ON Goffs Thyestes Day late in January, an Irish trainer travelled a very long way with one horse – and it was not to picturesque Gowran.

Balrath to Huntington entails a 24-hour-round journey, give or take. We parrot our purses in this country but on the same day that Monkfish collected just over €21,000 for winning the Grade 2 Galmoy, Brides Hill scooped nearly £29,000 – that’s nearly €34,000 – for winning a listed race for mares only in Cheshire.