars King Charles II Stakes.

Favourite Reel Buddy was half a length back in third, having been trapped on the stands` rails with Richard Hughes, who said: 'Two furlongs out I was pulling a roller and should have won easily, but then the winner went and I had horses round me.'

Angus Gold, racing manager for Malhub`s owner Hamdan Al Maktoum, said that John Gosden`s charge, who won over this seven furlongs back in September, had been held up in his work recently and is a stuffy type who only wants top of the ground.

'We have got three weeks and a bit before Royal Ascot, so we will have time to decide whether it will be the Jersey or the St James`s Palace for him,' he added.

Class Leader became David Loder`s sixth juvenile winner from seven runners when taking the Countryside Alliance Maiden Stakes after a battle with Funfair Wane, owned by Kevin Keegan`s wife, Jean.

Newmarket`s Cheveley Park Stud was responsible for the first two home in the British Holidays Maiden Stakes where It`s A Secret, trained by William Haggas, beat Sir Michael Stoute`s Moon Goddess by a length and a half.