IT took notably fast conditions to allow Logician to complete a course record in winning the St Leger at Doncaster last Saturday, but it also took a very good effort from him as well to break Masked Marvel’s 2011 benchmark by 0.17s, or roughly a length.

Logician had more than that margin to spare over, in order, Sir Ron Priestley, Nayef Road and Sir Dragonet, having soon relaxed into a typical middle-distance stayer’s stride before unleashing some sharp sectionals in the closing stages.