IT could be argued that the British and Irish classic schedule kept the best for last, with last Saturday’s William Hill-sponsored St Leger at Doncaster a cracking good renewal on paper and a barnstormer in actuality.

Two Group-1-winning colts, Capri and Stradivarius, fought out the finish of a demanding contest, along with one who is surely destined to win at that level as a four-year-old, Crystal Ocean.