Damysus continued his upward trajectory with a hard-fought success in the Too Darn Hot Darley Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday.

Trained by John and Thady Gosden for leading international owners Wathnan Racing, the flashy chestnut son of Frankel was diverted to Newmarket following an aborted trip to Longchamp for the Prix Dollar last week.

With ground conditions on the quicker side of things at Newmarket, Damysus was allowed to take his chance and under retained rider James Doyle, bookmakers made him the 2/1 favourite to follow up his Prix Nureyev victory at Deauville last time out.

Well positioned throughout under Doyle, Damysus ranged upsides Gladius in the middle of the track before showing a willing attitude in the closing stages to battle past Andrew Balding's charge by three quarters of a length. First Conquest finished a length away in third.

"He's a grand horse," said John Gosden. "He went over the France at the weekend to run in the Prix Dollar, but the ground was soft because it rained, so all he did was have a nice lunch and a good dinner in France before coming back on the train.

"He missed a piece of work in the weekend because he was eating and sleeping in France, but he's gone and won nicely.

"I'm very pleased with him over a mile and a quarter. He won at Deauville over a similar trip. I think the trip will be right up his ally and we could start him out in the Gordon Richards at Sandown. I can see the pattern of races now."

Damysus is now two from five in his career having made a winning debut at Southwell as a two-year-old before third and second place finishes in the bet365 Classic Trial and Dante Stakes. A trip to Surrey for the Epsom Derby didn't work out with the three-year-old becoming upset in the stalls but Gosden believes there could be plenty more to come from him next season as he continues to get back on track.

He added: "His only blip this year was in the Derby when he kicked the back gate out of the stalls and rather nastily injured his back legs. He had a lot of cuts that needed patching up and he looked like he had done 15 rounds with Joe Frazier.

"So, the Derby was a bit of a disaster, but we put him away and he came back to win well at Deauville in the Prix Nureyev and has won nicely again today.

Although putting him away for next season looks top of Gosden's mind, he wasn't quick to rule out the Bahrain International.

"There is the Bahrain International Trophy, and the owners might want to go there, but we will see," he said.

"I wouldn't be surprised if it came on the radar. He's a great mind on him and maturing and strengthening all the time and everything is possible."

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