Fury (3-1) just denied last season's Cambridgeshire hero Prince Of Johanne in a tremendous finish to the Betfred Hambleton Stakes at York.
The two greys had the finish of this mile handicap to themselves and the result was in doubt right to the line with the William Haggas-trained Fury just obliging in the hands of Ryan Moore.
There was only a nose between them at the line, with the 2-1 favourite Mijhaar two and a half lengths away in third place.
Haggas said: "I'm really, really pleased. He went off the boil last year but he's a much stronger horse now and he's really fought when he needed to today. He's been running consistently well in really big handicaps so to win here is richly deserved.
"The fact that this was a Listed race makes it even better and it's good news for the family. I don't want to run him in the Hunt Cup so I think we'll go for a Group race somewhere.
"He could go for something at Chantilly the Sunday before Royal Ascot."
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