Bookies’ largesse to be admired

LAST Saturday bookmakers Paddy Power and Boylesports did something which barely got a mention in the press, but surely merited a lot more in the way of publicity.

It centred on the last race at Kempton, the bumper. This was a contest in which there was really strong word for two horses, Paul Nicholls’ King’s Legacy and Nicky Henderson’s Bellvano.

King’s Legacy was backed from 11-8 to 6-5, while Bellvano touched 11-8 from 13-8, before lodging at 6-4.