Trainer Clive Brittain was pleased to see the Halling colt return to the kind of form that saw him finish sixth in the Vodafone Derby, particularly over a trip that was probably on the short side.

“He ran back to his best form last night. He completely lost it at Newmarket but I think the preparation for the Derby and the race itself was just a bit too much for him,” he said.

“We have given him a bit of time to get over that since and he was very relaxed at Windsor and was maybe a little bit unlucky not to pull it off.”

Following his Windsor run, Ladbrokes now go 33-1 from 50s about Hattan’s chances in the Leger.

Hattan will be having a first try at the extended one-mile-six-furlong trip in the Leger but Brittain is confident he will get the distance.

“He is on course for the Leger and I don’t think he will have any problems with the trip,” added Brittain.

“I chose to run him over a mile and a quarter yesterday rather than the March Stakes as I didn’t want to extend him before Doncaster.

“I think there’s still some improvement in him and hopefully he will go well.”