SO, it has come down to this, Nicholls v Mullins (you put Nicholls first because he’s at home), the final hurrah, the last day of the season with pots of prize money up for grabs, showdown at the OK Corral. (Only it’s not Corral, it’s Bet365, you’re getting today mixed up with Eclipse day.)

After 364 days of racing, from Aintree and Ascot through Cheltenham to Taunton and Warwick, after both men have accumulated more than £2 million in prize money, here we are on the final morning of the final day of the season, with mere (relative) pounds and pennies between them.