SPEAKING of York, it looks like Battaash and Blue Point are going to be at it again in the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes on Friday.

You can understand why Battaash is favourite. When Charlie Hills’ horse is good, he is brilliant. He was brilliant in the Abbaye last October, and he was brilliant in the King George (the five-furlong King George at Goodwood, not the 12-furlong one at Ascot) two weeks ago.