Last weekend’s showcase meetings at Leopardstown and the Curragh delivered some spectacular performances by some outstanding horses in front of solid crowds - 11,516 Leopardstown and 8,801 Curragh - but it always leaves a sour taste for me when I see a jockey rewarded for breaking the rules.

Shane Foley picked up 11 days of suspensions for his riding of Hotazhell in the Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes, but that won’t bother him in the slightest as he notched up the biggest win of his career.