IT may have been a low-key weekend on the flat in Europe, but that was not the case in the US, where Belmont staged the final leg of the Triple Crown – the Belmont Stakes – and several other big contests.

Tapwrit’s win over a revitalised Irish War Cry in the Belmont Stakes ensured that the three legs of the Triple Crown went to three different horses, with none of them putting up an outstanding performance. The Timeform US 120 figure for Tapwrit is equivalent to nearer 115 over here.