January. The month of diets and other New Year resolutions, of cold weather and dark days. Well, maybe.
But for race lovers there are a host of glittering prizes in the next four weeks and the thrilling realisation that very soon all roads will lead to Cheltenham.
Some argue that too much emphasis is placed on the great Festival at Prestpury Park. And they may have a point, but it’s hard to argue against it being the finest four days of National Hunt racing in the British Isles and Ireland.
This month we have what is often styled the ‘Gold Cup trial’, with the Cot...