IT is great that there is talk of the Triple Crown now for Saxon Warrior. The third leg of the Triple Crown, the St Leger, is not a commercial race, it is not a stallion-making race, but there is a depth of history that goes with the Triple Crown, and it is great that Aidan O’Brien and Team Ballydoyle appear to be on the Triple Crown wavelength.

Nijinsky is still the last horse to complete the Triple Crown, to win the 2000 Guineas, the Derby and the St Leger. That was in 1970. Oh So Sharp won the 1000 Guineas, the Oaks and the St Leger in 1985, they called it the Fillies’ Triple Crown but it didn’t have the same resonance.