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THE economy is in tatters, the dole offices are packed, many at work are on reduced wages, but racing, thank you very much, is swinging along just nicely.

There has been a fair old upsurge in activity over the past few weeks, essentially since the real start of the National Hunt campaign.

And, I suppose, it shouldn't come as any great surprise. Certainly the racing which has been on offer so far has been of a very high calibre.