NOT for the first time this year Holy Roman Emperor has featured in this column. He is the sire who keeps on giving value and success, with Romanised’s win in the Group 1 Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas a highlight earlier this year.

At the weekend his daughter Well Timed won the Group 1 Henkel Preis der Diana – German Oaks and this was the 12th Group 1 winner for the Coolmore stallion who stood in Tipperary for €15,000 this year.