Fighting the good fight as the sun sets on turf Flat racing in 2017

Don't be fooled by those photos or the television pictures. All that glistens is not summer.

Anyone following the action at sunny Doncaster from afar yesterday might have been tempted to think it was July rather than November.

There was a clue in the predominance of overcoats and boots in the crowd – on a track where it needs to be mighty chilly to force locals out of their traditional low-cut tops. And bottoms.