Mine was brought with a perfectly-timed run by Richard Quinn to land the feature totesport Victoria Cup at Ascot.

The James Bethell-trained 5-1 favourite - tipped by Janus in Saturday's Northern Echo SPORT - was held up at the back of those racing on the far side as the field split into two groups.

It soon became clear that the far side had the advantage and Quinn found a gap on Mine and the market leader burst through with over a furlong left to travel.

Once in top gear, Mine swept into the lead inside the last of the seven furlongs to hold the strong-finishing Greenslades (10-1) by three-quarters of a length.

Vortex (16-1) kept on well on the stands side to finish third a further one and a quarter lengths away with last year's winner Camp Commander (16-1) a gallant fourth.

Afterwards Bethell said: ''He's a horse who has had either bad luck in running or a bad draw but thank God it's gone right.

''He got a superb ride.

''I think he should go for a Listed or Group Three or something. I've put him in the Royal Hunt Cup so we'll just have to see.''

Quinn added: ''He's quickened up really nicely and was always travelling supremely well. I knew we had it stitched up towards the end.''

Peter Makin, trainer of the runner-up, said: ''He got shut in and by the time he managed to get out Steve Carson said that the winner had just got away from him.''

Vortex's trainer Gay Kelleway said: ''We were thinking of going to America but that has all changed now and it is all systems go for the Hunt Cup.''

Enchanted Princess is in foal to Dr Fong, but it did not stop her winning the Brunswick Group Fillies' Handicap at 12-1.

The William Haggas-trained daughter of Royal Applause streaked home in the hands of Darryll Holland and, despite hanging across the track in the final furlong, scored by a length and a half from Pink Sapphire.

Holland went on to complete a 194-1 double with an easy victory on the Paul Cole-trained Peter Paul Rubens in the closing Wyndham Maiden Stakes.

Land 'N Stars, bought astutely by Lewes handler Jamie Poulton, showed her value by taking the bonusprint.com Handicap at odds of 66-1 under Paul Doe by five lengths from Got One Too.

l Mick Channon's decision to run Gatwick again only four days after he landed a gamble at Goodwood paid off in dramatic fashion at Haydock.

Burdened with an 8lb penalty, the three-year-old gave apprentice Sam Hitchcott his biggest success in the £90,000 totesport Silver Bowl.

Gatwick's hopes looked bleak approaching the final quarter mile, but Hitchcott managed to find daylight in the nick of time.

The 3lb apprentice produced the colt with a strong late burst to catch his stable companion Makfool (40-1) inside the final furlong and win going away by one and three quarter lengths.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, whose team defeated Millwall in Saturday's FA Cup Final, is a member of the syndicate that owns Gatwick (11-2).

Hitchcott said: ''I thought I had no chance two furlongs out, everywhere I went we met a dead end.

''But once I got a run I knew he would win, but you have got to wind him up rather than expect him to quicken, and he will be better really over a mile and a quarter, he is a good horse.''

Hitchcott went on: ''I have had a quiet start to the season, but Mr Channon's horses have started to come to themselves now and I hope things continue like this tomorrow because I think Majestic Desert has a great chance in the Irish 1,000gns, she is in great form.''

Kevin Darley was out of luck on the favourite Zonus who did not have the best of draws, and had only one behind him turning for home (though the winner was only just in front of him).

It was all too late when he got clear and though to ran on to finish third he was never going to get to the first two.

However Darley had earlier completed a 20-1 double on the David Barron-trained Raccoon (5-1), visored for the first time in the Option Hygiene Handicap, and Barry Hills's Moss Vale (5-2) in the Listed Dave Jones For Mortgages Stakes.

l Neville Callaghan was left considering future plans for much-improved colt Hazyview after he had bounced back to form with an emphatic success under Eddie Ahern at Newmarket.

Vodafone Derby entry Duke Of Venice was sent off a hot favourite to boost his Epsom claims in the Haven and British Holidays Fairways Stakes.

But the Godolphin colt was unable to hold off the late rush of Hazyview, who was atoning for a disappointing effort in testing conditions in the Lingfield Derby Trial a fortnight ago.

Neville Callaghan's charge looked much more at home on this quicker ground as he flew past the favourite to take this Listed contest by one and three-quarter lengths at 11-2.