THERE was just one group race on the flat in Ireland and Britain in the period under review, though a clutch of listed races of various competitiveness.

That group race was the Group 3 Athasi Stakes at Naas last Sunday, usually run at the Curragh in May. A one-on-one time comparison with the nursery that followed suggests With Thanks ran to about 103 in winning by five lengths, her opposition found somewhat wanting in truth.