THERE was a plethora of top horse racing action around the globe in the last week but there can be only one place to start any review - at Chantilly, with the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, which provided Aidan O’Brien with a historic one-two-three from just three runners.

As training performances go, that will take quite some beating, by anyone, anywhere, in our lifetimes. As a performance by the trio of horses themselves go, it was very good if not quite in the vintage category for a race which has strong claims to be regarded as the best in the world over the years.