ONLY three and a half hours after riding Aidan O’Brien’s Zagitova into second place 250 miles away in Newmarket, Moore was in the thick of the action in ParisLonghamp’s other feature, the Group 2 Prix Maurice de Nieuil, as his mount, Algometer, was just winding up his effort when hampered by his fellow British challenger, Marmelo, approaching the furlong marker.

Marmelo went on to land the spoils by three-quarters of a length and the Longchamp stewards rightly felt that the size of the winning margin meant that result had not been affected by the interference.