Almost 18,000 spectators were present in Newmarket hoping to see something special in the first Classic of the British Flat racing season.

A 14-strong field were spread across both sides of the mile-long track and with the going good to firm kept up a strong pace before Gstaad, on the right of the track, and Bow Echo, on the left, came to the fore.

It looked as if they would go neck and neck to the line before Bow Echo pulled away with a stunning late burst, the Night Of Thunder colt realising his promise after going unbeaten as a two-year-old.

“He was good, wasn’t he… I thought he might do that to be honest,” Boughey told ITV Sport, after adding the 2,000 Guineas to the 1,000 Guineas he won with Cachet in 2022.

“His work has been incredibly good and yes, I don’t really know what to say, I’ve said quite a lot running up to it and it’s lucky he’s as good as what we thought he was.”