THERE is a danger that Cracksman’s defeat in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes will garner more attention that Poet’s Word’s victory, but the winner’s performance was top-class all right. He travelled well through his race, he picked up impressively and he stayed on well.

Taking Cracksman out of it for a second, Poet’s Word finished 10 lengths clear of Hawkbill and 11 lengths clear of Cliffs Of Moher, and he clocked a good time. He could still be an under-rated horse, as reflected in best odds of 6/1 about him for the King George.