BRITISH Champions Day at Ascot started with a right old boil over in the Sprint, in which Donjuan Triumphant scored at 33/1. The temptation is to think that he – a proven mudlark and only once a winner in group company previously – was grossly flattered, but the overall time and some other factors suggest that may be harsh.

Sectionals confirm that the leaders overdid things, with Hello Youmzain (119) and Make A Challenge (118) two of the chief sufferers, but Donjuan Triumphant got a desperate run through before finding plenty and appears to have run to 122.