THERE was little going on in the US in the last week, with all eyes now on the Breeders’ Cup on the 6th and 7th of November, but there was meaningful action in Canada, Hong Kong, Japan and Australia.

The Grade 1s at Woodbine last Sunday, the Northern Dancer Turf and the E. P. Taylor Stakes, suffered from an absence of European challengers. Say The Word (109) and Etoile (110) respectively were slightly substandard winners all told.