STRANGE thing with the Epsom Derby: the build-up is all-consuming, the Derby is the end game, the sole objective, then they run it and you realise that the season that stretches out before you is long and deep.

What next for Masar? It would be great to see him come over to the Curragh to contest the Irish Derby. It would be great to see him and Saxon Warrior take each other on again. When they met in the Guineas, Saxon Warrior beat Masar by a length and three quarters. When they met in the Derby, Masar beat Saxon Warrior by four and a half lengths. It’s one-all, with Masar holding the upper hand in terms of winning distance and recency. You would love to see a rematch. These two three-year-olds could light up the season.