Ruby Walsh: Kempton closure another blow as Jump racing being left behind

Kempton will be sold, and the history of the King George will disappear under 2,500 houses.

Kempton closing is not merely the closure of a racecourse, it is another shift in power to the Flat at the expense of jumping. Pic: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images

Night will follow day, the world will continue to turn on its axis, and whatever promise you make yourself in the next few days about being more organised and less stressed by this time next year won't happen.

Some things are just guaranteed to be the way they always are: The Pogues on every radio station every other hour; the car parks in supermarkets resembling the M50 in rush hour; and new recruits getting to halfway in the 12 Pubs of Christmas marathon.