IN case you have missed it, things are pretty interesting on the other side of the Atlantic, where the US has no Triple Crown winner like American Pharoah this time round but does have a couple of really good older horses in California Chrome and Frosted, as well as two possibly exceptional three-year-olds in Arrogate and Songbird.

Songbird is unbeaten in 10 races, Arrogate is unbeaten since his debut, and California Chrome - who went through the mill in his Triple Crown year and lived to tell the tale - has looked well-nigh untouchable in five starts this campaign as a five-year-old.