THE highlight of the last weekend, was no doubt the titan cross-generational clash between Delacroix and Ombudsman in the Eclipse Stakes on Saturday, but it was a performance over the same course and distance just 24 hours earlier that threw up quite a noteworthy performance, writes Page Fuller.

The Listed Gala Stakes on Friday was run over the same mile and a quarter trip as the Eclipse, but the win time of 2m 4.76 seconds was an impressive 1.16 seconds quicker than the weekend’s feature contest. For this reason, I believe the runner-up Caviar Heights is definitely the one to take note of following his brave performance in second.