 English Prince stayed on strongly in the closing stages to win by one and a half lengths from Imperial Prince with Mississipian finishing third ahead of Sir Penfro with Furry Glen seventh, Caracolero eighth and the future Irish St Leger winner Mistigri in tenth.After the race Saint-Martin said that the winner "always ran beautifully, and was all ready to go when I urged him to do so".Mississipian was demoted from third to fourth following a stewards' inquiry.