AN unexpected consequence of a quite brilliant Dublin Racing Festival was such a glut of outstanding performances that I, for one, do not know where to start in reviewing it. Will no-one think of the poor journalists?!

It could have been with Honeysuckle’s Grade 1 Irish Champion Hurdle on Saturday, with Kemboy’s Grade 1 Irish Gold Cup on Sunday, or with any of a number of superb novice performances. But I am opting for Chacun Pour Soi’s Grade 1 Ladbrokes Dublin Chase win, viewed in conjunction with Energumene’s Grade 1 Irish Arkle win at the same distance, on day one.