Viewers was a shock winner of the Lockinge Stakes for trainers John and Thady Gosden at Newbury.
The 22-1 shot was meant to be a pacemaker for stablemate Inspiral, with each horses owned by Cheveley Park Stud.
However after being despatched to the top of the sector underneath Robert Havlin, Viewers gained by two lengths from Roger Varian’s Charyn.
Witch Hunter was a distant third with Inspiral again in fourth on her first run since profitable the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf in November.
“I did not assume he’d be adequate to beat Inspiral however he is all the time threatened a giant one in him,” mentioned Havlin.
“If he has good horses round him and may enhance over a mile, which he clearly has [so far], then there may very well be some good races to win with him.”
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes winner Huge Rock was fancied on his first run for Maurizio Guarnieri, however the 11-4 shot by no means obtained concerned.
Viewers was attempting a mile for the primary time having been a confirmed Group Two/Three performer at seven furlongs.
And his sizeable lead grew to become insurmountable, with solely Charyn capable of give valiant chase.
