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Richard Hannon, trainer of the 11/8 favourite Threat who went down by three quarters of a length was disappointed with the result but happy with the colt's performance.

Hannon commented: "There are no excuses. He was coming to win but he didn't win. The winner is obviously a very nice horse. He hit the gate all right and travelled right, he was in the right place at the right time, but he got beat.

"Threat is a very good horse. I haven't lost confidence in him or lessened my admiration of him, but I had hoped he would win there.

"He is always going to be a better three-year-old, and I always hoped he was going to be a Guineas horse."

Jockey Tom Marquand, added: "There are no excuses. He has run another cracker - we just bumped into a horse with an extra gear over the last half furlong.

"He is a lovely horse and has finished second in two Group Twos, at the highest two-year-old level you can have at the moment. Going forward and as a three-year-old he will be a lovely horse."

Wayne Lordan, jockey of third-placed Royal Dornoch (25/1), who is trained by Aidan O'Brien, said: "My horse is still a maiden but has improved on each of his runs. He is a nice colt with talent."