Tom Segal: why connections should consider stepping mighty Min up in trip

The fog made understanding what went on in the John Durkan nigh on impossible and the result wasn’t much easier to fathom either.

Min winning wasn’t a problem because he’s a super talented horse who has now won the race three times, but the order in which they all finished behind him was confusing to say the least, especially as some good and in-form horses were beaten miles.

According to Racing Post Ratings, Battleoverdoyen ran his worst ever race over fences, so did Chris’s Dream and the less said about Allaho’s effort the better. In contrast, Tornado Flyer stepped up markedly on what he’d done previously and the race made no sense whatsoever.