You’re afraid to talk about how well the yard is going for fear of jinxing it but I couldn’t be happier at the moment, as the last few weeks have been very good. Mind you, I was beginning to have my doubts last Saturday evening.

I have said it more than once here that you just have to take what racing throws at you. It’s a great leveller and some days you get a kick in the teeth but on others things work out well.

THE Ger Lyons-trained Solent Ridge proved the star of last night’s action in Sligo, defying the welter burden of 10-5 when bolting up in the Racecourse Signage Handicap over six and a half furlongs.

The Derby festival is one of those racing weekends that you really look forward to and it’s no different this year.

The Goffs Land Rover Sales were on Wednesday and Thursday and while the official figures would indicate that it was a success, given slight increases on 2009, I still think it was tricky enough.