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Now that the Grand National has come and gone we now concentrate on the highs and lows of the British flat season which stretches across the summer months, ensuring that the weather in principle is better than the national hunt season.

While the national hunt season is mainly British and French horses, Flat racing is a lot more global with prestigious meetings taking place all across Europe, The US, Australia, the Middle East and the Far East.

Owning a flat horse is a lot more lucrative than owning a jump horse, much like running a business just to having a hobby is one way to compare the two.

Millions of pounds can change hands for Flat horses and breeding is key to a good stable.

The introduction of all weather racing in the UK means that flat racing now takes place all year round but the best flat horses seem to run between April and November on the turf.

And the major British meeting such as the Epsom Derby weekend, Royal Ascot and Glorious Good wood are not just fantastic sporting events they are also social events in their own right.