Savethelastdance waltzed her way to clear Epsom Oaks favouritism with an emphatic display in the Cheshire Oaks at Chester.
Ridden patiently at the rear of the cluster by Ryan Moore as Pam Sly's Wintercrack led the field along, the daughter of Galileo still had plenty of work to do as Charlie Johnston's Sirona went to tackle the front-running Wintercrack with just over three furlongs to run.
As Sirona moved to the head of the pack, Moore was making significant headway aboard the 8-11 favourite and when the Ballydoyle number one pressed the button on drawing alongside Sirona she soon left the opposition trailing in her wake to register a bloodless 22-length success in rain-softened ground.
It was Aidan O'Brien's eighth success in the Listed event to become the most successful trainer in the Roodee feature, one ahead of Barry Hills whom he was previously locked on seven with.
Savethelastdance, meanwhile, is out of Daddy's Lil Darling who famously bolted to post and was withdrawn from Enable's Oaks in 2017, but it is hoped her daughter will fare better on the Surrey Downs on 2 June.
Riding his sixth winner of the race, Moore said: "I was very impressed, you can only be impressed by what she's done there.
"They kind of all gave up with half a mile to go and she was just getting going, but she gave me a very good feel - she's probably given me as good a feel in this race as the ones I've ridden (in it before).
"She stepped a little slow, but they went very hard early on and she just relaxed and followed them round.
"I thought I'd just make sure she knew what she had to do and she stretched all the way to the line and ran right through the line."
Frankie Dettori made his final ride at Chester's May Festival a winning one as Arrest became the new favourite for the Epsom Derby with a clear-cut success in the Boodles Chester Vase.
Six years ago the Italian guided Enable to Cheshire Oaks victory on this card en route to Epsom, and the Surrey Downs looks the next port of call for John and Thady Gosden's son of Frankel - although there is likely to be a ground caveat to his participation.
A promising performer at two, Arrest finished his juvenile campaign by finishing second to Dubai Mile in the Criterium de Saint-Cloud in October and was sent off the 10-11 favourite for his return in this Group Three.
The Juddmonte-owned colt travelled keenly in the early stages, with Dettori eager not to stride too far forward and eyeball race-leader Hadrianus. But the 52-year-old could not disappoint his mount any longer as the three-furlong pole approached and when letting his mount stride on, the response was immediate.
Arrest soon cut a lone figure rounding the home bend as Ryan Moore aboard second-favourite Adelaide River and Franny Norton gave chase in vain - Dettori even having time to angle his mount towards the near-side rail in search of better ground as horse and jockey sauntered home to a six-and-a-half-length success.
Dettori could now have the ideal mount to go in search of a third victory in the premier Classic on 3 June.
