I’d like to know what the Fairyhouse stewards were thinking on Saturday. Particularly around 2:30pm, just after the BoyleSports Bet 10 Euros Get 40 Euros Handicap Hurdle won by Tony Martin’s Clementina. In particular, punters who backed Gavin Cromwell’s Ilikedwayurthinkin, the 7/2 favourite, have even more reason to wonder what the stewards were thinking.

The J.P. McManus-owned gelding was the subject of much chatter after finishing fifth in this two-mile handicap hurdle. His Racing Post comment-in-running read: Chased leaders and raced keenly early, 11th before 4 out, closer in 9th when mistake 3 out, pecked slightly 2 out, pushed along and headway into never threatening 5th before last, ridden briefly run-in and kept on, never troubled leaders.