THERE was plenty of decent action away from Ascot, in both Britain and Ireland. Friday’s card at Sandown presented a neat conundrum which time analysis can hopefully help to solve.

Did Glen Fosra’s 19-length defeat of 149-rated Kalashnikov in the three-runner Kingmaker Novices’ Chase at Sandown represent an outstanding performance, no great improvement on what he had done previously, or somewhere in between? I am going for the last option.