The jockeys’ title race on the flat will be a good deal more competitive than the current one over jumps and Andrea Atzeni’s chances should not be lightly dismissed. He was in cracking form at Kempton on Saturday, reeling off a 99/1 four-timer on Ennaadd, Crazy Chic, Kyllachy Queen and Dougan.

In a remarkably short time Roger Varian, who employs the Sardinian, has become Newmarket’s biggest trainer, numerically speaking. Ennaadd is in the Qipco 2000 Guineas and came with a perfectly-timed challenge to head Adventurous close home in the mile conditions race.