The Mug's Game: Scarface in the Novices? Say goodbye to my leetle friend

One is almost inclined to sympathise with Michael O’Leary, which is not a sentence you read every day

OFF TO A FLYER: The Irish Examiner's stock rose momentarily via Paul Townend and Sir Gerhard but the day would not end well - again.

DAY Two and it’s been raining. In fact, it’s been pouring. In fact it’s continuing to pour.

This is not good news. It was hard enough getting winners on Tuesday when the going was reasonable and the formbook stood up. How much harder is it going to be now that the ground is soft, verging on heavy, and the formbook may be irrelevant?