FLAT racing in Ireland and Britain was low-key in the period under review, also, with just the one listed race and no group races. That listed race was at Lingfield on Saturday and went to Fanaar, but in a modest time of 84.

Indeed, the time of every race on the card was underwhelming in the context of the abilities of the horses involved compared with Hurricane Alert’s surprisingly quick 57.98s in winning a poor five-furlong handicap. He gets a timefigure of 68 and the race is worth keeping an eye on at an ordinary level.