Wantage trainer Henry Candy seems to have found yet another smart sprinter after Amour Propre stormed to victory in the Willmott Dixon Cornwallis Stakes at Ascot.

The Kingstone Warren handler, who has been responsible for the likes of flying machines Kyllachy, Airwave and this season Corrybrough, had expressed fears about the good to soft ground for his latest speedball.

He was also concerned that the son of Paris House may have lost his sharpness.

But Amour Propre, who is owned by an eight-strong syndicate which includes BBC sports presenter John Inverdale, powered up the stands rail under Dane O'Neill before holding off Waffle by a neck to take the Group 3 contest at 10-1.

Candy said: "He has done unbelievably well because he has had a lousy preparation. He has been on the go the whole of the summer."

Asked if he could compare Amour Propre with his other stars, he replied: "Without wishing to put the mockers on him, he is probably just as good."

Candy and O'Neill had teamed up earlier in the week to strike with Granary, who romped home by five lengths in a seven furlong handicap at Folkestone.

The Cheka, Blewbury trainer Eve Johnson Houghton's exciting juvenile, will miss the Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket tomorrow following a minor setback.

She said: “It’s nothing too serious, but we’ve decided to pull the plug this season.”

Johnson Houghton was on the mark, though, with Support Fund, who sprang a 16-1 surprise under Stephen Carson in a mile handicap at Bath.

It completed a 254-1 across-the-card double for owners Betfair Club ROA, whose Brazilian Brush, trained by Hughie Morrison at East Ilsley, had earlier scored at 14-1 at Great Leighs.

Morrison also struck with Siren Sound at Wolverhampton.

Back at Ascot, West Ilsley trainer Mick Channon sent out Rileyskeepingfaith to take the Royal Ascot Racing Club Anniversary Hyperion Conditions Stakes by half a length from Weald Park.

But jockey Darryll Holland was given a four-day ban after forcing the colt through a tight gap.