MICHAEL DODS enjoyed more Group-race success as Mabs Cross swooped late to land the Longholes Palace House Stakes at Newmarket.

The Denton-trained filly finished with a real flourish to account for the Julie Camacho-trained Judicial, and will now be aimed at some of the leading sprint races throughout the summer.

Dods, who trained dual Nunthorpe winner Mecca's Angel, appears to have another classy sprinter on his hands.

Sent off at 9-2, the four-year-old showed a smart turn of foot for Paul Mulrennan and is now around 20-1 for the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Mulrennan said: "I think she learnt a lot from Bath (when she was second in a Listed race last month), nothing went right there, but it stood her in good stead. She's not got many miles on the clock, so we keep dreaming - she keeps improving. She's still not fully come in her coat, either, so you'd think she'd improve a little bit from today."

Emma Armstrong, wife of winning owner, David, added: "We bred her, so we're thrilled. Ironically we won this with Mayson, too. We're very pleased, that was the plan and it was good today. We'll have to have a look at Group Ones, as it seems a bit hard carrying a penalty in Group Threes."