Ruby Walsh: Why all the panic about Cheltenham?
Al Boum Photo — nobody sure exactly how much ground he covered when winning at Tramore on New Year’s Day, but who really cares?
Elite sport is just about the only thing to have escaped the latest round of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions and thank God because as long and hard as the days were to fill last spring, at least the weather was kind and there something to do, even if it was only mowing the grass.
Right now there is simply nothing to do to help pass the short days and long nights but watch sport on the TV. How long we will have that for is questionable. The current freeze is a hindrance but the worrying daily Covid-19 figures and increasing pressure being placed on our creaking health system could prove a bigger issue for elite sport.
