Postponed delivers in a classic

Forty years since that epic duel with Grundy and Bustino, Ascot racegoers were treated to another genuinely spectacular finish to the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes on Saturday.

Golden Horn’s dramatic late defection robbed the great race of its headline act, but Postponed capably filled that significant void as he edged out old sparring partner Eagle Top in a pulsating finish.

Unlike when the pair battled it out in the Hardwicke Stakes at the Royal meeting last month, the chance of a hard-luck story this time was slim, with Romsdal setting a good gallop from the start.