Ruby Walsh: Earlier start gives racing a huge period to showcase itself and grow

Eighty-eight fixtures were lost during the lockdown including two festivals.

Irish racing got the break it was looking for and has been moved forward a phase in the reopening plan of the Covid-19 lockdown. Rumours were flying around all week about HRI lobbying the government and NPHET about the possibility of opening racing sooner than the original June 29 date it had been given.