Trainer Michael Dods was boosted ahead of his bid to win Friday's valuable Gosforth Park Cup.
Dods, on the mark at Beverley with Cybertechnology, has a long-held ambition to land the big sprint race at Newcastle's Northumberland Plate meeting.
But he is keeping his fingers crossed that the ground is not too fast for his intended runner Storyteller.
The decision to step up to 10 furlongs made all the difference as Cybertechnology secured the Arco NSPCC Handicap.
Cybertechnology reaped the benefit of an accomplished ride from Tony Culhane.
The jockey was content to stick at the back of the pack for much of the trip on the 9-1 chance.
He began to thread his way through from two furlongs out and struck the front inside the final furlong to defeat Bacchus by one length.
'I think he's been crying out for this trip,' said Dods. 'Tony Clark told us after riding him that he might be suited by 10 furlongs but we haven't had the confidence to have a go.
'But I finally thought I would give it a try. If he was going to do it anywhere it was here as he needs an uphill finish.
'The jockey has given him a cracking ride. He was 10 lengths off the pace coming into the straight but this horse does have a good turn of foot.
Dods reckoned the ground was perfect and is hoping for similar conditions for Storyteller.
Storyteller appears well handicapped, judged on his effort in the race 12 months ago when he finished second trying to concede weight to Rudi's Pet.
'I want to run him but he won't run if it's fast,' said Dods. 'He's had a problem with his knees and I don't want to risk jarring him up.
'He's taken longer to come to hand this year but he's fine now and the form looks good - he was trying to give Rudi's Pet 3lb last year.'
Young apprentice Dean Mernagh is knocking in a few winners and secured a Beverley double with Montana Miss and Northgate.
But Mernagh suffered several tense minutes before Northgate was confirmed the winner of the Tankclean Handicap after a stewards' inquiry.
The 10-1 chance, winning for the first time, appeared to slightly impede the head runner-up Kass Alhawa virtually on the line.
'This horse has had a few bad luck stories and I thought it was going to happen again,' said Brittain. 'It would have been harsh if they'd taken it away.'
Kevin Darley took his tally to 60 when Adamas justified odds of 4-6 in the NSPCC Maiden Stakes.
The filly easily picked up Empire Dream and went on to win cleverly by half a length.
'We needed that,' said winning trainer Andy Turnell. 'She didn't come early on and may not have been 100% first time when one or two of mine had snotty noses.'
Turnell will now try to find a race for Adamas at York's Ebor fixture as Hollowood sponsors the Acomb Stakes at the meeting.
