The 33-1 chance was unfancied by punters after Johnny Murtagh chose stablecompanion Steinbeck, but with Ryan Moore on board he finished with a flourish alongside another Ballydoyle challenger Fencing Master.
The strong-travelling Oscar Time looked a huge threat but failed to pick up as expected and The Midnight Club saw it out well to hold off his own stablecompanion Arbor Supreme by a length.
These days he runs against ever-dwindling fields -- on this occasion just three rivals went to the start, and that included stablecompanion Bullet Train, whose sole purpose in life is to give Frankel a flying start in his races then humbly fade into obscurity in the final furlongs.