Davy poised to get off the mark

Sometimes you despair when it comes to race planners in Ireland.

Take what’s on offer at Tipperary tonight. Here’s a track that has spent hundreds of thousands of euro upgrading its facilities and is immediately asked to play host to a dreadful programme such as this.

Why would anyone want to pay good money to watch the first four contests on the card, all five-furlong sprints? You’d imagine most people will be able to think of a better way of spending a couple of hours.