THIS day last week, we had the Group 1 July Cup and the Group 2 Superlative Stakes at Newmarket, as well as the Bunbury Cup. We had the Group 2 Summer Mile at Ascot as well as a high-class sprint handicap, and we had the John Smith’s Cup at York, as well as the Listed City Walls Stakes and the Listed Silver Cup. They call is Super Saturday.

On top of all that, as the calendar fell, we had the Irish Oaks at the Curragh, as well as all who sailed in her, the Group 2 Sapphire Stakes and the Group 3 Anglesey Stakes and the Scurry.