WE’re writing about racing but we’re not writing about racing, again! The latest rather bizarre suggestion, and worthy of a column from Bruce Millington, the former editor of the Racing Post this week, was that owners should have the option to change the names of French horses when they import them.

Now we’re on the brink of Brexit, this proposal seemed like trying to find a way to blame the French for losing some punting revenue because names are too awkward to pronounce or spell.