The numbers don't add up – that's why racing's moral case to government is clear

We should not think it is only us. That will be obvious on Sunday when the world's most anticipated horserace takes place in Paris. Things will look different there, as they do here and everywhere else.

Yet we can only fight for our own patch – and it is abundantly clear British racing has a powerful case that deserves to succeed.

Even more so than any of this year's Flat festivals, Newmarket felt bleak and desolate last week. The Rowley Mile will very probably feel even quieter for another Group 1 afternoon on Saturday. In all likelihood, the picture at Longchamp will be eerily similar.