A very exciting festival with some standout performances. Altior, Douvan, Annie Power, Sprinter Sacre,Vautour, Thistlecreack and Don Cossack were all outstanding and would have graced any renewal.
Black Hercules's win was a personal highlight, he is a horse I've really liked for a long time.
The deaths, especially those of Pont Alexandre and No More Heroes who have been two of my favourites, as well as that of the very promising Long Dog, were real downers and did take some of the shine off the week.