COMPARED to Aintree and Leopardstown, the rest of last week’s racing was in the shade. But little fish are sweet, and the littler fish that swam in all-weather waters looked to contain some tasty morsels for the future.

The two-year-old fillies’ maiden won by Delizia at Wolverhampton last Saturday night seemed unremarkable on the face of it but came in a decent time and contained a couple of real eye-catchers in terms of sectionals.