Goodwood Report: Yeats outclassed the opposition with an emphatic victory in the ABN Amro Goodwood Cup yesterday. The race was as good as over once Mick Kinane took the Aidan O'Brien-trained five-year-old to the front two furlongs out.

The 10 to 11 shot went on to trot up by five lengths from Frankie Dettori on Geordieland (16 to 1), with Tungsten Strike (25 to 1) three and a half lengths away in third.

Seb Sanders rousted Foreign Affairs along to set the pace in the Group Two heat over two miles but although he led into the straight, he soon gave way as Yeats made smooth progress on the outside. He soon stamped his authority on the race and powered away to follow up his easy win in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.

O'Brien said: "He'll go to the Irish St Leger next and we'll see after that." The success earned Yeats a 10 to 1 quote from William Hill for the Melbourne Cup on the first Tuesday in November.

Kinane said: "He's definitely a very classy individual - probably the best stayer I have ridden.