THE Irish Derby was one of just two races at a distance beyond a mile at the Curragh on Saturday, with the other started by flag, making comparisons tricky. There were four such races on Sunday, with the Group 1 Pretty Polly Stakes won by Nezwaah far and away the quickest of the three at 10 furlongs.

I differ from Timeform – who have all the longer-distance races slower than might be expected – and personally have Nezwaah worth a timefigure of 115, a respectable but by no means outstanding figure for a Group 1 winner.