Former caravan park proprietor Peter Harris added another to his big-race portfolio as Dora Carrington put on the style at Newmarket today.
The filly enhanced her already substantial value when finding a powerful later burst to land the Cherry Hinton Stakes.
The 12-1 chance, ridden by Richard Quinn, caught Enthused close home for a half-length verdict in the Group Two event sponsored by thehorsesmouth.co.uk.
Harris has held a trainer's licence since 1981 but it is only in recent years that he has started to get a better quality of horse.
He has shrewdly improved his fortunes with horses owned by syndicates.
But Dora Carrington, named after an artist from the Bloomsbury Set, was carrying the colours of his wife Caryl.
"I have some 63 syndicate-owned horses - I couldn't get anybody else when I was starting out," said Harris.
"But #75,000 is the top-priced syndicate horse so this one was out of their range.
"She's a half-sister to Primo Valentino and worth fortunes as a broodmare let alone her value as a racehorse. There is no way she'd ever be up for sale.
"I wouldn't have run her here if I didn't think she had a chance. We don't really test them at home and there's a lot of improvement in her.
"I'm sure she will stay one mile next season though I did say the same thing about Primo Valentino and he didn't."
Dora Carrington will now be campaigned in all the top fillies' races with York's Lowther Stakes a possibility for her next engagement.
Harris is hopeful that he Primo Valentino, the winner of the Middle Park Stakes over the course last season, can round off the July Meeting for him with a victory in Thursday's July Cup.
"He's in great heart at the moment - he's as well as I can get him, so we'll just have to see how he gets on," said the trainer.
Little Rock produced a powerful late charge against the stands' rails to seize victory in the Princess of Wales's Stakes.
The colt found plenty when asked by Pat Eddery and led close home to deny the bold front-running effort of Yavana's Pace by half a length.
"He was weak horse at two and three but is much stronger and more mature now," said trainer Sir Michael Stoute.
"It looks like one and a half miles suits him well now and there should be plenty more to come from him."
Stoute did not nominate a target though owner John Greetham is hoping Little Rock will be good enough to tackle the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
Mark Johnston, the trainer of Yavana's Pace, said: "I'm disappointed because as I've said before if ever a horse deserves to win a Group One or a Group Two he does."
The trainer is still hoping Yavana's Pace will be given a high enough rating to get in the Canadian International.
In the meantime the five-year-old will be prepared for a crack at the Irish Leger.
