THERE was no shortage of classy action at Goodwood outside the Sussex Stakes, not least with Battaash winning his fourth consecutive Group 2 King George Qatar Stakes on Friday, smashing his own track record in the process.

Track records reflect on conditions as well as on the abilities of the participants, and Glass Slippers and Ornate in second and third beat the previous best also on ground which had dried out a lot from the good to soft of the opening day (action from which which was dealt with in this column last week).