A primetime Derby could provide a silver lining for racing in the current crisis

If ever there was a time to make the best of a bad job it is now and if the Classics are going to have to be run at a later date than usual, or even at a different venue, then perhaps this is the year to try something else that is different with them.

In the case of the Investec Derby, that does not mean running the great race on the afternoon of the first Wednesday in July, the early part of that month being the "best-case scenario" for staging the Classic.

Given it is widely felt that the race has lost its lustre in recent years, and assuming racing can only take place behind closed doors for a considerable time after the sport does resume, why not try running the Derby and perhaps some of the other Classics in a primetime television slot in the evening?