AS I mentioned last week, I’m not a believer in betting heavily just because of the prestige of a race and while the shape of the National Hunt season means that the importance of races tends to match up with the build-up to those races, meaning it’s easier to have a strong opinion based on form on such contests – that isn’t the case for the flat.

Most of the biggest events, come when the information on those competing in said events is largely incomplete, and in the case of the first two classics of the season, when the most crucial information comes from a previous season, and before the major contenders are fully mature.