Racing has kept its side of the deal that the Irish Government gave it last June but needs to be ever vigilant in the battle against Covid-19, writes Ruby Walsh

Eight Grade Ones and four big-money handicaps in 48 hours was the sort of environment I loved: Pressure, excitement, quality, decisions, atmosphere and tension

It is hard to understand how Rachael Blackmore overtaking Paul Townend in the jockeys’ championship at the end of last week went so unnoticed.

For an organisation receiving over €9m per annum to spend on integrity, perhaps the IHRB could invest in a few cameras for the stable yards?

Brexit and the coronavirus: One a threat to life, the other a threat to a way of life.

Nobody knows what will happen on February 1 with society let alone what will happen with 100-odd racehorses on March 16

Prevention is easier than the cure, and withholding this information, especially if cobalt, as stated by the IHRB CEO Denis Egan, is not a listed ingredient in the said product, would appear like very unhelpful regulating to me

Latest Exhibition and Monkfish were part of an epic finish to the Albert Bartlett Novice Hurdle last March and I think Monkfish will come out on top once more

Paul Townend and Willie Mullins dominated day two at Leopardstown. Paul is riding at the top of his game, with great confidence, but he has long since mastered and realised how to do that and to keep it going.

We should be out and about for general exercise, still giddy with festive cheer. But we can’t. But we are not alone