Ryder Cup hero Lee Westwood was at Doncaster to welcome Hoof It back into the winner's enclosure after the 40% Better Off On Betfair SP Handicap.
Mick Easterby's sprinter (10-1) has been running well all year but appeared to be in need of a rest before finishing second at Haydock last time out.
He looked to have plenty to do entering the final furlong as Noble Storm broke clear, but Kieren Fallon crouched into the drive position and got him home by a neck.
Westwood said: "He's a great horse and we had a top jockey on board who gave him a lovely ride.
"He's enormous and will be even better next year. Kieren said he did well to win because he must have been 10 lengths down at one point.
"I've got shares in about 14 horses at the minute and I love it. Footballers, cricketers and rugby players all play golf to relax and this is what I do."
Fallon was expected to make it a quickfire double on Mick Channon's Galtymore Lad in thebettingsite.com Stakes, but he could fare no better than third behind Earl Of Leitrim.
Brian Meehan's colt was the least experienced in the field but that did not show in the closing stages as he knuckled down to his task well.
Galtymore Lad did hit the front, but could find no more inside the final furlong as the 11-1 scorer, ridden by Shane Kelly, powered down the centre of the track to beat Night Carnation by half a length.
Meehan said: "He's a lovely horse and he keeps improving. He's in a Group Two at Maisons-Laffitte and we'll seriously consider that race over six furlongs. He's a smart colt and he'll make a lovely three-year-old."
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