Emperors Jade gave Alan Jarvis, who trains at Twyford, near Bicester, a scare before scoring at Kempton on Tuesday.
The green-looking colt ducked to the left with a couple of furlongs to run of the six-furlong maiden, before regaining the lead close home under Jamie Spencer to pip Mr Rev by a neck.
"He's such a baby this horse and Jamie reckoned he just got distracted by a couple of men in red coats standing by the rail," said Jarvis.
SEAN Curran, who trains at Hatford, near Stanford-in-the-Vale, continued his winning streak when Music Celebre got off the mark at Exeter.
The eight-year-old, owned by Brize Norton-based Lee Power, landed a selling hurdle under Mattie Batchelor.
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