But the style of his facile success did nothing to take away from the impression that he is a colt out of the top drawer.

Even before the race, much of the talk was about where he would go next. A drop to 10 furlongs seems a certainty, but where will it come? Australia has had a tough year so far, overcoming illness earlier in the year to finish a close third in the strongly-run 2000 Guineas prior to winning in the cauldron that is Epsom as well as at the Curragh.