WE will have to wait a while longer for a true ‘Clash of The Generations’, unless you regard the likes of Cliffs Of Moher and Hawkbill as standard bearers for their age groups, but last Saturday’s Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown did help to clarify the pecking order among the classic crop as well as provide a thrilling spectacle in its own right.

The Dante winner and Derby third Roaring Lion got the better of the 2000 Guineas winner and Derby fourth Saxon Warrior by just a neck, and had to survive a stewards’ enquiry, having hung into his rival late on, but can be regarded as the best horse in the race by a somewhat clearer margin.