Right to reward those who do battle at the highest level

It was noted this week that the Matchbook Betting Exchange Stakes, once known as the Extel and won by the Amanda Perrett-trained You're Hired, was worth £3,000 more 20 years ago than it was on Thursday.

With respect to winning owner George Materna, who was fulfilling a long-time ambition of striking at Goodwood's signature meeting, does that really matter?

The prize-money certainly didn't seem to concern Perrett, who said: "It’s so special for George to have a winner here."