"Patrick's really keen on the autumn for him. He said he's doing it now nicely against the winter sort of class two-year-olds, but he might be a bit left behind in the early three-year-old days, but look, he's only doing what is asked of him."
"He's all class and a lovely galloper."
Egan compared the win favourably to subsequent Group 1 placegetter Cherry Tortoni, who lumped 61kg to victory five years' earlier.
"He put a bit more of a margin on them than what Cherry Tortoni did when he won," Egan said.
"I think the horse that ran second to Cherry Tortoni (Alcyone) was probably half-handy itself anyway.
"He was probably a little happier with himself going into today's race, so I just took a couple of strides to get him back under me, and then when he switched off, he just travelled like a winner the whole way."