ENABLE’S Sandown effort was the best winning time performance in Ireland and Britain in the period under review by some way, but there were smart efforts from Elarqam (116) and Falcon Eight (113, including a sizeable sectional upgrade) in victory in listed races at the same course.

The latter represented a clever piece of placement from Dermot Weld, and Falcon Eight appeals as just about up to winning a Group 3: when he was beaten in one at Naas last autumn it was just his third career start.