AS anyone who follows racing will know, horses are given all sorts of names, most of which would not make a shortlist for many of us. The same cannot be said of Coolmore horses, the naming of which is something that Sue Magnier is hugely influential in doing.

Snowfall is the latest star from Ballydoyle with a classy name, one which befits a runaway classic winner. I don’t expect to see a more impressive three-year-old filly land one of the premier European classic races, and she comes from a family that one can happily call a top-class fillies’ line.