THERE were a couple of interesting performances that may have gone under the radar last week, which indeed have been dismissed, and they are the focus of my attention this week. They are all about speed which, after all, is the key ingredient to success at the highest level, and that may well come the way of one if not all of those horses assessed this week.

Last June Sober easily landed the Queen Alexandra Stakes at Royal Ascot, where he quickened smartly to record a finishing speed percentage of 108.81% and once again it was his speed that brought him success at Punchestown on Sunday.