THE turf season in Britain was only 59.5secs old and we acclaimed our first Royal Ascot-bound two-year-old as Persian Force (98+) (below) produced an outstanding performance on the clock in the Brocklesby Stakes.

Looking back over the last two decades, only one other winner of the Doncaster event has broken the minute barrier with Hearts Of Fire achieving the rare feat on good to firm ground. The ground on Town Moor on Saturday was described as good to soft!