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Paulele, a Godolphin runner, won the Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot in dramatic fashion, ending a long losing streak in Gr.1 races.
The son of Dawn Approach capped off an already excellent record with this victory, his ninth effort at the highest level.
He was the odds-on favourite in the Manikato Stakes and finished second in the Gr.1 Doomben 10,000 and the Gr.1 Kingsford-Smith Cup in May.
Foreman on the road, James Cummings After Paulele's 'earned' Gr.1 triumph, Nacim Delmi was ecstatic.
Ben Melham, a rider from Victoria, travelled to Western Australia to ride the stallion prospect, and the pair finished last after leaving gate 16.
Even though they were dead last as the field entered the home stretch, Melham moved to the outside, and the young horse unleashed a devastating final acceleration.
Paulele's late arrival allowed his opponents an easy head-knocking defeat.
Before he was legged aboard, Melham was full of assurance.
In a close race, Paulele prevailed over Kissonallforcheeks, who was coached by Dan Morton, and This'll Testya came in third.