There was no Irish winner of the Ebor Handicap on Saturday but the four horses that ran represented their connections well. The admirable Sea The Lion continued his progression when running a stormer to finish third. He was closely followed by Ger Lyons’ Mustajeer in fourth, while Whiskey Sour ran a big race in sixth. The much touted Stratum, as you’ve most likely saw, read or heard, was unlucky in the run, all dressed up with nowhere to go in the straight and was eased down by Robert Winston once his chance had gone.

It was still an impressive show from the Irish contingent given three of the four raiders were able finish in the top six of a 20-runner field. That is a disproportionate return but this is a trend we have seen in ever since Sesenta became the first Irish-trained winner of this race since Aidan O'Brien's Mediterranean won in 2001.