Calling The Wind clung on to foil a late gamble on Golden Rules in the JenningsBet Northumberland Plate at Newcastle.
The 14-1 winner had just enough in reserve to repel Oisin Murphy's mount, whose odds halved in the big race build-up. A regular in quality long distance events, Calling The Wind was running 11 days after finishing second at Royal Ascot for trainer Richard Hughes.
Golden Rules, the 9-2 joint favourite, had to settle for that position this time, half-a-length in arrears, with Aztec Empire (22-1) back in third.
