THE only Group 1 action in the last week – the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury – produced the fastest timefigure in Britain.

Ribchester saw off all-comers with a most authoritative victory and in a time which translates to a timefigure of 117; a good but not exceptional number which the colt had already surpassed with a 119 when a half-length second to Minding on Champions Day at Ascot last October.