THERE’S always something of a lull between Cheltenham and Aintree and the racing this weekend is fairly mundane.

THERE was no fairytale return for me at Newbury yesterday when Don’t Turn Bach finished well behind in a handicap hurdle.

CHINA ROCK has been ruled out of Saturday’s Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury after suffering a minor setback.

A trust fund in aid of the popular Dorset trainer Robert Alner will be launched on Monday.