Doyen's runaway victory in the Hardwicke Stakes today crowned a fabulous Royal Ascot for Godolphin.
Sheikh Mohammed's operation was winning its sixth race at the five-day fixture when the Sadler's Wells colt raced clear under Frankie Dettori to slam High Accolade by six lengths, in the process lowering the course record set back in 1983.
Doyen had been trained in France last year by Andre Fabre and joined Godolphin over the winter. He had his first run in the famous royal blue silks at Epsom in the Vodafone Coronation Cup, in which he finished a slightly unlucky second to Warrsan.
He improved on that run to score in great style here and is now on course for the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes.
"He's a very good horse and has improved since his last race," Sheikh Mohammed said. "We will aim at the King George now."
Godolphin trainer Saeed Bin Suroor added: "We have Sulamani, Papineau and Doyen in the King George and it will be very difficult to choose which is the best.
Dettori will now have to choose between three top-class challengers in the midsummer highlight at the end of next month.
When asked which one he favoured for the King George, he said: "It will be a very difficult choice so I'll wait until a lot nearer the time."
He continued: "When I rode him in the Arc (fourth) he was still a bit weak, but at the back of my mind I thought he could be one of our stable stars.
"It was a big run at Epsom and I knew he'd go well today."
Coral were top-priced about Doyen for the King George at 7-2, but that did not last long and the Barking firm quickly cut him to 9-4. William Hill have Doyen on 2-1, while Ladbrokes go 7-4.
Whazzat, the only filly in the Chesham Stakes, proved too strong for the boys with a convincing three-and-a-half-length success in the seven-furlong Listed event.
Michael Hills held up the daughter of Daylami in touch before producing her to lead on the stand rail a furlong out.
The 7-1 chance squeezed through a gap and sprinted clear of Brecon Beacon and Wilko to earn a general quote of 33-1 for the 1000 Guineas.
When asked if the Newmarket Classic was a consideration, her trainer Barry Hills said: "That's a long way away."
He added: "She ran a fortnight ago at Newbury and she ran a nice race to win, so we took a chance and came here.
"The two-year-olds have been backward this spring and she'll improve for this.