LIFE teaches us that sometimes all may not be what it seems and, as in life, sports analysis can be fraught with false trails, some of which are more convenient than others to follow and some are shrouded in confirmation bias.

Until the development of sports analytics this was always the case, but with the advent of data analysis, false trails have become a thing of the past unless you choose to follow them. In the case of the Betfair Sprint Cup at Haydock last Saturday, Almeraq was extremely impressive in victory.