IT’S an over-used and inaccurate phrase, she lost nothing in defeat, because she did, she lost the race. But Enable was brave and gallant and her reputation wasn’t tarnished an iota.

It is a pity that she didn’t win it. We know that. It would have been a special feat, three Arcs. An achievement that would have been without precedent. But Enable has won two Arcs and finished second in a third, and that’s also special.