THERE could be no disputing that most of the recipients of the Cartier Awards at this week’s ceremony were deserving winners. Kingman, Taghrooda, Sole Power, Gleneagles, Tiggy Wiggy, all deserved to head their categories.

But as with the notion that Champions Day by its name should play host to champions, the criteria to win the award could be subject to debate. Who deserves the top awards, one brilliant performance or a body of work throughout the year? Cartier went for Noble Mission as the Middle Distance Horse of the Year.