CONFIDENT? Over-confident? Perfectly judged? Artistic? Depending on your point of view, all words which could be used to describe Gerald Mosse’s ride aboard Skalleti in last Sunday’s ParisLongchamp feature, the Group 2 Prix d’Harcourt.

The facts are that Skalleti scored by a length, easing down, and what’s the point of Mosse having almost 40 years worth of race-riding experience if he’s not capable of keeping his cool when partnering a long odds-on favourite?