And Imperial Dancer paid for a few more bookmakers’ holidays with another 33-1 success in the Coral Rosebery Stakes on Kempton’s Easter Monday card.

But apprentice Dean Corby was smiling as he landed the biggest win of his short career on the outsider.

The 7lb claimer’s mount had been well beaten in the Lincoln but was always travelling strongly this time, led inside the final furlong and ran on well to beat Nador Al Bahr by a length and a quarter.

‘‘He was drawn on the wrong side in the Lincoln, he got no run and he didn’t settle,’’ said winning trainer Mick Channon’s assistant Mark Wallace.

‘‘He has plenty of ability and he was fifth in a Group Two race on his run before the Lincoln. Mick is at Warwick and we have had a couple of horses beaten but this will make up for it.’’

Corby, 18, said: ‘‘That was just my fourth winner. I was always travelling great. It was his first try at a mile and a quarter but he got every yard of the trip and did it nicely in the end.

‘‘I come from Milton Keynes originally and I have been with Mr Channon just under two years. I came straight from school - I left on the Friday and started with him on the Monday.

‘‘He is a great boss and has always been very fair.’’

Ian Balding was left hoping he has not used up all his luck after Border Arrow repeated last year’s win in the Magnolia Stakes.

His seven-year-old got out of jail to land the Listed race, having been all dressed up with nowhere to go quarter of a mile from home.

Kieren Fallon looked in trouble when he cruised up behind leaders Chianti and Soviet Flash on the 2-1 favourite only to find his way blocked on the inside rail.

Just as it seemed he would not get a run, a gap appeared after Chianti drifted slightly left under Pat Eddery and the champion jockey pounced, getting up well inside the final furlong for a neck win.

Trainer Ian Balding paid tribute to the winning seven-year-old, who was placed in the 2000 Guineas and the Derby in 1998.

‘‘He is a great favourite and he’s had a lot of problems the old boy over the years and he seems to come back from all of them,’’ he said.

‘‘I’d have been somewhat miffed if he hadn’t have got a gap but Kieren wasn’t bothered - he said if Pat stayed there he’d have come this side. But he showed some turn of foot, it was a good performance and he will probably go for the Gordon Richards Stakes at Sandown.’’

Now Balding and Border Arrow’s part-owner Bob Michaelson are sweating on whether Moor Lane will get a run in Saturday’s Martell Grand National.

Their Great Yorkshire Chase winner is 46th in the list for the Aintree showpiece, which has a safety limit of 40.

‘‘It looks dodgy, apparently we need six to come out,’’ Balding said.

‘‘Logician is in and Mr Michaelson has got Celibate in but they wouldn’t want to come out unless four others come out.

‘‘Martin Pipe has got a lot of entries but I have already asked him and he is going to run them all. I don’t know about being a reserve. He is in the Topham the day before and I don’t know what the form is yet.’’