SEVENTY-SEVEN. The number of Group 1 winners sired by the great Galileo (Sadler’s Wells), following Anthony Van Dyck’s victory in the Investec Derby at Epsom. The success led his jockey Seamie Heffernan to utter these words: “What can you say? He’s a Galileo.”

The win also closes the gap on Danehill (Danzig) and it looks certain to be only a matter of time before Galileo establishes himself as the outright holder of the Group 1 crown for winners. He needs seven more to equal the tally compiled by Danehill.