THE weather has warmed after the icy January start – and the track action is heating up too. We’re off to a flying start with the big hitters at Leopardstown and into the major build up to next month’s Festival action in the Cotswolds.
Val Dancer, the rising star of Mel Rowley’s yard, is being prepared for the Grand National Trial Handicap Chase at Haydock following his emphatic victory in the Welsh Grand National at Chepstow.
HERE’S hoping the New Year’s Day racing highlights more than match the party fireworks of the night before. There’s every prospect of more sparkle to follow as the big build up to the spring festivals gets truly underway.