IT has been a moot point which of the three-year-old mile-and-a-half colts has been the best this summer, with Wings Of Eagles winning at Epsom, then being beaten by an enterprisingly-ridden Capri at the Curragh, and the likes of Cliffs Of Moher, Eminent and Cracksman also having a shout.

The Great Voltigeur Stakes at York changed that. Cracksman – who had been third at Epsom and second at the Curragh – had credible opposition in the form of the smart pair Venice Beach and Mirage Dancer, but blew them away with a performance of rare merit.