Bringing forward Derby could be the answer

Just seven months after Vimmerby was crowned Laurels champ of 2014, there’ll be a new name on the trophy on Saturday night.

The decision, one assumes, to move the classic to this time of year was intended to open up the calendar at the other end of the year, so there would be a break between the Derby, at Shelbourne, and the Leger, in Limerick.

I suspect that may well materialise as a reasonably positive move for the Leger, which has struggled to attract a depth of talent in recent years.