The Dubai Duty Free Stakes has proved a lucky race for West Ilsley trainer Mick Channon - and it proved the case again as Majestic Roi sprang a 25-1 surprise in the Newbury Group 3 contest.

Channon, successful in the seven-furlong fillies' event with Queen's Logic in 2002 and Majestic Desert in 2004, also ran the better-fancied Silca Chiave this time.

But it was her stablemate who took the honours, sweeping round the outside of the field under Jamie Spencer before holding off favourite Indian Ink by a neck.

Bookmakers Stan James quoted Majestic Roi at 20-1 for the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on May 6 - for which she would have to be supplemented - while VC Bet make the winner 25-1 for the Vodafone Oaks.

Channon will have talks with owner Jaber Abdullah before deciding where to aim the daughter of Street Cry.

"We've always thought she was very good," said Channon. "Last year everything went wrong for her, but she's a talented filly and has come right.

"She's now won a Group 3, which is very important."

Channon also sent out the opening winner on each day of Thirsk's two-day meeting.

Thunder Bay ran out an easy winner of a novice stakes with Sam Hitchcott aboard on Friday, and 24 hours later Splitthedifference took a claimer under the same rider.

Meanwhile, Channon is to take charge of Mutawaajid, one of Australia's top three- year-olds.

The colt, who has won five of his six starts including two at Group 2 level for Gai Waterhouse, is to be trained for the Darley July Cup.

East Ilsley trainer Hughie Morrison could also have a contender for Group race sprint honours in Sakhee's Secret.

The three-year-old colt made an impressive reappearance under Steve Drowne when romping home by five lengths from Aahayson in a six-furlong handicap at Newmarket.

With conditions riding on the fast side, Alan Jarvis, who trains at Twyford, near Bicester, sent soft-ground lover Wise Dennis to run on the Fibresand at Southwell.

And the move paid off as Jamie Spencer brought the four-year-old home by a length and a quarter in a seven-furlong handicap.

Hook Norton trainer Peter Hiatt was also among the winners at the Nottinghamshire venue with They All Laughed.

The four-year-old ended a frustrating run of seconds with victory under Chris Catlin, who lives at Kingston Lisle, near Wantage, in a mile and a half handicap.

Over the jumps, there were welcome winners for veteran Wantage handler David Gandolfo and Charlie Morlock, who trains at Kingston Lisle.

Gandolfo had gone more than three months since visiting the winner's enclosure.

But Glengarra and Tom Doyle put that right by making up five lengths after the last fence to pip Rapide Plaisir in a two-mile handicap chase at Cheltenham.

Morlock had endured a barren spell of almost four months before Quarterback landed a staying novices' hurdle at Stratford.

Racing Demon, the star of Henrietta Knight's West Lockinge stables finished fourth behind Neptune Collonges in the Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup on Wednesday.