WE probably didn’t learn too much about Gleneagles from his victory in the St James’s Palace Stakes that we didn’t know already, he probably didn’t have to do much more than he did at Newmarket or at the Curragh. But he did it well.

The temptation to run the Galileo colt in the Derby must have been strong, but the decision to stick to the original plan was vindicated with his imperious display on Tuesday.