A is for Altior, the 19-race winning streak came to end. A also for Al Boum Photo – Willie Mullins’s Gold Cup loses came to an end. A also for Anthony Van Dyck – a seventh Derby with A for Aidan. A was also for Andre – Fabre the French master plotted Enable’s downfall and has some tip-top three-year-old ammunition for 2020. Apple’s Jade, Andrew Gemmill, Anapurna, Advertise and Andrew Slattery deserve a mention too.

B is for Battaash – the fastest sprinter. And Blue Point - the better sprinter? B is for Bricks And Mortar – the best in the US? B is also for Bryony – not the best jockey but the best for racing? B is for the Irish Grand National winner Burrows Saint, another box ticked for Willie Mullins. B is also for Brian Hughes – another Northern Ireland-born champion jumps jockey in Britain? B also are Buveur d’Air and Benie Des Dieux, mishaps at Cheltenham but Grade 1 winners. And Billy Lee - a Group 1 win on Romanised