THE beauty of on-screen sectionals, which exist in France but not in Britain and Ireland, is that it takes very little work for the enthusiast to figure out precisely what the pace of a race has been straight after the event.

The on-screen sectionals for the Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly on Sunday were: 65.32 secs with 1000 metres to go; 89.98 secs with 600m to go; 102.16 secs with 400m to go; 114.28 secs with 200m to go; and 126.51 secs at the line.