Mark Johnston's Sea Lord continued his superb run of form with a typically game front-running performance in the totesport Mile (1600m) at Glorious Goodwood on Friday.

Sent off at 6-1 following lucrative handicap successes at the Curragh and Newmarket, the three-year-old got away well under Royston Ffrench and soon tacked across to the rail.

The challengers were queuing up in the straight and Sea Lord looked at the mercy of Invisible Man and a confident Frankie Dettori approaching the final furlong, but he answered every call to pass the post three-quarters of a length ahead.

Ffrench said: "He is a typical Johnston horse who has done nothing but improve. When something comes to him he goes again - they don't know when to give up.

"They do wonders, the whole yard, to keep them in form and have them running at the big meetings. It is a great team effort."

Johnston added: "Really this horse should be out of handicaps and we did look at the Listed race, for which he's declared, on Saturday. But the lure of the prize-money persuaded us to go for this.

"It's a big ask for him to run again on Saturday, but if he comes out of this particularly well, it's still a possibility. We've got a bit of thinking to do."

£150,000, totesport Mile Heritage Handicap (1600m) For 3yo+: 1st: £93,465; 2nd: £27,990; 3rd: £13,995; 4th: £7,005; 5th: £3,495; 6th: £1,755

1) SEA LORD (IRE) (Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum) Mark Johnston 3-9-03 Royston Ffrench [16] 6/1
2) INVISIBLE MAN (Godolphin) Saeed bin Suroor b4-9-06 Frankie Dettori [17] 8/1
3) WEBBOW (IRE) (Wentdale Limited) Nigel Tinkler p8-8-07 Louis-Philippe Beuzelin (3) [21] 12/1
4) PROPONENT (IRE) (Bjorn Nielsen) Roger Charlton 6-9-02 William Buick [9] 20/1
5) VITZNAU (IRE) (Louis Stalder) Richard Hannon 6-9-05 Richard Hughes [7]
6) AL MUHEER (IRE) (Sprint King Racing (Antigua Cavaliers)) David Nicholls 5-9-03 Adrian Nicholls [20]
7) MARAJAA (IRE) (John Jacques) Willie Musson 8-9-00 Jamie Mackay [15]
8) ASPECTUS (IRE) (Cavendish Star Racing & A Taylor) Jamie Osborne 7-9-05 Fergus Sweeney [22]
9) RANSOM NOTE (Raymond Mould) Barry Hills 3-8-11 Michael Hills [5]
10) SIGNOR PELTRO (First Of Many Partnership) Henry Candy 7-9-05 Dane O'Neill [6]
11) TARTAN GUNNA (Exors of the late Isobel Bird) Mark Johnston v4-8-11 Joe Fanning [14]
12) ROYAL DESTINATION (IRE) (Vimal Khosla) Jeremy Noseda 5-9-01 Ryan Moore [10]
13) OASIS DANCER (Heather Slade) Ralph Beckett 3-9-02 Jim Crowley [19] 5/1 Fav
14) ACROSTIC (Leonidas Marinopoulos) Luca Cumani 5-9-10 Kieren Fallon [11]
15) IRISH HEARTBEAT (IRE) (Mark & George Leatham) Richard Fahey 5-8-12 Paul Hanagan [4]
16) BEAUCHAMP XERXES (Erik Penser) Gerard Butler 4-9-07 Tom Queally [2]
17) CHARLIE COOL (Middleham Park Racing XXIV) Ruth Carr b7-9-00 Robert Winston [12]
18) SPECTAIT (J P McManus) Jonjo O'Neill p8-8-11 Seb Sanders [3]
19) MAHADEE (IRE) (Pearl Bloodstock Ltd) Ralph Beckett b5-8-11 Martin Lane (3) [13]

19 Ran Non-Runners: Dunn'o (Ire) (Self Certificate (Bruised Foot)), Coasting (Self Certificate (Not Eaten Up))
Time: 1m 37.33s Distances: ¾, 3½, ½, nk, 1¼, ¾, ¾, ½, 1¾, hd, nk, ¾, 2, 4½, 4, 3¼, 2, 6
Breeder: Darley Breeding: b c Cape Cross (IRE) - First Fleet (USA) (Woodman (USA))