This is how Paul Kealy believes the role of 'pacemakers' should be treated 🗣️ "All pacemakers are declared as such and do not count either for prize-money or betting purposes (I don't believe in pooling owners' horses, especially these days when there is so much power in so few hands as plenty of times there will be horses in the same colours with serious chances). "All are instructed to peel away from the action at some defined point, let's say three furlongs out (earlier if their jockey feels they've done their running) or, using Ascot as an example, just before the final bend. They are to peel off wide, away from the rail. "Any pacemaker who misses the break is ordered to pull up straight away if it cannot then get to the front or on the heels of other declared pacemakers, within the next two furlongs. "I'd go even further and suggest all pacemakers wear hi-vis silks that bear no resemblance to their owners' colours. "Mad idea? Probably, but that would put an end to pacemakers falling through the pack and getting in the way of those who are actually there to win or acting as spoilers at other moments"

How could the rest of the Flat season look for Constitution Hill? 🤔 🗣️ "He's going to be ground dependent, but I think the Long Distance Cup on Champions Day at Ascot could be made for him. "If he goes to Windsor and pulls in a crowd, it would be our way of saying thank you to Arc for Southwell. However, like Martin Cruddace, Barney Clifford has been a star the whole way, so if the ground at Windsor is too quick, we've got the September Stakes as an alternative. "Gai Waterhouse said to me before Royal Ascot that we ought to bring him down for the Melbourne Cup. An Australian person I know has told me he would pay all the costs of getting the horse there if I would give him a 25 per cent share just for the day. "I can get carried away more than most people, but if he could get into the race, and if he passed all the veterinary checks, it would be difficult to say no to sending him down there"