Lambourn led them a merry dance in the Group One Epsom Derby (2,400m) to give Aidan O’Brien a record-extending 12th win in the English Classic on Saturday.
Shunned by Coolmore’s stable jockey Ryan Moore, it was Wayne Lordan who got his moment in the sun, pushing the Australia galloper into the lead soon after the start.
The pair turned into the straight with a three-length lead and never looked likely to surrender it, thundering down the Epsom straight to win by a very comfortable three and a quarter lengths.
The $2.1 favourite, Delacroix, was held up out the back by Moore and ultimately could never land a blow in ninth, with the top three completed by $55 and $43 roughies Lazy Griff and Tennessee Stud.
Delacroix was the only single-digit chance to finish in the top 10, with The Lion In Winter (14th) and Pride Of Arras (17th) also running disappointingly.
Elsewhere on Saturday, the Group One Gold Challenge (1,600m) at Greyville in South Africa went the way of $2.6 favourite Dave The King for the second consecutive year.
The Mike de Kock-trained Dave The King and jockey Callan Murray were always in the box seat throughout the run but once striking the front in the straight, they were made to work hard by rallying leader Oriental Charm and fast-finishing pair Gladatorian and Cosmic Speed.
Dave The King scrambled in by a head, with less than a length separating the first four home.
In Japan on Sunday, the Group One Yasuda Kinen (1,600m) was won impressively by Jantar Mantar for superstar jockey Yuga Kawada and trainer Tomokazu Takano.
The $4.4 second favourite settled third outside the leading pair down the back straight and travelled ominously well as the field turned for home.
Once Kawada pushed the button the response was immediate, with the pair quickening away by one and a half lengths from Gaia Force.
The $3.8 favourite Soul Rush, last seen downing Romantic Warrior in the Group One Dubai Turf (1,800m) at Meydan, hung in down the straight and was ultimately never quite getting there.
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