BRITAIN’s All-Weather Championships have just completed their fourth year, and it is generally acknowledged that the initiative has been a success. There has been a steady rise in the quality of the racing through the winter, and not just at the top end, while the Finals Day at Lingfield Park on Good Friday draws good-quality fields and sell-out crowds.

The latest Finals Day saw good winning efforts from Sovereign Debt and Convey, horses more often seen in listed or group races, though both got into tactical contests and recorded unexceptional overall times, equivalent to timefigures of 85 and 93 respectively.