“THERE are so many clever trainers, jockeys and stud farms who are running excellent social media accounts at the minute with videos made to entertain, educate and inform. It is easy for their followers to access these and they are bound to be bringing smiles to faces through these difficult times.

“Could we ordinary racing folk do more and, if so, how could we pool our resources to help? It’s a question that I, with my small ‘social farm’, found myself pondering over, because being social was part of my normal job description. Like so many other people’s jobs, mine got turned on its head by recent Government regulations around social distancing.