Nayyir, Blewbury trainer Gerard Butler's progressive four-year-old, graduated to the big time at Epsom by running away with the Vodafone Diomed Stakes.
The winner of a handicap at Beverley on his previous start, Nayyir surged clear under Eddie Ahern to beat Highdown by three lengths in the Group 3 contest.
Butler will now review his options for the gelding, who could be on a handy mark if pitched into the Royal Hunt Cup at Royal Ascot, in which he is now set to carry 9st 2lb.
However, connections also have the Group 2 Queen Anne Stakes at the same meeting to consider.
"It was a calculated risk to come here as we knew he could pick up the penalty," said Butler. "We'll absorb the moment and we'll see how he is before we make a decision about where we should go with him."
East Ilsley trainer Hughie Morrison was also on the mark at Epsom when Salim Toto romped away with the Vodafone Rated Stakes.
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