THEY’RE racing, and that’s the main thing. The horses are racing.

The Plate and the Hurdle are shaping up to be as competitive as ever. The top of the market for the Plate dominated by the youngsters, Galvin and Easy Game and Early Doors and Everlastingpromise and Us And Them and Spyglass Hill, all either six or seven years old. It makes sense, five of the last seven winners were six or seven, but tread warily because the last two were eight.