His performance over the demanding Epsom course on just his third start suggests there could be plenty more to come from a horse whose very name seems tobetoken greatness.
On this analysis, the government's silence on the euro does not betoken doubt about its poll-winning prowess, but is rather a sensible strategy designed to avoid unduly antagonising the voters.
Such appendages betoken an understanding that words alone do not always suffice, especially when a message's purpose is to communicate its author's power and importance.