Kieren Fallon was sat in mid-division on the odds-on favourite George Washington but in the desperately soft conditions he was never able to fully utilise his speed.

There had been rumblings all morning that Aidan O'Brien's 4-7 market leader would not take his chance in the prevailing conditions but connections took the gamble to run and it backfired as he failed by two lengths, having never threatened the leader.

Decado was a length further back in third.

It was certainly an improved performance by the winner, however, and he becomes another big winner for Munro, famous for his success on Generous in 1991 Epsom Derby.

The rider made a decisive move over two furlongs out and though both the placed horses threatened to challenge up the straight, neither got close enough.

Noseda said: "My horse has done it well. Whether George Washington handled the ground or not who knows?

But you couldn't take anything away from my horse today.

"He's sat and followed the pace and then quickened up and as soon as he took it up the race was over.

"We never had any doubts about running him, I just had a hunch that he would handle the ground well and he did, " the trainer said.

"George Washington made a little ground but watching the race again I think we were going away again at the finish and he's a fair and square winner on the day.

"He'll go to Royal Ascot next. He's gone on both surfaces now and we'll find out in future which suits him best."

Munro was suitably impressed by the winner and believes he could even prove to be a mile and a quarter horse in time.

"He travelled well and took me there easily, the way he travelled and quickened you would have to think the ground suited him well, " he said. "He feels like a good miler but will go a mile and two furlongs in time."

Fallon on the other hand put his defeat firmly down to the ground.

"You always hate to see good horses getting beaten and it's disappointing for everyone but fair play to Aidan as he let him take his chance in this desperate ground, " he said.

"We got beaten but no doubt there will be revenge when we get better ground. It is probably the worst ground you are ever going to ride on, it's just not ideal for good horses.

"He's a top of the ground horse and everybody has seen what he can do on firm ground and I've yet to come across a horse that can do it on both, they either go on one or the other. I thought Decado was the danger so I tracked him but he didn't pick up as he can in those conditions, he just laboured in it."