Sensational sport

THERE really was only one talking point before, during and after this year’s Cheltenham Festival and that was coronavirus, which cast a dark shadow over the meeting. The emotions of professionals and punters alike oscillated from relief to the meeting going ahead, to having a conscience about being there. In accordance with government advice, it went ahead and provided four days of sensational sport, which may be some of the last for many months.

While there might not have been one horse that stood head and shoulders above its rivals