In last Thursday's (UK) Telegraph, expatriate Australian (and renowned UK race commentator) Jim McGrath commented on Kerrin McEvoy's successful career to date as well as the youngster's impending return to Aus. to ride Fight Your Corner for Godolphin in the Caulfield Cup.

The article goes on to make a few observations about the Arc. Apparently those that watched the French feed via the BBC were in for a bit of a surprise and it wasn't just Hurricane Run's astonishing performance that has had people talking:

"Much was made of Johnny Murtagh's 'streak' in front of the TV cameras during BBC's Arc coverage last Sunday. It happened in the jockeys' room after the Arc as Murtagh dashed over to congratulate fellow Irishman Kieren Fallon on his success with Hurricane Run.

BBC were taking a French feed of the action and Murtagh's full-frontal (all of about four seconds) would have been more of a shock to those in the production truck than to most viewers.

But is hasn't prevented Murtagh getting plenty of ribbing in the weighing room. "It hasn't stopped," Murtagh told me at Leicester on Tuesday. "But I suppose it's good to be noticed on Arc day," he laughed.

No doubt he would have preferred it if Motivator had been the reason. But there will be other years."

Now who said the BBC was conservative?!