Ben Morgan is saved by a weekend to remember

The Ladbrokes Trophy weekend at Newbury, for me, is always the short, sharp, fast gear change as the National Hunt season moves from second swiftly into third. Rarely do you hear trainers complain about the fast ground at this time of the year but a remarkably dry autumn has left many a handler bemoaning the dry weather.
For a punter who doesn’t have to answer to an owner who is asking why their £80k unbeaten point to pointer is jarred up after a below par fourth at Ludlow, this is very frustrating. Only because once we get into...