ALICE Springs’ position as fastest three-year-old filly in Britain and Ireland lasted only 24 hours and was surpassed from an unlikely source.

A change in the official going from “good to firm” to “good (good to soft in places”) at York led to numerous withdrawals, but times show that the rain had little effect. In particular, the Listed City Wall Stakes was run in a time of 56.35s that was only 0.19s outside the course record set by 137-rated Dayjur in 1990!