It may have been super-smooth at Newmarket, but Tuesday's G1 St James's Palace Stakes offered a different test to Bow Echo (Night Of Thunder) which he duly passed despite a late scare.Whereas Billy Loughnane had enjoyed a trouble-free run through the 2,000 Guineas, this was a messy affair with some scrimmaging but nothing could disturb the rhythm of George Boughey's luminary and turning for home the writing was on the wall.Taking it up two out, the 5-6 favourite may have been idling in the centre of the track as Gstaad (Starspangledbanner) came on strong having been shuffled back early, but the line came in time for a short-head success. Godolphin's Talk Of New York (Wootton Bassett) was 1 3/4 lengths away in third.“It's brilliant that he got it done–he was rolling around when he got to the front and huge credit to the runner-up who was gallant today, but he's a superstar,” the trainer said of the late Sheikh Mohammed Obaid's homebred sensation, who was making it a true red-letter day for Night Of Thunder who also had the one-two in the Queen Anne.“It was a little bit muddling and didn't work out how I imagined, but he's got sheer guts,” Loughnane said. “He showed how good he is today to win, he's so tough and a true superstar.”WHAT A BATTLE! BOW ECHO BEATS GSTAAD IN THE ST JAMES'S PALACE STAKES! #ROYALASCOT pic.twitter.com/OcEFzGyz50— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) June 16, 2026The post ‘He’s A Superstar’: Boughey Relief As Bow Echo Stays Unbeaten appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.