How on earth will the British Horseracing Authority deal with Powerful Glory and Cicero’s Gift winning Group 1 races on Ascot's card last Saturday at 200/1 and 100/1 respectively?

Racing’s obsession with quick returns and commercial breeding has pushed the sport to breaking point. The slow, steady foundation that once defined it is being eroded by the rush for profit.

What happens on these shores this afternoon will fall into the back pages of the trade papers, as all eyes will be turned to Newmarket for the Dewhurst and Cesarewitch card

Of the six runners in the Kerry National who also contested the Galway Plate this summer, Anyway departed too early to make a call on, but I wouldn’t lose faith in him yet.

The Irish Champions Festival runs over two days this weekend at Leopardstown and the Curragh. 

It has a fabric, a core of local supporters, and an essential role to play in National Hunt racing, especially in the depths of winter

No quarter will be given, no favours handed out, and it is certainly not a day to call one in.

Derek O’Connor being booked for the ride can only be a plus for the Ken Budds-trained seven-year-old 

I can’t see how Calandagan can turn the tables today, and I don’t think he threw it away at Epsom either.

The overriding success of Royal Ascot as a race meeting and an event has shown every other festival, carnival, and major meeting that the game is not up.