Ajhar, the oldest and the cheapest of four European horses bought by the Lee Freedman stable late last year, became the third of the quartet to win in recent weeks when he outstayed his opposition at Flemington.Freedman had already won twice with Fanjura at Caulfield including the Group Three Easter Cup (2000m) - and with Above Average, also at Caulfield.The trio all race in the white and black colours of the Ball And Chain syndicate and are the second wave of horses raced by what is a large gro

Ajhar, the oldest and the cheapest of four European horses bought by the Lee Freedman stable late last year, became the third of the quartet to win in recent weeks when he outstayed his opposition at Flemington.

Freedman had already won twice with Fanjura at Caulfield including the Group Three Easter Cup (2000m) - and with Above Average, also at Caulfield.

The trio all race in the white and black colours of the Ball And Chain syndicate and are the second wave of horses raced by what is a large group of owners.

Having his third Australian start, Ajhar ($6) was given a beautiful run in the William Newton VC Hcp (2600m) and went on to score a comfortable 1-1/4 length win over Skystreamer (9.50) with Grand Destiny ($6) a long neck away third.

"The concern was the inside draw because the plan was probably to get rolling from the five furlong (1000m) mark and see if we could find the front and keep going," Freedman said.

"It was always going to be tricky but when there was a bit of buffeting he sort of found a hole and sprinted through.

"It was good. He was a good,solid staying horse in England and appreciated the big track today and we come back in three weeks for the Ramsden.

The Listed $200,000 Andrew Ramsden Stakes (3200m) is run at Flemington on May 16.

The Freedman stable won the Ramsden with New Kid In Town in 2007.

"He's still down in the weights so he should be handily weighted in the Ramsden and I don't think the two miles will be a problem for him."

The six-year-old gelding by Diesis had won three of 13 starts in England including a 2012m event at Newmarket at his last start there.

"He was the cheapest of the ones we bought and I think he repaid about two thirds of his price today," Freedman said.

The first prize for Sunday's race was $61,000 accompanied by a trophy valued at $1000.

Freedman has also had success with French-owned imports Speed Gifted, who won the Group One Metropolitan (2400m) at Randwick last spring, and Savarain who won at Caulfield before breaking down in a race there last Saturday week.

Another import from the Freedman stable, Doctor Fremantle, finished seventh of eight behind Road To Rock in the Group One Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday.