NOW that all 13 Group 1 races run in Europe for two-year-olds in 2018 have been run it is worth examining the impact of Royal Ascot on these various races.

At the conclusion of Ascot much was made of the fact that Aidan O’Brien ended the meeting with a blank on the juvenile front yet he went on to win three races at the top level for juveniles this autumn and sent out the runners-up in a further six Group 1 juvenile races.