There’s a terrific card tomorrow at Fairyhouse, but the feature of today’s action is the Ladbrokes Trophy (formerly the Hennessy Gold Cup) at Newbury, and Willie has sent across two live contenders, writes Ruby Walsh.

Racing has continued to be severely affected by the weather and tomorrow’s meeting at Naas is touch and go, but we’re getting plenty excitement today with four Grade 1s at Leopardstown. I don’t have a runner in any of them but am looking forward to them nonetheless.

THIS Grand National is one of the most open there has been in years. The weather in Aintree was beautiful yesterday, with a very big crowd on ladies day, and some of those ladies even wearing bikinis.

THERE were trebles for jockey John Thomas McNamara and trainer Enda Bolger at a successful Limerick Harriers Hunt Point-to-Point at Lemonfield yesterday.