The beauty pageant is a national institution. But that doesn’t mean we can’t poke fun of its more bizarre moments.

Michael Bell fears Wigmore Hall made need the outing when he returns to action in the Princess of Wales’s boylesports.com Stakes at Newmarket today.

Michael Bell’s Wigmore Hall has suffered a minor setback ahead of Sunday’s Singapore Airlines International Cup.

Wigmore Hall is being rewarded with a well-earned break after his hard-fought success against older horses in the John Smith’s Cup at York.