THE unveiling of the Longines-backed World’s Best Racehorse Rankings this week was necessarily lower-key than usual but reminded us of hopefully sunnier times ahead.

I could not find a lot to quibble with in the assessments, though the Prix du Moulin de Longchamp winner Persian King looks too high on 125 (120 with me), and Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint winner Gamine looks too low on 122 (126 with me), both due to the committee apparently ignoring time analysis in their deliberations.