AS definitive, if marginal at the finish, as the Classic and Distaff were, some of the other contests over the two days of the Breeders’ Cup were less satisfactory.

Not least, the Turf saw a snatch-and-grab of epic proportions from Seamie Heffernan aboard Highland Reel, who made all, initially at a steady pace, and went clear after halfway while his chief rivals were caught napping.