PICKING up the Racing Post Annual before Christmas, the eye wandered over the cover images – Baaeed, Alpinista, A Plus Tard, Honeysuckle, all immediately recognisable. But who is the horse in the Saeed Suhail colours? I’d forgotten.

It might be mea cupla in being slow to remember that Desert Crown held the early season attention and won the Derby but it did set off a bit of musing. I might not be the only one who had the same lapse in remembering or being excited by the premier classic winner.