The season ends for the sport's new champions with the day that had everything

Harry Skelton, British racing's new champion jump jockey and even more recently disqualified from first place in the bet365 Gold Cup, made his way to Sandown's weighing room after the afternoon's fifth race and found a few wise words that summed it all up rather neatly.

"The ups and the downs," he said phlegmatically, walking away from the commiserations on the very same day he had walked towards so many congratulations.

The ups and the downs indeed. The story of this afternoon. The story of this sport.