Here's what we say about the race:
Without doubt the miling championship of Europe, this year's top older horses at the distance Court Masterpiece and Librettist supported by last season's
joint-champion at the distance Proclamation, while the 3-y-os also included the best around among the colts, and it was the younger generation which dominated, George Washington reaffirming his superiority over Araafa as the two Guineas winners came away, recording a top-class performance as he asserted inside the last, not looking all out either; the tempo appeared only fair, despite the presence of at least one pacemaker, but tactics weren't a major issue, at least as far as the result was concerned.
And George Washington specifically:
George Washington finally produced the top-class performance he'd promised last year and this spring, recording as good an effort as seen in this race since Mark of Esteem's outstanding performance in 1996, as well as the best effort seen in Europe all season, at any trip, doing it without needing to come under maximum pressure, although whether he'd have found any more for it is open to doubt; he was on his very best behaviour in the preliminaries, without the presence of an outrider this time, but again showed glimmers of his quirky side in the finish, tracking Araafa through effortlessly having been kept in closer touch than at Goodwood from a much better start this time, but carrying his head high and veering left when switched and shaken up, albeit soon in control; clearly effective on softish ground for all he's raced mainly on good or firmer, he reportedly heads to Churchill Downs to take on the Americans next and must have strong claims in terms of form, though whether his temperament allows him to show it remains a slight question mark on balance, even if he appears to be maturing as the season progresses.
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