Although beaten, Camelot did racing a real service

Camelot ultimately failed in his bid to land the Triple Crown at Doncaster last Saturday, but I think did racing a real service.

It is fair to say that most Irish sports people are interested in hurling, football, soccer and rugby and dip in and out of them as required.

But racing isn’t like that and, in my experience, people either love the game or don’t want to touch it with a forty-foot pole.