Allow me to muddy the waters if I may, one of the suggestions is that journey times for animals is limited to 8 hours and on the surface that seem reasonable. So far, so good.

Now, I am not a horse racing fan, nor even a gambler, but if the horses are limited to 8 hours transport what will be the effect on horse-racing. The little I know about horse-racing tells me that some race meeting, such as Cheltenham, have many overseas horses competing.

What will happen to exporting animals for breeding? Not quite as straight forward as it first appears.