A "cold, calculated and scheming man" killed his wife and daughter before turning the gun on himself, an inquest in the UK has heard.

Ruby Walsh will make a flying visit Down Under this weekend to team up with one of the stars of the local national hunt scene, Bashboy, in the Australian equivalent of the Grand National, at Ballarat Racecourse, Victoria.

Ruby Walsh could be in line to ride Bashboy when the horse bids for an historic third victory in the Australian Grand National on Sunday.