Mark Brisbourne's bargain buy Belle Royale gained her fourth success of the season in decisive fashion in the totepool Flexi Betting EBF Combermere Fillies' Conditions Stakes at Chester.
The 9-4 chance swept into the lead as they entered the short straight and stuck to her task in fine style to hold off the determined challenge of Admirable Spirit by a length and a quarter.
"She has won four times and finished second five times from 11 outings this year and Franny (Norton) said she is improving all the time," said Brisbourne.
"He said she cornered better today than she has around here in the past, but says she is a few pounds better on a straight course.
"We will have a think now about a fillies-only handicap over six and a half furlongs at Doncaster's St Leger meeting, and there is also the Firth Of Clyde Stakes at Ayr if the ground was soft. I think she is entitled to take her chance.
"I bought four horses at Doncaster Sales for less than 10,000gns in total and she was the cheapest of the lot at 800gns!"
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