THE fact that half of Leopardstown’s races took place on the inner course and half on the outer course, plus those doubts about race measurements, make timefigure compiling there difficult.

Nonetheless, it seems clear that the Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron Stakes, won by Hydrangea, was not a well-run contest, with a race finishing speed (speed at finish as % of average race speed) of over 107% and a Timeform timefigure of just 101.