Glorious Goodwood 2017 – Poet’s Word, Beat The Bank and Master The World give Ryan Moore a treble at Goodwood on Friday
POET’S WORD stuck to the script to run out a comfortable winner of the Betfred Glorious Stakes at Goodwood.
Sir Michael Stoute’s colt was the favourite after Frontiersman was taken out of the race and he backed up the market support with a solid performance on the Sussex Downs.
Lord Yeats took the six-strong field along but faded in the closing staged as Second Step and Poet’s Word asserted.
Poet’s Word under Ryan Moore was always getting the better of Second Step while Scarlet Dragon finished strongly to take third.
Moore told ITV Racing: “He jumped out very smoothly and was very relaxed. He’s got a great attitude and handled that ground well.
“I had to be patient with him and he has the makings of being a proper horse. He’s a horse that can only get better.
“He won the handicap on this card 12 months ago and he does everything right and hopefully he’ll keep progressing. I think he will be Group 1 class.”
Moore completed a swift double as Beat The Bank stamped his class on the Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes.
Moore had to wait for the gap to arrive, but when it did Beat The Bank went through it willingly and galloped all the way to the line to win by three lengths from Make Time.
Winning trainer Andrew Balding said: “He’s looked very smart at home and we were all impressed with him at Newmarket.
“I was just worried about the ground, but he handled it well and Ryan gave him a fantastic ride. He’s just won a Group 3. The next stage will hopefully to look for a Group 2. It’s exciting.”
