Mark Johnston's well-backed Zaham justified the faith of the Berkshire punters when landing odds of 4-1 in the London Paddy Power Gold Cup at Newbury. Having finished third in the Esher Cup at Sandown last time, the Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum-owned colt confirmed his previous promise with a taking victory here. Richard Hills was always prominent aboard the son of Silver Hawk but did not ask him to put his seal on the race until the final quarter of a mile. Duke Of Tuscany belied his starting price of 20-1 in finishing second, while Dubai Twilight stuck to his task to claim third. The runner-up attempted to make all in this valuable 10-furlong handicap but had no answer to Zaham's late burst and eventually went down by three-quarters of a length. Hills told Channel 4 Racing: "I didn't give him a very good ride at Sandown and he did exceptionally well to finish third. "We used his stamina and I knew he'd have a little kick when I wanted it."

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