JOANNE McCain, daughter of the late Ginger McCain, is one of 12 people to have been chosen to ride in the St Patrick’s Day Derby charity race on Thursday, March 15 at the Cheltenham Festival.

HENRY Cecil makes his first ever visit to the Cheltenham Festival today and could even mark his appearance with a winner.

On more than one occasion here I’ve said that racing can bring you through the full range of emotions and yesterday was another illustration of that for us.