Would Thomas have been on Noland if Smith owned him?

YOU would like to think that those who tried to make Sam Thomas’ life a misery over the last couple of weeks were hanging their heads in shame after Noland had won the John Durkan Memorial Chase at Punchestown on Tuesday.

Thomas had been the victim of a tabloid media frenzy, into which, sadly, Paul Nicholls allowed himself to be sucked in.

Nicholls, unfortunately, added fuel to fire by literally offering one of the tabloids a story about contacting Alex Ferguson regarding getting Thomas back “scoring goals”. That really took the biscuit.