HE will never be as famous as his illustrious namesake but Tony Curtis stepped into the Salisbury limelight tonight with a comfortable success in the feature race.

The Rock of Gilbraltar colt is one of five horses owned by the London based syndicate Chelsea Thoroughbreds - who call their team after glamorous Hollywood stars.

Hence Sir Roget Moore and Humphrey Bogart to name two, but Tony Curtis may well prove the best of them.

Nicely bought for 40,000 guineas at the Tattersalls Sales, he is a two-year-old with plenty of scope.

Though he is entered in the Royal Lodge and Racing Post Trophy, plans will certainly be ground dependent.

"He didn't like this going," Richard Hannon snr said of the give.

"He has some nice entries but he will be a better horse next year."

The juvenile's success was the middle leg of a treble for the yard, bookended by Ground Control in the auction race and Shell Bay in the 12 furlong handicap.

The former, restless in the stalls, dominated proceedings as the form book suggested he would but Shell Bay always does it the hard way - doing just enough.

"He is horse who only just wins and the handicapper can't put him up much for this."

Brodie Hampson was given some unsettling information before partnering Al's Memory in the one mile handicap for women riders.

"I don't think he will stay," the stable representative in the absence of trainer David Evans told her.

But stay he did, getting up close home to thwart Cricklewood Green, backed into favouritism on the booking of top Irish rider Katie Walsh.

Cricklewood Green was being scrubbed along four out but responded to pressure to snatch the lead inside the final furlong, only to be run out of it by the supposed doubtful stayer.

Hampson, riding her first winner since losing her claim at Market Rasen on Saturday, said: "He was travelling well but then the other quickened up.

"A bit of gap appeared but I pulled him out and I wasn't sure whether he would get there but get there he did."

Edification, heavily supported from 8s into 5s, came from the back to just hold off the fast finishing knight Commander in the nursery.

The two-year-old had run well in his opening two races but then disappointed connections.

"He has been running on his nerves but now we have got him settled and we have found the best way to ride him," explained trainer Martyn Meade.