“He's the best – forget the rest.” So jockey James McDonald summed up Romantic Warrior after his record-breaking three-peat in the Hong Kong Cup (G1).

Forever Young, Remake, Spirit Dancer, Tower of London, and Annaf won on the Saudi Cup undercard.

A tactical race in a small field proved a trap for odds-on favorite Flying Honours, but Saturday’s Royal Lodge (G2) at Newmarket suited King Power Racing’s The Foxes.