Sir Michael Stoute lost his cool in the heat of Chester today after the enforced withdrawal of his horse Beat All.
The trainer was upset after failing to overturn the decision to stop the colt running in the Huxley Stakes because of lameness.
It soon transpired that Beat All was sound and Stoute was pictured on television remonstrating with the clerk of the scales Martin Wright.
But the rules prohibit a withdrawn horse from being reinstated.
The controversy marred what should have been a great day for the trainer after earlier sending out Daliapour to win for one of his principal patrons the Aga Khan.
"You go one length up in this game and then get messed up again," fumed Stoute.
"When I realised the horse was ok I thought I must try to get him back in but they wouldn't let me do it."
Kieren Fallon had noticed a problem with Beat All on the way to the start of the race.
The vet Dr Derek Knottenbelt agreed that the horse was lame and immediately withdrew him.
Beat All, a 4-7 favourite at the time, is owned by Saeed Suhail whose Kings Best, also trained by Stoute, won last Saturday's Sagitta 2000 Guineas.
Stoute said: "The vet said the horse wasn't sound but when he got back to me he was perfectly ok.
"I suppose it's better to be safe than sorry but it means we'll have to go back to the drawing board with this horse."
Stoute's travelling head lad Jimmy Scott said: "It seems that the horse tapped himself on the heel on the way to the start but he was sound again by the time he got back.
Fallon said: "You don't like taking any chances especially with good horses and the vet said the horse was lame."
Thirty minutes earlier Stoute and Fallon enjoyed another big-race victory when Daliapour secured the Ormonde Stakes.
The Aga Khan had made a rare visit to see the return to action of Daliapour.
Back in 1981 the owner's famous green and red colours were carried to victory by Shergar in the Chester Vase.
But he last came to the track in 1986 when Shardari was beaten by Brunico in the Ormonde Stakes.
Daliapour, the 11-8 favourite, travelled like a winner for most of the Group Three contest and was value for more than the official three-quarters of a length margin over Life is Life.
"It seems so long since I was here but I'm delighted to be back to see Daliapour," said the winning owner.
"There was a little bit of a question mark about how he'd handle the ground but Kieren said he accelerated well on it."
Daliapour, the runner-up in last year's Vodafone Derby, was one of 30 horses the Aga moved from Luca Cumani's yard in January.
The Aga took action after two of his horses with Cumani were disqualified after being tested positive for banned substances.
"Luca has done a great job with the horse. This was an ideal race to bring him back in as he didn't have a penalty and he's run well at Lingfield and Epsom which are similar tracks," said Stoute
Daliapour is now likely to tackle the Vodafone Coronation Cup at Epsom next month. Following that race a probable target is the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes for which he is quoted at 10-1 by Coral.
Life is Life who pulled five lengths clear of the third Danish Rhapsody has the Gold Cup as her target. She is 16-1 with Coral for the Royal Ascot feature.
