My ducks, as Nicky English might have said, are drowning. The first three days have gone depressingly badly. I’ve had one or two placed horses here and there but not a single winner, not even anything that ran sufficiently well to lose by a nose or a short head. I cannot hit the woodwork, never mind put the ball over the bar.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is set to play Batman in 'Justice League'.

Batman fans yesterday learned the Caped Crusader has been killed off in his latest comic issue.