How Cobden carved the Challow open as the two Harrys take different routes

It is very rare we see such tough conditions at Newbury, where, with the horses not going in past their knees in mud as they do on some tracks, the water seems to stay in the top layer of the soil.

With a good base underneath, it can feel like a wheel-spinning sensation, with your horse working very hard underneath but actually not going anywhere very quickly.

In addition, the flat, galloping nature of the track lends itself to races being run at a constant tempo, with little opportunity for breathers and often leaving fields very strung out up the straight.