This strangest of years has shown us what really matters - and what doesn't

In this year of lockdown and reopening, and now measures that switch between the two, we have all had cause to think about what means most to us. Once we were given the chance, we latched on to the people, places and events we missed most and could not wait to see again.

Conversely, many of us have disregarded what we have come to see as the irrelevances of our lives. In racing terms, these may well include the British Champions Series, which has barely had a mention since the sport resumed more than two months ago.

Now in its tenth year, the BCS was envisaged as a means of threading the Flat season together in a compelling narrative and yet this year, perhaps more than ever, we have seen the racing calendar has a flow that goes beyond mere structure.