Brian Moore was co-commentator for the BBC at the Stade de France last Saturday as Ireland and France pounded into each other for 80 of the most intense minutes of sport you could ever watch through your fingers and he was prompted to remark at one point on the copious quantities of claret oozing from the heads and faces of the players involved.

An eventful day ended prematurely for Daryl Jacob yesterday with the jockey suffering multiple injuries in a freak accident prior to the Albert Bartlett Novice’s Hurdle and he now faces a lengthy spell off the track.

Timesremembered aims to follow up his impressive display at Chepstow in the Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham today.