IT’S often said that title talk can only ever really begin for the Irish Flat Jockeys’ Championship once the Galway Festival is in the rearview mirror, and a fascinating scene has been set for that battle in the aftermath of Ballybrit’s week-long bonanza.

Once Dylan Browne McMonagle had got his hands on the crown for the first time last year, many felt it would take a gargantuan effort to wrestle it from him again. Especially with Colin Keane being required for a considerable number of days overseas in his first full season as Juddmonte’s number one.