Dream Of Dreams finally won the Diamond Jubilee Stakes after two previous near-misses in the final day feature of Royal Ascot.
Sir Michael Stoute - who has trained more winners at the meeting than anyone else - was recording his 82nd success at the fixture and having been beaten in two photo-finishes in the past two runnings, he will be delighted to have won with the chestnut.
Blue Point edged him out in 2019, while 12 months ago it was Hello Youmzain, and he was sent off the 3-1 favourite to make amends.
Tim Easterby's Art Power - a winner 12 months ago in handicap company - set out to make it a real test and by halfway had most of his rivals in trouble.
They included Glen Shiel, successful on Champions Day last season for Hollie Doyle, but to his credit, he battled all the way to the line.
As Art Power's stride began to shorten Ryan Moore sensed the time was right to attack on Dream Of Dreams, and despite having two lengths to make up when he started his challenge with a furlong to run he was almost on terms.
Glen Shiel did not go down with a fight, and Art Power stuck on gamely, but with Moore in full cry and a willing partner there was only going to be one outcome as the seven-year-old prevailed by a length, with three-quarters back to the third.
For Glen Shiel's trainer Archie Watson it was a second agonising reverse of the week having had Dragon Symbol lose the Commonwealth Cup in the stewards' room on Friday.
The Queen very nearly got a winner in the first race on her visit to the final day of Royal Ascot.
But try as Frankie Dettori might on Reach For The Moon in the Chesham Stakes, he could not quite hold off Ryan Moore aboard Aidan O'Brien’s 10-11 favourite Point Lonsdale.
Creative Force led home a one-two for Charlie Appleby in the Jersey Stakes.
Unbeaten in three previous starts this season, the winner was deserted by William Buick in favour of Naval Crown.
But Buick picked the wrong one, with James Doyle and Creative Force taking top honours, as the pair were returned 5-1 joint-favourites. Vadream was third.
Wonderful Tonight (5-1) picked up in tremendous fashion to seal victory in the Hardwicke Stakes.
David Menuisier’s star had won on Champions Day in similar conditions – and again showed her class.
Rocketing clear when asked by William Buick, she had enough left in the tank to readily hold 9-4 favourite Broome.
The David Evans-trained Rohaan (8-1) has been a revelation this season and continued his winning ways with a classy late burst to take the Wokingham Handicap.
It was a first winner at Royal Ascot for jockey Shane Kelly, who said: "I’m overdue, I probably should have one before now, but that is history.
"It was a great performance and he’s an incredible horse, he goes on any ground but handles this as well as he does good.
"He couldn’t go early, I know we probably went fast, but I just had to accept it and hope that he’d come good, and he did.
"It goes without saying, but Dave is brilliant. I got lucky with David, had a few winners and the rest is history."
Oisin Murphy secured the top jockey of the week award for Royal Ascot 2021 with victory aboard Foxes Tales for Andrew Balding in the Golden Gates Stakes.
Murphy said: "It’s beyond my wildest dreams to be top jockey here. I watched this meeting with my parents and never thought this armband belonged with me. The last few days have been incredible."
The concluding race went to the Willie Mullins-trained Stratum, whose victory at 4-1 in the marathon Queen Alexandra Stakes was a fourth of the week for Ryan Moore.
Mullins said: "I think he was in the position he wanted to be in and he came off the bridle just turning for home.
"I thought he'd be in the first four then and then of course Ryan just weaved his magic and it's fantastic to have someone like him when we bring these horses over."
