Ruby Walsh: Jessie can strike a blow for the over 70s

At 73 years young, Jessie would have been expected to have cocooned herself at home since the end of March until the slight easing of restrictions for the over 70s last Monday.

Last weekend was all about Newmarket and next week will be all about Royal Ascot, but last night and today the eyes of the racing world were and will be fixed on the Curragh.

Pinatubo didn’t blow out in last Saturday’s 2000 Guineas, he just doesn’t appear to be as a good a three-year-old as we had hoped.