Even those of us without a pub-patriot 'wrap the green flag around me' bone in our bodies find it hard not to chuckle sometimes at how British politics is fast approaching a no-deal Brexit meltdown over the 'Irish problem.' Irony really can be a bitch. A lot of history is coming home to roost. 'Schandenfreude' may be a provocatively continental word to use in the circumstances but quite a lot of pleasure is floating around at Britain's self-inflicted misfortune. However it's best to keep in mind how, in the event of no-deal, the most appropriate word for racing here will be disaster.

Glorious Forever was a deserving winner of the Hong Kong Cup on Sunday and it quickly brought back memories of Designs On Rome, who won it in 2014 as the reigning Horse of the Year.