Angels of the north primed to make presence felt at Ascot

Yorkshire may have lost a championship but it could be on the verge of gaining a champion or two. And abaht bloody time too, they might argue in the broad acres.

The cricketers came up just short in their bid for a third straight title but forget Root, Bairstow and the rest – the county's real elite performers have four legs, not two.

This is top-class racing country, 12,000 square kilometres awash with Group 1-winning trainers, from Mark Johnston to John Quinn, Kevin Ryan to David O'Meara, via a selection of Easterbys.