Weighed In: the best and worst from this week's racing

Runner-up of the week

Enable has deservedly taken the plaudits for her comprehensive victory in the King George and is well on her way to becoming a star. Yet the run of Ulysses in behind was almost as mighty for different reasons.

Since finishing second in a Group 3 when a warm odds-on favourite at Windsor towards the back end of last season, Ulysses’ rise has been dramatic. The Eclipse win combined with a further improved second behind Enable, has brushed any lingering doubts under the carpet over trip, ground and even class. Ulysses was giving Enable a stone and running on ground far from ideal, yet was making headway come the final strides, beating Group 1 horses Highland Reel and Idaho in the process.

The old saying goes that coming second makes you the first loser. In this case Ulysses can hold his head high, as well as pocketing the cool quarter of a million prize for second.

Disappointment of the week

There was an air of boom or bust surrounding Jack Hobbs involvement in the King George. There were no excuses. He was back at 1m4f and had the perfect underfoot conditions, with a pacemaker for good measure. He found nothing and unfortunately looks a different horse from the one that ran amok in the Sheema Classic and ran Golden Horn close in the Derby.

John Gosden: Nobly Born will be vying for favouritismCredit: Edward Whitaker

That said, credit must go to John Gosden who once again was not scared of rolling the dice and having his stars go against one another.

Missed opportunity of the week

The BHA recently pledged to put a greater emphasis on Sunday racing throughout Britain while simultaneously releasing the 2018 fixture list. It seemed a step in the right direction, but when looking in detail there was only a net add of one fixture through the year. If we are having all this extra racing, why not race more on a Sunday?

Whether a sofa day is the norm or you like to get out and about with your family on a Sunday, more racing can benefit both. The slipper brigade can put their feet up and have a bet, while the young families can enjoy the racing first hand at their local track.

Fiasco of the week

Any ideas? How about a trainer getting his two horses confused and running a three-year-old instead of a two-year-old - and winning.

Want more? Well the three-year-old, priced at 50-1, beat a 4-6 favourite and the result has been allowed to stand as everybody only realised the mistake after the 'weighed in' announcement had been made.

Still not enough? No one on the track at Yarmouth was given an official announcement until two hours after the race had been run. A truly baffling afternoon by the seaside.

Three-year-old Millie's Kiss, mistakenly racing as stablemate Mandarin Princess in a two-year-old race, is a 50-1 'winner' at Yarmouth

Juvenile of the week

Nyaleti trounced her rivals in the opener at Ascot on Saturday, and while it further enhanced the reputation of Clemmie and September without them having to lift a hoof, the improvement from Mark Johnston’s filly was there for all to see.

It would be hard not to label her the best juvenile filly this side of the water and she might just have more to offer.

Picture of the week

Alfredo Gaitan Dassie (second right) and jockey Gerald Mosse before the King George dream was ruined by rainCredit: Edward Whitaker

Don't cry for me Argentina.

Having travelled halfway across the globe to run in the King George, connections of Sixties Song can do nothing but look on with disappointment as British summer does its work, ultimately undermining any chance they had of a shock success.