TIME analysis requires context, of course, and one of the reasons it is possible to assess Too Darn Hot and Ten Sovereigns so precisely is that there were other times and sectionals on the Sandown and Curragh cards to assist.

Too Darn Hot was 1.68s (around 10 lengths) quicker than fellow two-year-old Barristan The Bold (94 timefigure) at the same distance 35 minutes later, while both those times compare well with others on the Sandown card.