Saturday Derby just the job

You'd imagine the Irish Derby will now slot permanently into Saturday evening and it does seem to be the best policy.

The fact last Saturday's race attracted almost 23,500 was impressive enough and there seems no good reason to change what is essentially, in the context of falling attendances, a winning formula.

Saturday evening was initially mooted - last year was the first try - to avoid clashing with major GAA fixtures and that paid dividends last weekend.