THE Group 2 bet365 Lennox Stakes also went to an older horse winning a pattern race for the first time.

The Clive Cox-trained five-year-old Es Que Love, who was bred by Newhall Ltd, was a handicapper last season, but kicked off the current campaign with a half-length loss to Hamza in the Group 3 Abernant Stakes, finished third behind Maarek in the Group 2 Duke of York Stakes, and was subsequently a half-length third to Music Master in the Group 3 Hackwood Stakes.