'Two metres! Everybody, two metres!' How racing is adapting to a different world

Will the coronavirus change us? It has and will change what we do and how we do it, but will it fundamentally change who we are behind the masks?

The physical differences on racedays are readily apparent and have been articulated in a crystal clear way since racing resumed in Britain on Monday. You know that it is strange.

There are no crowds – unless the pigeons and seagulls perched carefree on every ledge in sight in Yarmouth's grandstand count – there are no owners, there are no bookies, no Tote staff, no fast-food vendors or no ice-cream sellers. There is no atmosphere.