His dam, Welsh Princess was a great-granddaughter of Wedding Eve, an Irish broodmare whose other descendants have included the Kentucky Derby winner Ponder.
[2] Poet Prince showed good form in the early part of his racing career and won the Stanley Chase at Aintree Racecourse in the spring of 1940.
[4] The 1940 winner Roman Hackle favourite ahead of Savon with Poet Prince third choice in the betting at odds of 7/2[6] whilst the other fancied runners included Red Rower (also trained by Ivor Anthony) and The Professor.
[8] On 21 March 1942 he made an attempt to win a second Gold Cup when he faced stronger opposition in a race run in thick fog.
The first Cheltenham Festival for three years was held in 1945 and Poet Prince, now trained by Fulke Walwyn, returned to contest his third Gold Cup at the age of thirteen.