ONE of the most interesting points revealed by Simon Rowlands’ excellent analysis of the Royal Ascot sectional times related to Tuesday’s Coventry Stakes.

Initial conclusion on watching the race live, and a few times on replay, was that Calyx had put up a top-class performance. Not only had John Gosden’s colt won the race, but the conclusion was that he had won the race despite the fact that he had raced on the stands side.